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  1. Newspaper + Coffee, rolled into one

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    / February 21, 2012 / Leave a comment
    A good way to entice readers ! On Sunday (February 19), the readers of `The Sunday Times’ in Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi smelt coffee while reading their morning paper. Afaqs.com reports that is because each copy of the newspaper was sprayed with coffee smell, thereby spreading the aroma of Hindustan Unilever’...

  2. Cafe Hopping in Bangalore

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    / January 9, 2012 / 4 Comments
    By Deepa Bhasthi There used to be a bus that left early in the morning from near Town Hall in Bangalore and showed a bunch of tourists around the city, a day package (oh how I detest those package tours! Shudder!!). I believe they show you around the parks, museums...

  3. Coffee with Satyajit Ray!

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    / July 12, 2011 / 2 Comments
    The Indian Coffee House on College Street, Kolkata, has got something that the rest of the Coffee House branches across India don’t have — it has style. One doesn’t need a time machine to travel 50 years into the past. The Coffee House is the transport. Some say the ghosts...

  4. Kumbakonam degree kaapi, a joy forever

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    / July 5, 2011 / 2 Comments
    How to kickstart your day on a happy note? Get up at any reasonable hour. I am not asking you rise at 5 am. After you get ready, settle down in a comfortable chair and tell your spouse that you are now ready for the legendary Kumbakonam Degree (Coffee) Kaapi...

  5. My coffee and the smoke

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    / June 23, 2011 / 3 Comments
    The Indian Coffee House on M G Road in Bangalore was where staffers from next `Deccan Herald’ newspaper used to go between 5.30 and 6pm everyday. Not to eat a toast or a dosa, but to enjoy a smoke. There was a cigarette shop outside the old Indian Coffee House...

  6. Java anyone?

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    / June 15, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By S V L Narayan   Every morning I drink one large mug of coffee. I make it exactly as I like it – extra strong and I savour it over the six daily newspapers I read. Page-to-page. I was brought up watching my grandfather filtering coffee using a muslin...

  7. From Kaapi country to the Café

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    / June 13, 2011 / 2 Comments
    As the parched souls in Hyderabad heave a sign of relief with the arrival of the monsoon, what can be a better way to enjoy the rain than over a hot cup of coffee? While there are many options for enjoying a cuppa, from swanky coffee shops to miniature stalls...

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