New Menu Item

Hot Oatmeal

What a way to start the day! Don’t forget to choose from our delicious toppings.

Maple sugar,nuts,or fruit

The CUP. . . more than
just coffee

Our Smoothies

100% real fruit smoothies - no sugar added, flavors:

• Mango
• Strawberry
• Peach-Pear
• Blueberry-Banana

Green Tea Twister
- refreshing Green Tea

Acai (ah-SIGH-ee)
- energizing Brazilian berry smoothie rich in amino acids, omegas & antioxidants, mixed with fruit and juices

Acerola Cherry
- refreshing Cherry Citrus smoothie loaded with vitamin C, mixed with fruit and juices

Yearning for a refreshing taste of summer?

Try The Cup's Pomegranate & Bonsai Lemonades

The Cup's featured recipes

Chocolate Cake Day: Wednesday, January 27th

from The Cup’s recipe archives

Steve’s Chocolate Cake

Check out The Cup's newly redesigned Recipe Archives

Neighborhood Cup gift baskets are available! Packed with special goodies, great for any occasion, containing gift cards, mugs, coffee, a coffee scoop, candy coffee beans, and a coffeepot/tea pot trivet.

Travel Mugs & Water Bottles

Each time you bring in the travel mug you purchased at The Cup, buy a Small coffee and receive a medium coffee.

Creative Cupcakes

Our staff creates cupcakes for you daily. Enjoy a fresh treat and brighten your day!

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Our covered, heated atrium. is fun and cozy
and the entertainment is always fantastic!

Feeling the pinch of tough economic times, but don’t want to cut back on having a good time? You don’t have to. . . So where can you go, take the family and have a good time without breaking the bank? To The Neighborhood Cup! We have many activities that are free, yes, that’s right, FREE! We have Car Shows, an Art gallery, Open Mic Nights, and Saturday night Live at The Cup concerts, and other Free Live entertainment. That’s right, free live concerts to enjoy the diverse sounds of local and professional musicians, with no cover charges.

. . . and right before Live at The Cup,
Didgeridoo Jam
with Brian Nolan — 3rd Saturday of every month

Saturday, February 20th— 5 to 7:30 pm

Great fun for the whole family
No age restrictions!!!!
Even if you don’t know what a Didgeridoo is
Come learn to play the Didgeridoo
From very beginner to advanced

All are welcome to play along or just relax
and enjoy the grooves (no drums please)

The Neighborhood Cup
is very honored by the recognition of
Aliso Viejo Small Business Award and Southern Orange County Regional Chambers of Commerce
2005-2006 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD

Our beautiful award is on display above the guest book area, presented to us by the Aliso Viejo Chamber of Commerce.

We couldn’t be more proud or have done it without all of you. Thank all of you who join us in celebrating life at The CUP!

New Menu Items

For those who wanted those great menu items with a smaller portion, the '½ Cup' menu is here!

The '½ Cup’ menu features either the Deli or Panini sandwich choice. Yum!

Four great choice combinations:

• ½ Sandwich and Garden Salad
• ½ Sandwich and Cup of Soup
• ½ Sandwich and our famous spiral cut Apple with Caramel
• A Garden Salad and Cup of Soup

Great choices, even if you're ½ hungry!

Gift possibilities at The Cup?

Not only is there a selection of items made available by The Cup, but we have wonderful products made available by local artists. Here are just a few:

• Warren Becoat - selection of cards featuring his photography for under $5
• Lanya’s Cards - Unique, handmade, and personalized greeting cards for all occasions for $5 and under
• Lindsay Tea Bag tins with varieties you have enjoyed at The Cup and a few more
• Jewelry by Shagufta Qadeer - Beautiful, unique designs, quality jewelry at a great price
• Jules Jewelry, Custom Jewelry Designer - Jules Vance, working magic with gemstones, crystals, pearls, and sterling silver
• The Neighborhood Cup - Travel Mugs & Water Bottles; T-shirts; Polo shirts; gift cards; Coffee beans; Tea; Gift baskets
• Poetry books
• Don’t forget the CDs from performers appearing at Live at The Cup

The list goes on. Who needs the hustle and bustle of a mall? Let’s help support the local entrepreneurs. Stop by, do a little shopping while you grab a bite and relax.

