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John Bando
What Makes a Good Coffee Cup? & Anthora by Cameron Mays

What Makes a Good Coffee Cup? & Anthora by Cameron Mays

  And what’s more important to a daily routine than coffee? Specifically, your coffee cup? The discourse over the ideal coffee cup is divisive, deeply personal, and highly opinionated. At least we can take solace in knowing that politics isn’t anything like that.  

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John Bando
Hittin’ the Books: Coffee 101 – The Process of Roasting and How It Works

Hittin’ the Books: Coffee 101 – The Process of Roasting and How It Works

Today, we’re covering the basics of how coffee roasting actually works. From soup to nuts—except, you know, there’s no soup… or nuts… just coffee. But we’ll be covering the broad strokes of the process, which will prepare you and your classmates for your education here at Ready Set Onlineversity

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John Bando
Coffee and Presidents: What Coffee You Should Buy For Your Morning Pickle or Your Favorite Ohio President

Coffee and Presidents: What Coffee You Should Buy For Your Morning Pickle or Your Favorite Ohio President

Presidents Day—the odd stepchild of American holidays. We here at Ready Set, however, being the staunch presidential historians and purveyors of coffee, are wholeheartedly thrilled to celebrate our presidents of yore and the coffee these gentlemen may or may not have had when sitting in the Oval Office.

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John Bando
Avast, Ye Coffee: A Tale of Subscriptions and Scallywags

Avast, Ye Coffee: A Tale of Subscriptions and Scallywags

Ahoy ye fellow landlubbers, John here. Todays tale takes us to the treacherous and tumultuous streets of the west side suburbs. Me first matey, Cam, has once again joined me on this voyage, coining the chronicles of one Captain Robert Menard....

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