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Image description: a coffee mug on top of a tablecloth in the sunlight A good coffee is something like alchemy — people in the industry obsess over incremental adjustments in roasting, dosage, grind size, extraction rate, and a myriad of other factors which dramatically change the drinking experience. I’ve had coffees that tasted like blueberry […]
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Image description: Coffee beans, ground coffee, and a cup of coffee in portafilters I’ve never been a huge coffee fan. If I need some late-night caffeine, a cup of tea will usually do me just fine. And if I’m trying to make the most of my Pret subscription, a nice mellow vanilla latte will do. […]
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Image description: graphic drawing of an Oxford street lined with various cafés In a student-jammed city like Oxford, you won’t have any trouble finding a great local café. Selecting the five best, however, is a bit more tricky. Luckily for us, after browsing through Oxford’s various ‘serendipities’ and ‘faux-dives’, we came to the conclusion that […]
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Got any troubles, worries, concerns, or heartaches? Send them to the Dean of Hearts by filling out this anonymous form. “Dear Dean of Hearts, I met my tute partner once last term and I really liked them, I think we hit it off. I really wanted this term to be the one to meet someone but now […]
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Forget Dalgona coffee and sourdough baking; it’s time to finally let our home barista skills shine. If you’re anything like me, a walking being fuelled by caffeine, then the skill of home-brewing is the most important skill to hone during the current period. Why? As our beloved cafés have shut their doors, home brewing will […]
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There can never be a shortage of coffee shops in Oxford. I am constantly on the hunt for a new haunt, being someone with a desperate inability to work without the humdrum of café chitchat and the growling of the coffee bean grinder in the background (so much so that I downloaded a loop of […]
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Image Description: roasted coffee beans. 600 billion cups of coffee are drunk globally each year. Coffee is one of your five-a-day, as it is a fruit. It’s also a seed, and not a bean. There are two types of coffee, Arabica and Robusta. Arabica coffee tends to be sweeter, but more acidic. Originally from the […]
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Most students would vouch for the fact that caffeine is an integral part of student life here in Oxford. Whether you’re nursing your post-Park End hangover, cracking out a last-minute essay, or simply seeking a retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city, Oxford offers an abundance of coffeehouses and cafés suited to every […]
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Oxford’s libraries are, I often find, difficult places to work in. Despite the history and beauty of my college library, it is, particularly during exam season, a constant hub of anxiety. As finals and prelims draw closer, college libraries and the Bodleian become charged with the presence of stressed finalists and frenzied first years. As […]
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Note: the article that follows is a work of satire, and therefore should not be taken as factual Disturbing reports have emerged regarding the activities of an unsuccessful candidate for Standing Committee following Friday’s elections. Oliver Greatwood of New College was widely expected to miss out on a position after polling far behind his […]
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Oxford’s libraries are, I often find, difficult places to work in. Despite the history and beauty of my college library, it is, particularly during exam season, a constant hub of anxiety. As finals and prelims draw closer, college libraries and the Bodleian become charged with the presence of stressed finalists and frenzied first years. As […]
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I’ve been meaning to try out the Bodleian’s keepcups for some time now, and at last I have the perfect excuse of writing a review. I got mine for £6 from the Taylorian Institute, one of the nine Bodleian libraries to sell the reusable coffee cups to Oxford students. Just £6 seems like a bargain […]
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Just down Little Clarendon Street, set back slightly from the road in a fairly ugly concrete building, GAIL’s offers a glowing array of breads, pastries, quiches, tarts, and all manner of baked delicacies. Walking in from the rain on a cold, rainy February afternoon in the hope of getting a good lunch, we weren’t quite […]
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Tucked away on Turl Street, The Missing Bean is located in a quieter corner of Oxford’s city centre. With the Rad Cam just a short walk away, it’s perfect for those much-needed coffee breaks during revision. You’d be lucky to get a table immediately – the cafe is busy at the best of times, with […]
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The cosy, lively and welcoming vibe of the local Jericho Café on Walton Street draws you in. A few punters are sitting outside, soaking up some of the rare rays of the UK sun. There’s a line at the counter of weekend brunch-goers, and some customers searching for a free table. This isn’t just some […]
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When you’re in the mood to… get away from it all Recently opened on Little Clarendon Street, GAIL’s is the perfect place to stop and take a breather. Weekend coffee trips can too often be cramped and crowded experiences, but due to the Easter holidays the café was surprisingly spacious and relaxed, with plenty of seats […]
Continue ReadingIf you’re like me and instantly start googling “best brunch spots” as soon as you arrive to a new place, then I’ve got a great hipster brunch place in the Lake District all ready for you. On a recent weekend trip to the Lakes for some casual hiking, I spent a morning devouring a delicious […]
Continue Reading8 am: I wake up, feel groggy and grab a coffee on the way to the lab. For many of us students, coffee is the fuel that keeps us going. The UK goes through 5,000 coffee cups per minute and, despite common belief, only 1 in 400 is recycled. The popular to-go cup consists of […]
Continue ReadingArticle by Laura Holden for The Oxford Student. Coffee: the life-blood of every student. In the UK, we drink approximately 55 million cups of coffee per day, while 80% of UK households buy instant coffee for in-home consumption. But did you know that on average, we use just 18% to 22% of the coffee bean […]
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