‘Like drinking a music festival’: this is ultrasonic coffee – but does it taste any good?
For seven years, I have been caffeine-free. Here’s how it has changed me
Americans are drinking half the coffee they did in the 40s
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Can there be life after extra virgin olive oil?
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Goodbye to gallery audio guides at last
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The synthetic coffee revolution: are ground date seeds really as delicious as the real thing?
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Why you should avoid coffee in the UK – and tea in Italy
April 2024
The £5 coffee is coming – but should we swallow it?
A large takeaway flat white will already set you back £5.19 in London and other cities aren’t far behind. If cafe owners aren’t getting rich off our caffeine habit, who is?
Thomasina Miers recipes
Chicken with charred tomato and hibiscus tinga, and coffee flan – Thomasina Miers’ Mexican recipes
A marvel from the maestro of Mexican food: a smoky tomato hotchpotch of chicken in a spicy sauce, and a velvety, milky coffee flan with hints of vanilla and dark caramel
‘It’s rude not to offer three cups’: the lengthy, beloved coffee rituals binding Ethiopians together
Brewing can involve incense, butter, herbs or spices, and takes so long neighbours take it in turns. But they wouldn’t have it any other way