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Mom will be tickled pink by these roses.
May 6, 2011
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Do you really need any exhortation beyond this photo to come out
tomorrow afternoon and taste 8-10 delicious new roses (for free!) to
find which one Mom will love getting on Sunday, along with a copy of
Lantern chef Andrea Reusing's new cookbook? Didn't think so.
Minervois v. St-Chinian
April 21, 2011
Are we hosting a Ligue 3 football match? Maybe
the title for this free wine tasting should be Remy v. Nicole. But they
are friends! Still, I want to stir up some regional rivalries. Or
maybe coax out some truths about the character of the neighboring
Languedoc appellations that Remy Soulie and Nicole Bojanowski inhabit.
We have a slew of new releases from these two great Mediterranean estates, certified-organic reds, whites, and roses that can be swirled and discussed endlessly, or just purchased and guzzled with your weekend dinner. Come taste eight great wines (did I mention for free!) and flip through my trip photos, listen to fond reminiscences of cold hours touring the winter landscape of this stark, beautiful land.
This Saturday, 1-3pm. More
Are we hosting a Ligue 3 football match? Maybe
the title for this free wine tasting should be Remy v. Nicole. But they
are friends! Still, I want to stir up some regional rivalries. Or
maybe coax out some truths about the character of the neighboring
Languedoc appellations that Remy Soulie and Nicole Bojanowski inhabit. We have a slew of new releases from these two great Mediterranean estates, certified-organic reds, whites, and roses that can be swirled and discussed endlessly, or just purchased and guzzled with your weekend dinner. Come taste eight great wines (did I mention for free!) and flip through my trip photos, listen to fond reminiscences of cold hours touring the winter landscape of this stark, beautiful land.
This Saturday, 1-3pm. More
Wherein Jay makes the case for getting you off the couch.
April 8, 2011
I
wouldn’t bother to get off the sofa for the anemic offerings
presented at most in-store free “wine tastings.” A few shallow samples,
a smile, a faint hope you’ll buy something and shuffle away.
We understand that as an intelligent, busy consumer your time has value. We want you to come to our shop on Saturday afternoons. So we’re presenting a better tasting to lure you in. New, shiny wine... 10 top wines from the Vintage '59 portfolio, to be exact, including one of my favorite grower Champagnes.
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I
wouldn’t bother to get off the sofa for the anemic offerings
presented at most in-store free “wine tastings.” A few shallow samples,
a smile, a faint hope you’ll buy something and shuffle away.We understand that as an intelligent, busy consumer your time has value. We want you to come to our shop on Saturday afternoons. So we’re presenting a better tasting to lure you in. New, shiny wine... 10 top wines from the Vintage '59 portfolio, to be exact, including one of my favorite grower Champagnes.
Apparently, April is National Plan Awesome Events at 3CUPS Month
March 31, 2011
Honoring our James Beard Award-winning local chefs,
Offering the annual return of Renardat-Fache Cerdon,
Boxcarr Farms is cooking up a storm tomorrow night,
Cookbook Release Party with Andrea Reusing of Lantern,
Shrimp & Grits Simple Supper with Boxcarr Farms,
more more more events,
AND an headscratching microlot from Burundi is the Friday Fresh!
Tea Time! (it's 6 o'clock somewhere...)
March 25, 2011
We've got a new addition to our tea shelf - Magnolia Oolong from Fujian, China. Oolongs are partially oxidized, traditionally produced Chinese teas and this one, scented with magnolia petals, is particularly sweet. Fans of our jasmine tea, Dragon Phoenix Pearl, take note - Magnolia Oolong is similarly delicate and fragrant. The nose is lemony and flowery - half the joy of this tea is its amazing scent! You know how the beginning of summer smells, say around the middle of May, on one of those first genuinely warm evenings, when North Carolina strawberries are in season, the honeysuckle is running riot and everyone can't get enough of their front porch? That's how this tea smells. I'd start a first-outdoor-dinner-party-of-the-season with glasses of a lively Gruner Veltliner, and end it with cups of Magnolia Oolong.