The Neighborhood Cup now has Grab-N-Go, one-pound bags of coffee beans in a variety of flavors, packaged and ready for your convenience. Don’t have time to grind the beans? We'll grind them before you go, at your request. Life is good!

Diane's Gardening Reminder

The rain is coming and that means new plant growth is just around the corner. I normally prune my roses (30 this year) in December or January but it's not too late to take care of this if you haven't already. Pruning rose bushes can be intimidating, but it's very good for the plants. It takes time and practice, but keep in mind that it is very hard to kill a rose with bad pruning. Most mistakes will grow out very quickly and it is better to make a good effort at pruning roses than to let them grow rampant. Pruning encourages new growth and blooms, removes dead wood, improves air circulation, and shapes the plant.

Here are some basic tips, go for it, you won’t be sorry!

• Use clean, sharp tools (steel wool will clean up the blades of your sheers nicely)
• Look at the overall plant, but begin pruning from the base of the plant.
• Prune to open the center of the plant to light and air circulation (I like to leave 5 good branches)
• Make your cuts at a 45-degree angle, about 1/4 inch above a bud that is facing toward the outside of the plant. (I cut my hybrids down to about 2 feet tall)
  Make sure it is a clean cut (not ragged)
• Remove all broken, dead, dying or diseased wood (Any branches that look dry, shriveled or black.Cut until the inside of the cane is white.)
• Remove any weak or twiggy branches thinner than a pencil
• Remove sucker growth below the graft.
• Remove any remaining foliage
• Don’t forget A Boost for your Plants

Not only do you need nourishment, so do your plants. Have you composted lately? Keep the moisture in and up the PH by adding a layer of coffee grounds to the soil around those plants. Free used coffee grounds are available at The Cup. Help yourself to a bag located in the grey bin under the calendar. We suggest you bring a container to rest the bag in case there is any leakage.

Upcoming Event: Beauty Drive

Donate your unused or unnoticeably used bath and beauty products.

Beauty Drive
Please help us make someone’s Valentine’s Day more beautiful.

You know all those bath & beauty gifts you’ve gotten over the years. Bath salts, body lotions, heart-shaped soaps. We can make use of those hotel samples you may have on hand from you last trip. You know, the stuff in the very back of your bathroom cabinets! Here’s your chance to clear it out!

All donations will be stuffed into gift bags and given to underprivileged women at local shelters and delivered on Valentine’s Day.

Donations accepted during business hours at The Neighborhood Cup through Saturday, Feb. 13th.

Thank you for your support!

New sessions for Qi Gong

Ultimate one-hour energy routine
Fridays — 5:30 to 6:30 pm

Sessions are offered by certified instructor, Adil Panton. Some benefits of Qi Gong are:

• an increase in stamina and energy
• boost immune system
• memory and focus
• decrease chronic pain

Sessions are $12, or $60 for 6 classes

To sign up contact Adil at
(949) 842-7187
Watch for Adil's website coming soon
www.healingartstouch.com

Announcement

Be a Music Sponsor

"Share the Music...
Spread the Love!
And carry a song in your heart!"
~Steve Secofsky

We invite you to become one of our family of music sponsors who continue to support The Cup's commitment to live music and singer/song- writers. As a sponsor, your company will be featured on this website — great advertising at over 1100 hits/month.

Along with supporting local artists and the arts, your business will be mentioned in our weekly newsletter, going out to over 900 people each week, as well as other opportunities to get your name and product out there.

