Bean & Barrel 50100 Governor’s Drive Governor’s Village, Chapel Hill Website Bean & Barrel is a coffee shop, bar, and grill. Have I mentioned how much I love that NC restaurants serve both coffee and alcohol? Having a cappuccino followed by a glass of wine is just way too much fun to pass up. During
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Last night, I made my first batch of cold-brewed coffee based off of the first two links on a Google search of the term: Smitten Kitchen and I Need Coffee. This is seriously a simple procedure, though I’m already musing some variations to try, based mostly on time considerations. Here’s what you need: Glass/container for
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Jump’n Java Café 2945 S Miami Blvd Research Triangle Park Sandwiches: $5.99 Double Cappuccino: $3.29 Hours: 7 am–3 pm, Monday through Friday Jump’n Java Café is a coffee house/sandwich shop in RTP with brightly colored yellow, red, and green walls. They have old wooden booths, a few small tables, one large table, and conference room
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This afternoon, I walked into my favorite local coffee shop, Bean Traders at Homestead Market on Highway 54, to discover that they bought the empty storefront next door and managed to open it since the last time I was in. Gentle reader, not only did this remind me that it’s been far too long since
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