Until then, I'll be drinking it indoors, and dreaming of summer.
Available by the pot in the cafe or by the ounce to take home. Be sure
to have some in your cupboard in case Alice drops by. - Laura Giovanelli More
We've got a new addition to our tea shelf - Magnolia Oolong from Fujian, China. Oolongs are partially oxidized, traditionally produced Chinese teas and this one, scented with magnolia petals, is particularly sweet. Fans of our jasmine tea, Dragon Phoenix Pearl, take note - Magnolia Oolong is similarly delicate and fragrant. The nose is lemony and flowery - half the joy of this tea is its amazing scent! You know how the beginning of summer smells, say around the middle of May, on one of those first genuinely warm evenings, when North Carolina strawberries are in season, the honeysuckle is running riot and everyone can't get enough of their front porch? That's how this tea smells. I'd start a first-outdoor-dinner-party-of-the-season with glasses of a lively Gruner Veltliner, and end it with cups of Magnolia Oolong.
Until then, I'll be drinking it indoors, and dreaming of summer.
Available by the pot in the cafe or by the ounce to take home. Be sure
to have some in your cupboard in case Alice drops by. - Laura Giovanelli More
Show us your votes.
March 18, 2011
Dear loyal 
3CUPS customers - you often tell us how much you love us (the feeling is mutual). Will you tell others that you love us, too? The Independent Weekly and Chapel Hill Magazine
are both currently collecting and tallying your votes for best local
tea shop, coffee shop, barista, wine store, and place for last-minute
gifts. We hope 3CUPS is the clear choice! Lest you think this is a space
solely for shameless self-promotion, 3CUPS sends a shout-out to Flyleaf
Books for best local bookstore, Lee Waters at Orange County Social Club
for best bartender, and Syd's Hairshop for salon. Voting closes 4/15/11
for both polls, perfect for voting while procrastinating on your taxes.
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Dear loyal 3CUPS customers - you often tell us how much you love us (the feeling is mutual). Will you tell others that you love us, too? The Independent Weekly and Chapel Hill Magazine
are both currently collecting and tallying your votes for best local
tea shop, coffee shop, barista, wine store, and place for last-minute
gifts. We hope 3CUPS is the clear choice! Lest you think this is a space
solely for shameless self-promotion, 3CUPS sends a shout-out to Flyleaf
Books for best local bookstore, Lee Waters at Orange County Social Club
for best bartender, and Syd's Hairshop for salon. Voting closes 4/15/11
for both polls, perfect for voting while procrastinating on your taxes.
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A new and unpronounceable coffee, March 3BOTTLES has arrived
March 4, 2011
Buziraguhindwa - Kayanza, Burundi
Buziraguhindwa - Kayanza, BurundiWe
liked this coffee so much that we learned how to spell it (but don't
quote us on any ventured pronunciations). In the staff cupping, the
aromas were extremely enticing for us. Vanilla, clean raw cashew, and
light earthy spice was some of what we were smelling. It's got light
malty nut quality as well as a complex savory note. It finishes with a
soft dry nutmeg spice. Light/medium body and bright acidity underly
this flavor profile.
Roughly
a thousand micro-scale coffee farmers bring their harvests to the
Buziraguhindwa washing station for fermenting, washing, and shipment.
The name means "never retreat when facing a problem." Hard to say, easy
to drink.
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We just got the menu from Boxcarr for this Friday
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Friday, 1/20/12, 5-8pm, $6.50/plate or $35/all six
Here's this week's menu:
- pozole: hominy, chilies, tomatoes, pork rinds, pulled pork, cabbage
- mixed green salad with smoked chicken, spiced almonds, aged cheddar, sherry vinaigrette
- leek and goat cheese tart with red pepper puree, greens, red wine dressing
- spaetzle with roasted sweet potatoes, smoked farmers cheese, hazelnuts, herb brown butter jus
- shaoxing braised pork shoulder over white bean ragout, kale, toasted garlic and herb broth
- grapefruit upside down cake with Grand Marnier sabayon
