Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and if your morning drink is a warm, or cold, cup of coffee, you should try some of these delicious foods to pair! 

Avocado Toast

Avocado Toast is a perfect pairing for a cup of coffee! It’s tangy and savory taste mixed with crispy bacon match amazingly with full-bodied coffees with fruity notes. It’s an easy-to-craft meal that’ll have you up and ready for your day, or night even! You can even try out this pairing at The Coffee Class. Our Avocado Toast is made with smashed avocado, onion jam, bacon bits, tomato, and micro greens, and topped with a crispy multigrain toast. It’s always made fresh!

Fruits

Another healthy pairing with your morning coffee is fruit, specifically berries. Coffees hailing from Kenya and Yemen pair well with the tartness of many berries. These coffees compliment the taste of the berries very well and will give you that extra energy boost that you’ll need to start your day.

Pastries

Starting off your day with an iced latte? Try pairing it with a soft warm pastry to compliment the bold taste! This classic pairing is popular throughout many cafes and easy to make at home. The Coffee Class serves a numerous variety of pastries like seasonal scones, handmade poptarts, scones, cupcakes, brownies, croissants, strawberry croissants, almond croissants, and more in our pastry display! 

Salty Foods

Feeling bold? Salty foods offer a unique experience when it comes to pairing them with a cup of coffee. Salty foods intensify the taste of the coffee and bring out more of its rich flavor. Coffees from Costa Rica are the best for this pairing. Salted sweets are the best way to start diving into this experience!

Mix & Match

Overall, there are many ways to experience your coffee by mixing flavors and finding the best ones for you! Whether it’s breakfast or lunch, lots of foods go well with your cup of coffee. Try experimenting with our menu and see what you like! Check out our menu HERE and see what you can mix!

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By John Toledo

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Coffee in America has been a staple ever since its induction after the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Up until then, while coffee houses were frequented still by locals, tea would still remain the choice of drink for many 17th-century colonists. The Boston Tea Party, and the subsequent war of independence, pushed colonists to make the massive push from tea to coffee. Seedlings from trade from Dutch companies made coffee available throughout the world. We have another blog talking more about the role of coffee in the American Revolution here!

Instant Coffee

As time went on, coffee in America became one of the most profitable commodities. Big coffee names like Maxwell, and Folger introduced instant coffee during the civil war as a way to make coffee more readily available to the general public. We have a blog that dives more into the role of coffee in the American military here!

Coffee Artisans

Coffee in America is still ever evolving. Since the creation of Starbucks in 1971, coffee has been something every American can experience at a cheap price. It allowed Americans to explore different coffee types, different specialty teas, and other brewed drinks. Now, modern American coffee is seen in the smaller coffee houses that specialize in specialty coffee! Coffee can be seen as an artistic craft similar to that of wine and beer brewing.

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By John Toledo

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Nothing is more refreshing than starting a hot summer morning with a delicious, chilled, iced coffee. Alternatively, there’s nothing more refreshing than starting off a cold winter dawn with a nice mug of warm, smokey coffee. But, have you ever wondered how the difference between the two types of coffee affects your health? A 2018 study with researchers from Thomas Jefferson University asked that question as well.

Smells Good

While not much research has been published on this topic, what they did find was that hot coffee contained more antioxidants than its iced counterpart. Antioxidants can promote health by preventing or slowing cell death. The biggest factor supporting hot coffee would be its aromatic advantages compared to iced coffee. Hot coffee has more vapors, obviously, since it’s hot. While it’s no secret hot coffee has a very distinct and inviting smell, this aroma may actually help people wake up and be more alert simply due to a placebo effect. In an experiment, researchers introduced coffee bean aromas to lab rats. These rats were found to have decreased stress and were found to be more alert than the control group.

The Verdict

Overall, hot or iced coffee, both contain the same ingredients. While hot coffee has more antioxidants, and more aroma, these factors may not be enough to make a significant difference between the two types of coffee. 

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