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Archive for March, 2008

More coffee shops in France.

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Le Cafe Marly, Cour Napoléon, 93, rue de Rivoli.Metro. Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre.
Cafe Marly is located within the inside Richelieu Wing of the Louvre Palace. This is a very beautiful terrace, in the Cour “Napoleon”, just 50 metres you can see the glass pyramid IM Pei. It has a great atmosphere and a delicious coffee. […]

Coffe Shops in Paris

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Located in Le Dauphin, 167 Rue St. Honoré.
Metro. Palais Royal, Musée du Louvre.
This typical brasserie and coffee at the corner north of the Louvre, just after Andre Malraux Square. Le Dauphin was opened in 1945 and still belongs to the owners. Here you can enjoy some of coffees, an assortment of entries and traditional desserts […]

Cafe Le Paris

Monday, March 31st, 2008

This coffee shop located in 93, Av. Des Champs Élysées street, in Paris; in the George V. metro stop.
It is probably the cheapest coffee in Les Champs Élysées, it is because this coffee attend, not just tourists, but workers in the area regularly. It is an authentic coffee from Paris, the owner and staff know […]

Coffee in the 20 century

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

In the first years of the XX century, Brazil was the largest producer of coffee in the world. Today almost all coffee production comes from Central America, Brazil and tropical parts of South America. The global coffee production is estimated at around 100 million bags a year, with Brazil in first place with a quarter […]

The Coffee conquest Europe

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

In 1615, the Venetian traders sent the first sacks of coffee to Western Europe. Its delicious aroma and the stimulating effects established as quickly as a favored drink, and soon there were coffee shops throughout Europe. With her thoughts focused on the business, the bourgeoisie had only praise for the coffee, as their effects became […]

The discovery of coffee

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The culture of drinking coffee has its beginnings in the second century. It was then that he began to import, first imported from the cradle to Saudi coffee in Ethiopia. The Persians were surprised by the effects of this new stimulating “wine of Islam” and that wine is strictly forbidden for Muslims. The origin of […]

The Legends of coffe

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

There are many legends about the discovery of the stimulating effects of coffee.
One of the oldest tells that in the year 850, a shepherd in Ethiopia, was noticed that after eating a certain type of berry, his goats got very active and restless.
Then some monks tried to prove this fruit but it wasn´t what they […]

Homemade Instant Cappuccino Mix

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Buying ready cappuccino mixes can become an expensive habit. If you take a look at the prices for those small jars or mixes and compare them to your normal coffee you will see the price is quite different.
For frugal living and a cappuccino that tastes just like the ones you buy ready here is the […]

Sipping coffee filtering doesn´t increase cardiac risk

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Sipping coffee filtering doesn´t increase cardiac risk
The “Estirón”  (spanish word that mince when childs grow up) doesn´t prevent obesity in kids overweight.
They argue that it´s a myth the idea that pounds disappear with growth.
A long-term study signed by researchers from Harvard University and published in “Circulation” concluded that the use of filtered coffee, even when […]

The Coffee could reduce risk of liver cancer

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The Coffee could reduce risk of liver cancer

Italian researchers reported that people who drink coffee are 41 percent less likely to develop liver cancer compared with those who did not enjoy the drink.
“In addition, the apparently favourable effect of drinking coffee was found in both studies of southern Europe, where coffee is consumed widely, and […]