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New Starbucks store experiences: Long Beach and Seattle.
I want to share with you two beautiful, very new Starbucks locations. The first one is in Long Beach, California, at 707 East Ocean Boulevard. This store opened brand new to the world on Monday,...
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Discover your barista’s drink creativity: Barista Originals.
This weekend (Friday the 14th through Sunday the 16th) and next weekend, your baristas get to spotlight one of their favorite drink creations. You’ll find signs for these special drinks on the store’s...
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Salami and Cheese at Starbucks.
You may have noticed something new at Starbucks: Salami and cheese: Things come and go very quickly from the cold case at Starbucks but I hope this one sticks around for a while. I decided to try it...
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The Four Fundamentals of a Great Cup of Coffee: What you need to ace making...
Do you want to make a perfect cup of coffee at home? Follow these four rules to the letter: The four rules are water, freshness, proportion, and grind. **WATER** Water – Make sure that you are using...
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Better than before: The New Starbucks Verismo
The Starbucks Verismo has just gone through a big overhaul. It’s newly re-released, improved from its original version. You might remember, Starbucks introduced the first Verismo back in September...
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Starbucks and local food: Chicago
Starbucks is testing a local foods option in a small number of Starbucks stores in Chicago. I confirmed with Ms. Erin Shane (an official Starbucks spokesperson in their headquarters) that this is a...
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Hidden Messages in the Packaging? Green Coffee Loading Pit? Things you...
Maybe you’re new to reading this little site? Maybe you’ve missed a few things? I want to recommend a few of my favorites for your lazy Sunday, fall day. Grab a Pumpkin Spice Latte and enjoy: The Green...
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Pom and Stormy
5At the 7th and Westlake Starbucks, they have a really delicious and unique cold brew beverage: It’s the “Pom and Stormy.” I wanted to tell you about it partly because it might give you great ideas for...
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The Frappula Frappuccino Makes Its Fang-tastic Return!
Starting October 27th through the 31st, the spookiest Frappucino ever makes its return: The Frappula is back at Starbucks! You might remember that the Frappula made its debut about one year ago: The...
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Starbucks Red Cups: A peek at this year’s cups!
The news has been all over the excitement of red cup season at Starbucks! BusinessInsider.com gave Starbucks customers a sneak peek at this year’s cups: The Year’s Holiday Red Cups Here’s yet one more...
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Super Easy Teavana Pumpkin Spice Brûlée Candied Pecans!
You can use Teavana’s seasonal tea Pumpkin Spice Brûlée to make some pretty amazing pumpkin spice candied pecans. The actual recipe is courtesy of TheModernBarista.com – My good friend Jocelyn created...
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The Green Connections and Community Cups are Here
Starting today, your local Starbucks will be serving your hot beverages in a beautiful new paper cup, designed to represent connection and community: The green Community Cups will be available for a...
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NEW Spiced Sweet Cream Cold Brew is here – Early access for Starbucks Rewards...
Starting today, November 3, 2016, the new Spice Sweet Cream Cold Brew is available at Starbucks. It showed up on the Starbucks app today: The official Starbucks notification is here. The Starbucks...
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Buy one get one free on Starbucks holiday drinks! Mark your calendars:...
Mark your calendars and save money on Starbucks holiday drinks. You can buy one, get one free November 10, 2016, though November 14th, from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Starbucks Rewards members get an extra...
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Green cup artist Shogo Ota draws partners into window artwork. #tobeapartner
The Starbucks at First and Pike, in Seattle near the entrance to the Pike Place Market, has very special window art. Starbucks commissioned artist Shogo Ota to hand draw and depict the same thematic...
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Veterans Enjoy Free Brewed Coffee at Starbucks on Veterans Day.
Veterans Day is this Friday, November 11, 2016. It’s a time when we say thank you to all the men and women who have ever served, and their military spouses too. Starbucks is saying thank you too....
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Roastery Holiday: Roastery-exclusive ornaments and more.
Starting today, November 10, 2016, you can buy Roastery holiday merchandise. This year there is an assortment of gifts, big and small, perfect for the true Starbucks, Roastery or coffee fan. One thing...
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A Starbucks Scarf and more Starbucks pins! (And the Downtown Starbucks idea)
I dropped by the Starbucks Coffee Gear store on Friday, November 11, 2016. This is just a quick update to show off a few new things. The Coffee Gear Store recently added a fun Starbucks scarf to their...
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Starbucks Christmas Reserve: Cliff recommends it as an espresso shot. Well,...
On November 7, 2016, we saw return of Starbucks Reserve Christmas Blend at the Starbucks Roastery. This is not the same Christmas Blend that is in Starbucks stores everywhere during Christmas. The...
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Please join me for a coffee tasting at East Olive Way Starbucks.
I want to invite you to attend a coffee seminar. The East Olive Way Starbucks has regular coffee seminar events, on Monday nights, at 6:30 PM. It’s a chance to taste coffee and learn more about the...
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