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Coffee & Tea

Get tips on where to buy coffee beans or loose-leaf tea, how to make the best espresso or chai, who has the best afternoon tea or cappuccino, and other caffeinated topics.

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Where to buy loose leaf tea?

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by snewdl 8 months ago

During isolation, I've transformed into a tea snob. Do folks have a favorite store carrying loose leaf tea in SF or on the peninsula? I'm particularly looking for wulong, e.g. nantou county tea or ...

Decaf espresso

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by bsugarcream 2 months ago

I need a recommendation for a really good decaf espresso, whole bean. I’ll be using it in my aeropress at home.

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Starbucks workers form their 1st union in the U.S. in a big win for labor

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by Melanie Wong 3 months ago

"Starbucks workers have voted to form their first U.S. union. Workers from one store in Buffalo, N.Y., voted to unionize, in a watershed moment for Starbucks, which operates 8,953 stores in the ...

What's your favorite specialty coffee roaster in OC?

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by choopark 5 months ago

Where do you get your coffee beans from? I've mainly got mine online(Parlor Coffee, The Morning Movement Coffee, etc.) but I wonder if I there are good local coffee roasters. Thanks.

Twinings Earl Grey Tea Leaves

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by walker 5 months ago

I've been buying this for years; I brew about a pot a day, steep for 4 minutes. For about a year, I've really noticed a big decline in quality. Tea is full of dust/bits, not nice tea "strings", r...

Does coffee affect health?

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by UrsulaSneathen 8 months ago

I'm fond of coffee. I drink it every morning. Does it damage health?

How to Make a Classic Latte at Home

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by NickolasCastagna 8 months ago

Ingredients 2 oz. freshly brewed espresso (2 shots) 8 oz. whole milk Directions Add the espresso into a 12-ounce mug. Set aside. Pour the milk into a frothing pitcher large ...

Florence - Firenze - Best Cappuccino

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by dvyne 9 months ago

I was just in Florence for 30 Days - the best coffee is in the Piazza Santo Spirito @ Ristorante Ricchi

Is boba tea a girly thing?

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by stratford 6 years ago

Was wondering if boba/bubble tea, the Taiwanese cold sweetened tea drink with tapioca balls, is considered a girly drink? I've mostly seen a lot of young women have it in NY and CA, but I'm not su...

Twining’s Earl Grey Loose Leaf Tea

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by walker 10 months ago

I make a pot of tea nearly every day, steep the leave for 4 minutes. I used to buy the tins from Cost Plus World Market but have been buying 6 big cans at a time from Amazon, better price, convenie...

Broken rice plate at Kim Son, and bubble tea at Purple Kow [San Francisco]

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by Dave MP 9 years ago

Went to Kim Son in the Outer Richmond tonight for the first time, and it was very good. Dining companion had the Bun Cha Gio Thit Nuong (broken rice with pork chop, baked egg, and shredded pork), a...

Next food supply shortage: Boba on the West Coast

Melanie Wong
by Melanie Wong 11 months ago

"Shipping containers from Asia are piling up at West Coast ports, delaying the arrival of much of the country’s supply of chewy tapioca balls. Boba wholesalers say their orders of boba just aren’t ...

The Former Jefferson Bowl Coffee Shop?

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by Clinton 10 years ago

I remember back in the 70s when Gene Sing and his wife owned and ran the former Jefferson Bowl Coffee Shop in Culver City. Gene used to whip up an off-the-menu dish called beef lo mein which was ba...

New green coffee order arrived!

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by Eiron 12 months ago

Always exciting to get a new order of green coffee! Six different varietals -- four to drink as Single Origin (SO) and two to blend as a modern-day Mokha Java. Also included in this order of mostly...

Where in NYC can I find Mariage Freres tea?

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by Bluecrabaddict 1 year ago

Hi, I’ve been purchasing the tea online but would like to know where it’s sold in NYC? Preferably Brooklyn or Manhattan. Thank you!

Recs for Bubble tea /boba tea on Bloor or south of Bloor

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by prima 1 year ago

So many choices. Which are your favourite shops for bubble tea? What are your favourite orders? I've enjoyed some passionfruit bubble teas, royal milk tea bubble teas, and a mango bubble...

Has anyone tried Beaumont Coffee at Aldi's?

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by paulispumonti 13 years ago

Another potential recession hedge manuever......Should I spend $4.99 for 34.5 ounces of this or pay the xtra $2-3 for Maxwell House

Best Loose Leaf Green Tea

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by BeeRich 4 years ago

Hi folks. Had some excellent Chinese green tea at Wok & Roast and realized the type I'm purchasing is sub-standard. So I wanted to ask to see what I should be buying for that Jasmine aromatics. ...

Interesting espresso interview from 2018/2019

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by Eiron 1 year ago

I was looking for info specifically on pre-infusion and came across this article. I was glad to hear his description of the process matches what my Heat Exchange boiler machine provides, but also f...

Bidding on Cup of Excellence coffee beans

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by eugenep 1 year ago

I read that Cup of Excellence awarded beans were pretty much off limits to the normal purchaser bc you have to buy it in bidding auctions where only big time roasters bid for hundreds of pounds. ...