The Thinking Cup Blog

There is a tremendous change in Boston’s Downtown Crossing. We couldn’t make sense or reason why Downtown Crossing, this shopping district in the center of the city looked like it was deserted and forsaken, but this thought was ten years ago. Today’s Downtown Crossing is sparkling with large departmental stores, exquisite restaurants, street vendors and luxury rentals. Also referred to as the ladder district, this summer street has become the hub of departmental store shopping in Boston with high developmental driven growth, although some natives of Boston feel that the area is inauthentic. The arrival of Thinking Cup at the...

New England might very well be you’re to go to place if you are hoping to find the very best coffee shops. More so Boston, which happens to be home to some of the best coffee shops ever seen. This is not to say however that finding the best coffee shop is as easy as it seems. On the contrary, it might prove to be the most daunting task one can ever undertake. More often than not entailing a number of quick guides of what one should look for. The first thing you need to consider when looking for the...

If you are new to the concept of third wave coffee, you are probably wondering what it is. Third wave coffee is a new movement with a focus on high quality coffee by being involved in the entire lifecycle of the coffee bean. It is explained further as the extension of the growing interest in specialty coffee from the first and second wave of coffee. The first wave of coffee dates back in the 1800s and it was a period when coffee lovers did not care much about the brewing as long as it was available for consumption. It was...

Often times, we desist from something because it may not be well within our reach. And other times we just have no idea or clue which is the best place to get what we want. That said have you ever experienced a craving for hot chocolate so bad but had no idea which is the best place to get a cup of it? Have you ever desired to have some of the best hot chocolates in the world? Well, the plain truth is that each of us has had a craving for hot chocolate at one point or another. The...

Frankly speaking, we all love a wonderful cup of coffee. Especially when there happens to be a good coffee shop to help us have just that well within our reach. To sip it slowly as we enjoy the tastiness and the sweet aroma that flows from the cup. All this while looking at a spectacular view or enjoying the company of a loved one or simply just reading that book you like so much. Well, Boston also equally loves a wonderful cup of coffee. Probably even much more than any of us ever could. This might be due to the...