For more details, email Steve at Sponsor@theNeighborhoodCup.com

Join our Music Sponsors

• ComputerTherapist Consulting
• EPIC Health Team
• Omega Music Productions
• Qadeer Jewelry
• Rotation Music LLC

MusicSponsors

check out all of our music Artists

Jewelry by Shagufta Qadeer
on display at The Neigborhood Cup with business cards to place orders.

Qadeer Jewelry

2010 Entertainment Blog
and Current Entertainment Lineup

Entertainment Archives
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

Planning a party or planning an in home music concert? The Neighborhood Cup knows some amazing entertainers to make your event special. We offer referrals to some of those great performers you have seen at The Cup. All negotiations are between you and the entertainer. For a referral, contact Steve or Jennifer at The Cup.

Special Award

July 13, 2009, The Neighborhood Cup, was honored by Aliso Viejo Community Association Board of Directors.

It was noted that the The Cup has consistently contributed to both City of Aliso Viejo and AVCA Community Events through volunteerism each year since we opened, 4 years ago. Since that time, The Cup has supported many AVCA events.

The AVCA appreciated the support and service The Neighborhood Cup has brought to Aliso Viejo and recognized us with the AVCA Community Leader Award. We were honored by their recognition.

At The Neighborhood Cup you get “more than just coffee” . . .in that we strive to continually connect and add to our community — its causes, concerns, celebrations, fun and family.

We want your experience at The Neighborhood Cup to be one that’s worth coming back for — complete with only the best quality products and the friendliest service, where you know that we are paying as much attention to you — our customers and friends — as we do to the excellence that we put into every cup of coffee.

So, stop on by The Neighborhood Cup — and enjoy our coffee and the experience that we hope for you is... “more than just coffee.”

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Featured Product at The CUP

We are carrying two Airforce Nutrisodas, Calm and Focus. They're delicious, refreshingly carbonated nutrient-enhanced sodas with zero sugar, caffeine, sodium or aspartame. Natural fruit flavors, with meaningful levels of vitamins and minerals, improve wellness with every sip.

Nutrient enhanced airforce Nutrisoda Calm is full of the right stuff to help you stay calm relaxed and naturally energized to deal with everyday stress. Calm's unique combination of nutrients of Choline and Inositol, B-Vitamins and Folic Acid along with Chamomile help you stay relaxed and positive with a renewed sense of vitality. Delicious wild berry and citron natural fruit flavors refresh and revitalize.

Nutrient enhanced airforce Nutrisoda Focus is full of the right stuff to help maintain and support mental alertness and concentration. Ginseng, combined with the nutrients Inositol and Choline, the amino acid L-Tyrosine, and specially selected B-Vitamins, Vitamins C and E and Magnesium help you stay alert, naturalized and focused to perform at your mental peak. Succulent mango and peach natural fruit flavors renew and rejuvenate.

Lindsay Tea Bag Tins

For those of you enjoying our loose tea, we now carry Lindsay Tea Bag tins with varieties you have enjoyed at The CUP and a few more.

Lindsay Tea Bag Tins

For those of you enjoying our loose tea, we now carry Lindsay Tea Bag tins with varieties you have enjoyed at The CUP and a few more.

Very Unique Handmade, Personalized Greeting Cards

Lanya’s Cards available at The CUP. Unique, handmade, and personalized greeting cards for all occasions.

New Poetry Book

Now available at The Neighborhood Cup, the release of Marcia Cohee's book of poetry. Stop in and purchase your copy of 'Story'. It is truly fantastic! more about Marcia

Take a little bit of
The Neighborhood Cup home
with you and spread the word . . .

T-shirts ($15)
Polo shirts ($18-$20)
now available for sale

The Neighborhood Cup is Green and always looking for ways to become greener. Not only do we recycle and encourage re-use of coffee grounds and boxes, we look for products that are environmentally friendly.

A few of our recent changes

• switching from our large sandwich to-go containers to a greener sugar cane based product
• our cold drink cups are a corn-based product.

Let’s all help make a difference!