In the mood for a cuppa? How about being able to have a cup of coffee anytime you want — all day, every day — for free? That’s the business model adopted by Alon Ezer, CEO of CupsTelAviv, a high-tech twist on the traditional store loyalty program — and he’s making money from it, he told The Times of Israel.

Created in September 2012, CupsTelAviv indeed lets coffee lovers drink all they want at one of the 40-plus Tel Aviv-area coffee shops enrolled in the program. The program actually has two tracks; unlimited coffee, any time of the day or night, for NIS 169 (about $45) a month, or a cup a day for NIS 99 (about $27) per month. The shops in Ezer’s program, the subscription, and the loyalty card subscribers present at the shop are all contained in CupsTelAviv iPhone or Android app.

There are no limits on the kind of coffee that subscribers can order — they can order all the fanciest cream-covered concoctions they want — and, said Ezer, tea lovers can get their favorite drink if it’s on the menu of member shops. The shops themselves range from small, out of the way places with a strong “cool” factor (“Those are very popular among Tel Aviv coffee lovers,” said Ezer) to units of franchises.

New Israeli App Offers Users Unlimited Coffee [NoCamels]

Combining their three loves — coffee, cycling and sustainability — inspired two London Royal College of Art product design students to create a mobile espresso bar, the Velopresso, that operates on pedal power. No electricity, no tethers. A truly free-wheeling carrier of caffeine.

The Velopresso – A Mobile Espresso Bar [The Cool Hunter]

And now for the Christmas and New Year holiday season, Air France will be offering its clients travelling in the La Première cabin some exceptional, delicious dishes to make their flight a refined experience. Staring from this December to January 2013, on flights departing from Paris, passengers will now be able to enjoy a unique appetizer, an individual ‘egg’ of Cavier Alverta Royal Eggxiting by Petrossian.

A long-time ambassador of luxury, the delicacy cavier, revisited by Petrossian, takes on a whole new look for this auspicious holiday season, as it’ll be presented in a stylish transparent individual glass egg, along with a special serving spoon.

Air France’s First Class Cabin has Caviar and Champagne on its Menu for the Holiday Season [Born Rich]

A Big Mac may be the international sign for McDonald’s, but not in India. The fast-food giant will open its very first all-vegetarian location in the South-Asian country next year, as part of a move to break through to a market that is 20 to 42% meat-free. With McAloo Tikki potato burgers leading the pack, McDonald’s is in for a real transition as it tries to appeal to both a Hindu population, which considers cows sacred, and the Muslim community that doesn’t eat pork. The first location, in true McDonald’s fashion, will be next door to a bustling tourist site – the Golden Temple in Amritsar, northern India.

Tomte, a new Sydney-based tea startup is bringing together a community of tea lovers to reboot how tea is consumed in Australia. Tomte’s mantra is that – best thinking and creativity come when drinking tea. Tomte scours the globe to discover amazing teas created by small ‘artists of the leaf’ producers to deliver to you here in Australia the most fresh, unique, delicious, seasonal teas available, anywhere.

Go on a culinary vacation at home, or gift it to someone else. Are you somewhat lazy like me? It’s easy to get in a rut when cooking for yourself, always cooking the same old stuff every week. Passport Dinners makes it easy to try out some new great food ideas. They have several choices of Dinner kits available, including Spanish Paella Dinner and a couple Moroccan Dinners. All of the ingredients are organic! We are trying out the Moroccan Dinner kit ourselves and will let you know how it tasted soon. The package comes with the dry ingredients and a great “manual” with directions, tips for drinks and music recommendations!

Or maybe you wanted to always make a great dinner for a friend but they are the great cook cook but your not? Order them a passport dinner gift and have them cook it for you.

Give a Vacation Dinner (In a box) [FreshTrend]

Designed by Petit Romain of France, the Heineken cube concept proposes optimal storage for manufacture, transport, and ultimately consumer use. Are there economic advantages? Yes, the idea hopes to generate significant fuel economy. Does it look good? Yes, we think so. Are their problems? Sure, these babies don’t appear to allow for easy drinking straight from the bottle. But, when you’re working towards saving the environment, concessions must be made.

Heineken Shares Space Saving Cube Bottle Concept [Complex]

The Coffeebrewer is best described as a disposable French press. Inside the pouch is a filter with 26 g of freshly ground specialty coffee. To brew 3 cups of coffee, all you need is to open it, pour ½ L hot water into it, and let it brew 5-8 min.

The unique brewing system is designed to preserve the coffee’s natural oils. This enhances the delicate flavours and finer aromas of the coffee,  which otherwise can only be achieved by using a French press.

The Sombrero Juicer by Umbra lets you easily add a splash of citrus to your beverage. Simply place the juicer into the top of your beverage container and quickly juice a lemon or lime right into your drink. Definitely something I can live without but I admit, it made me look.

Sombrero Juicer [Swiss Miss]

Apparently in many parts of Central America, expensive soda drinks like Coca-Cola are served up in plastic Ziploc bags—instead of glass or plastic bottles—so they’re more affordable. And so the iconic and highly recognizable shape of the Coke bottle isn’t lost, the sugar water maker has created these Coca-Cola bags as a low-cost alternative to its traditional packaging.

Besides being cheaper to produce, and probably even cheaper to ship, the Coca-Cola bags are supposedly more eco-friendly than plastic bottles, and even glass bottles and cans which require quite a bit of energy to recycle.

Sacrilege: Coca-Cola Will Soon Be Sold In Bottle-Shaped Eco-Friendly Plastic Bags [Gizmodo]

The Thirsty Bear pub in South London is using tablet technology to help punters order food, drink and update their social network status without leaving their table

Table-side iPads and serve-yourself beer taps enable customers to order food and drink for self- or waiter-service. To start an electronic tab, punters simply leave a credit card behind the bar in order to add to their bill. Finger clicking is no longer required to grab waiters’ attention. Connected consumers can simply text staff direct via an instant messenger app to alert them that they require table service.

UK: “Facebook” pub serves punters with table-side technology [Iconoculture]