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What that plate under your coffee cup is actually for

The plate underneath your coffee cup is typically used to carry the coffee, but it didn't use to be that way.

Is the K-Cup coffee fad over?

Keurig Green Mountain's awful sales could be a sign that demand for coffee pods may be waning. Another maker of single serve coffee cups reported poor results as well.

This Is Why Your Cup Of Coffee Could Make You Fat

A dietician has explains why a simple cup of coffee could be adding to your belly fat.

The Proper Way to Hold a Coffee Cup

Believe it or not, there's a real etiquette to it.

10 professions that need the most coffee to survive

Here is the list of jobs that need the most coffee to survive at their work based on a survey by Dunkin' Donuts and CareerBuilder.

The Easiest Way to a Better Cup of Coffee

If you’re trying to improve your coffee brewing it’s not hard to get overwhelmed quickly. There are lots of methods—French press, pour-over, sip...

Drinking Coffee Before Breakfast Can Impact Your Blood Sugar

A new study in the British Journal of Nutrition found that drinking caffeine first thing in the morning could impair glucose control. This effect may be especially pronounced in people with diabetes o

Think you know how to make the perfect cup of coffee? Better read this

Most coffee geeks agree: You can’t make the best cup of coffee using an electric drip machine. Sure, it’s efficient, but the machines get very dirty over time, and that tends to ruin the flavor of the coffee. Plus there’s no way to control the water temperature—two factors that also drastically affect the taste of your brew.Just in time for National Coffee Day, September 29, here are four

What Is The Café Cubano?

All across Latin America, coffee producing countries have traditional ways of preparing coffee that have been passed down from generation to generation. The café cubano, which unsurprisingly originated in Cuba, is one such example.

Cafe Classic: "I Don't Want To Do That"

Editor's Note: Ever been told "No" by senior leadership? It happens, and often it happens with what we think are our best ideas. Chuck Csizmar shares some Classic pointers with us. Ouch. That phrase coming from senior leadership is still ringing in your head. You just delivered a fact-based and what you considered compelling argument in support of your compensation program recommendations, and the best you…

Why Travis Sheridan of Venture Café is Rocking It and How You Can Learn More!

By: Amy Cabanas Have you ever walked into a place and just knew something amazing was happening there? Ever felt the “buzz” was palatable? Well then you’ve been to Venture Café on a Thursday evenin…

Cafe Classic: Do I Have To?

Editor's Note: We have often, here at the Cafe, discussed the challenges faced by HR and Compensation pros who serve smaller companies - not the least of which is recognizing (and getting leadership to recognize) the importance of moving beyond informality and complete discretion in making critical people decisions. In today's Classic, Chuck Csizmar addresses this challenge relative to expatriates and overseas assignments. Recently a U.S…

Are You Brewing Your Coffee Correctly?

Déjà-Brew: How Coffee Got Bad, Then Worse, and, Finally, Good Again

The science behind the perfect cup of coffee—and the forgotten story of the woman who made America's coffee great again!

Where everybody knows your name

Yes, belonging to places is good – it feels right, we fit in. We should all belong to some place, to some group, to some church, even to someone. Where do you feel as if you belong?

Cafe Classic: Do You Ignore Behavior?

Editor's Note: Who and what really gets rewarded in your organization? Do nice guys finish last? Chuck Csizmar addresses this Classic question. Nice guys finish last. We've all heard that phrase before. Which probably means that there's something to it. Now why is that? Because we've seen it happen, haven't we? Again and again. In the work environment all too often the steady and reliable performers…

You'll go away wanting more from CAM Café

If you haven't yet eaten a meal at the CAM Café inside the Cameron Art Museum, what are you waiting for?