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Everyday Cheapskate: You’ve put it off, but it’s time to clean the coffee maker; here’s how
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (554+ words) Performing a deep clean on a coffee maker is important to extend its useful life and ensure you're brewing the best-tasting coffee possible. A buildup of hard water scale and rancid coffee oils in a coffee maker is to be…...
New Century owners open Wake Up Coffee, a new Syracuse cafe to highlight Vietnamese flavors
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (482+ words) Downtown Syracuse's newest coffee shop will serve two main features of Vietnamese cuisine: Traditional boldly flavored coffee and the signature "street food" sandwich called banh mi. Wake Up Coffee & Sandwich is planning a grand opening on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 203 E. Water St....
From the Middle East to Marshall Street: Haraz brings Yemeni coffee trend to Syracuse
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (663+ words) Haraz Coffee House opens on Marshall Street in Syracuse Don Cazentre Gone are the racks and shelves packed with Syracuse University-themed T-shirts, jerseys and other merchandise. Today the former Shirt World shop at 125 Marshall St,. near the SU campus is…...
Freedom of Espresso marks 30 years bringing ‘coffee culture’ to Central NY
2+ mon, 2+ hour ago (247+ words) A local group of coffee shops that helped bring modern coffee culture to Central New York is celebrating its 30th anniversary Friday. The event will be marked at the Freedom of Espresso at 115 Solar St. in Syracuse. At 8 a.m., Mayor Ben Walsh…...
Trump scraps tariffs on certain items in effort to lower grocery prices
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (750+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping U.S. tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities " a dramatic move that comes amid mounting pressure on his administration to better combat high consumer prices....
Popular coffee brand changes its name for first time in 133 years
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (127+ words) The change, in name only, is reportedly a comment on the rising costs of home prices and coffee beans, pushing many in the U.S. to rent apartments instead of buy houses " and make coffee more ... Popular coffee brand changes its name…...
Cafe Kubal continues busy year as it reopens a location and expands direct-to-consumer sales
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (175+ words) Syracuse, N.Y. " Capping a year of "restructuring" its business, Syracuse-based coffee company Cafe Kubal this week reopened one of its former dine-in locations. The cafe at 208 N. Townsend St. in the ... Cafe Kubal continues busy year as it reopens a location and…...
First Look: New North Syracuse coffee shop takes off where Starbucks failed
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (81+ words) Zaman Coffee House offers authentic Middle Eastern coffee experience with a no-tipping policy. First Look: New North Syracuse coffee shop takes off where Starbucks failed (In First Look, we visit a new restaurant or bar in Central New York to…...
Everyday Cheapskate: Coffee filters are the secret game changer going unused in your cupboard
5+ mon, 10+ hour ago (634+ words) It was a dumb mistake. I grabbed the biggest package of coffee filters -- a pack of 1,000 -- only to discover much later that I'd picked up the wrong size for my coffeemaker. Coffee filters are not expensive, which is probably the…...
Diners of CNY: Flo’s serves 10-cent coffee, fast breakfasts and four generations of heart
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (999+ words) Lenox, N.Y. " Ten-cent coffee isn't some nostalgic throwback special at Flo's Diner. It's been on the menu since 1976, and it's not going anywhere. "That was my mom's thing," said owner Sue Hoch Brown. "She started it, and I'm not ending it....