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Dress for Halloween success
As is the yearly tradition over here at K&K’s chamber of horrors, we like to give readers suggestions for original, one-of-a-kind costumes to don this Halloween season. You’re welcome. • Roberto...
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Hortons hears a moo
Tim Hortons—makers of coffee-like products, bakery-like goods and extra sucky commercials—has listened to the anguished, poo-breathed cries of its chubby, penny-pinching customers. Earlier this week,...
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Light roast
We’d like to raise our coffee mug to rascally Vancouver Sun columnist Pete McMartin who took K&K to task Thursday for our aromatic review of his newspaper’s new signature coffee, which was...
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Tim Hortons wins $2-billion donut lawsuit
It was anything but a sweet and sugary day in court for Tim Horton’s franchisees as they saw their $2-billion class-action lawsuit tossed. The lawsuit, the National Post‘s Joseph Brean reports, alleged...
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Ain’t nothing but a G thing
Normally we like to wake up in the morning and wash away the cobwebs with a strong cup of coffee, an intense Pilates session and the galloping Mormon boogie of “Crazy Horses” by the Osmonds played...
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Has bean
Sad news on the mediocre coffee front. The corner of Thurlow and Robson, long occupied by two Starbucks kitty-corner to one another, will soon be home to only one Starbucks… probably the one you don’t...
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Devilishly good and comforting too: chocolate espresso bread pudding
There’s nothing more comforting than bread pudding when temperatures are frosty. Melting dark chocolate, whipping cream and espresso with soft, buttery brioche is a tasty way to satisfy a sweet tooth....
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Can a $5 savings at Starbucks save the daily deal website business from...
Nobody can resist a great deal, and a new promotion from Starbucks and LivingSocial is counting on getting big interest from Canadians. By a $5 gift card, and automatically have it upgraded to a $10...
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A costly cup! Excitement brewing over new, high-end Geisha coffee
Still think a $5 latte at Starbucks is over the top? Hold on, because now there’s an even pricier cuppa Joe to get buzzed about. These days caffeine fiends are all atwitter about Geisha beans, a...
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Seasonal Sips: Irish Coffee
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with a beverage involving Irish whiskey. The Irish Coffee cocktail is traditionally made with Irish whiskey, hot, strong coffee, lightly whipped...
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Five ways to explore Northern Idaho’s Lake Pend Oreille
When the warm temperatures bring summer to the Pacific Northwest, visitors to this part of the world make tracks to the forests, mountains and lakes. South of the Canadian Rockies, the northern...
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Tim Hortons is launching a new coffee blend
Tim Hortons drip coffee will remain the same fabulous blend it has always been. But if you’re looking to take a pound of ground beans home, the options available to you just doubled. Tim Hortons has,...
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Kind stranger buys 500 coffees for Tim Hortons customers in Edmonton
EDMONTON – Call it a cup of coffee karma. Staff at a downtown Edmonton Tim Hortons were having an ordinary day Monday until a young man in his mid-to-late 20s walked in, ordered a large double-double...
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Ingredient of the week: coffee
We’ve put together a collection of sweet, savoury and boozy recipes featuring the brewed beverage including Tiramisù, Bourbon Java Steak Tips and an Affogato Mocha. Related – more ingredients of the...
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Wine is the new coffee
Coffee, the object of reverential and religious affection. Prayed to by the addict, the aficionado, the connoisseur. They sniff, they swirl and they savour their brews like First Growth Bordeaux or...
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Spilling your coffee? Just ask for another lid, says Tim Hortons
For all the commotion surrounding the quality of Tim Hortons lids and whether they spill on or scald customers, the coffee chain has a pretty simple solution: just use another lid. Although the iconic...
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Pumpkin Spice Latte returns to Starbucks
Canadians may not want to let go of summer just yet, but Starbucks fall beverages may make the transition to a new season a tiny bit easier. Tuesday marks the re-introduction — and 10th anniversary —...
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Grounds for a holiday: Coffee to be nationally feted on Sunday
To know Canada’s dependency on coffee is to wonder why baristas aren’t offered danger pay. On any given day, eight in 10 adults in this country will drink a cup of joe, while more than four in 10 will...
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Roll Up the Rim to ripoff: How competitor contests compare to Tim Hortons
Roll Up the Rim to Win was introduced by Tim Hortons in 1986 as a promotion designed to keep Canadians in the habit of buying coffee as winter turned to spring. But as hot caffeinated drinks became...
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Taco Bell debuts the Waffle Taco and A.M. Crunchwrap in bid for breakfast...
By Candice Choi NEW YORK — Egg McMuffin, meet the Waffle Taco. Taco Bell is readying for the launch of its national breakfast menu on March 27, with items such as the A.M. Crunchwrap designed to appeal...
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