Wednesday, May 16, 2012
It's time to vote for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion.
Over the past week, we asked readers to tell us where their favorite place to get a cup of coffee in McHenry County. Thanks for the feedback. We have two finalists for this Chowdown: Cafe Firefly, 301 S. Main St. in Algonquin, and Concscious Cup Coffee Roasters, 5005 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake. Here is how you can vote for your favorite restaurant: The winner will be determined based on a combination of poll results, ratings and comments. Voting will continue through 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 22. The winner will be announced in an article that will be posted the morning of Wednesday, May 23. Without further ado, let the voting begin for this week's Chowdown Showdown champion!
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Lifetree Café event open to public.
On January 12, 2010 Haiti was hit with an earthquake that killed an estimated 316,000 people, injured another 300,000 and left over a million homeless. The Haitian government estimated that over 250,000 residences were destroyed, along with 30,000 commercial buildings. One of those buildings contained people who clawed their way out of the rubble in order to survive the catastrophe. These events will be screened for an audience at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lifetree Café, located inside Conscious Cup, 5005 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake. The film includes never-before-seen footage shot by the survivors. “They share their firsthand account of the concrete building in which they lived collapsing around them, and their desperate attempt to claw their …
Monday, March 5, 2012
Crystal Lake coffee shop is now housing a little pastry shop.
Pastries enjoyed throughout the Crystal Lake area are now being housed at a favorite coffee shop. Real Cake, Inc. has now opened inside Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters. Real Cake owner Wendy DeBord brings over 25 years of experience as a pastry chef and 10 years as a fine artist. DeBord's cupcakes, bars, cinnamon rolls, macaroons (gluten free), shortbreads, cannoli and more are on display at Conscious Cup, 5005 Northwest Hwy. in Crystal Lake. And don't expect her treats to taste the same as the items you might buy at a grocery store. "Everything is real and baked from scratch — no mixes, nothing frozen — with real butter and flavors like real vanilla beans and roasted strawberries," DeBord said. And if her pastries taste familiar, you might …
Friday, February 3, 2012
The Arm Me makes cappuccinos and roasts coffee beans.
The Arm Me learned a lot about coffeee, mostly that there are people in this world that spend a lot of time learning about coffee.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Crystal Lake coffee shop gets high marks from Coffee Review.
Crystal Lake's Conscious Cup is starting to make its mark in the coffee world. Coffee Review, a well-respected reviewer and online coffee buying guide, recently rated one of Conscious Cup's coffees and the review came back sparkling. Coffee Review tasted the Cup's Ethiopia Harrar, and it rated a 94 out of 100. "Intense aroma and flavor dominated by deep, jasmine-like flowers and tartly sweet fruit: pomegranate, bergamot, raspberry. Rich, complexly expressed acidity; lightly syrupy mouthfeel. The finish is lemony, sweet, and very long," the review said of the Cup's Ethiopia Harrar. In the categories of Aroma, Acidity, Flavor and Aftertaste, the Ethiopia Harrar got 9 out of 10. It got an 8 in the Body category. Taking a page from wine …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The coffee giant is offering two holiday drinks for the price of one from Thursday through Sunday.
Did you know that Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee each day? According to CoffeeStatistics.com, that’s the equivalent of 146 billion cups a year. Starbucks is making the holiday season a little brighter for all those coffee lovers with a special BOGO deal starting Thursday and going until Nov. 20. From 2 to 5 p.m. on those days, Starbucks patrons will get a second free holiday beverage when they buy the first one. The BOGO deal is good on several holiday drinks, including the peppermint mocha in regular and “skinny” versions, caramel brulée latte, ginger bread latter and the company’s standing holiday tradition, the eggnog latte. For more locations, visit the Starbucks store locator. Not a fan of Starbucks' coffee. There's …
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Conscious Cup in Crystal Lake serves up the best-tasting cup of coffee in town, some say.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Perhaps you’ve never smelled fresh coffee … really fresh coffee … not the canned stuff that sits on a grocery-store shelf, sometimes for months. At Crystal Lake’s Conscious Cup, the coffee beans are green, arriving in burlap bags from remote regions of Africa and South America. Jason Shipley — one of the owners of Conscious Cup — was operating the roaster Friday afternoon, cooking green coffee beans until they turn deep-dark amber. You may have never before experienced the aroma of roasting coffee beans. And the coffee itself, you could taste the subtleness and nuance of the exotic places and growing conditions: The effects of the climate, altitude, rain and sunlight on each bean, Shipley said. “The coffee here is outstanding,” said …
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
We've given you some places to visit while beating the heat.
The heat is here and it doesn't seem to be letting up. It's easy to stay home in the air conditioning, but there are ways to still enjoy what the community has to offer while still staying cool.
Don Von Ebers
9:38 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The coffee at Conscious Cup is the best! more ›