Coffee Lovers

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

You can make iced coffee like the pros do (The Commercial Appeal, 30 Jul 2008, Page M6)



You can make iced coffee like the pros do
By Steve Barnes
The Commercial Appeal
30 Jul 2008

Most of us who drink iced coffee do not make it at home. The reasons are many — starting with the fact that it can be kind of a hassle — and as a result, the experts who count such things say a significant majority of the coffee made at home is...read more...

Monday, September 17, 2007

A genuine Mr. Coffee
By Corby Kummer
Los Angeles Times
17 Sep 2007

Love coffee? Hate the burnt beans at Starbucks? Or has Starbucks spoiled you for anything else? Do you shun any coffee except what you brew at home, from the beans you buy from a local roaster and grind yourself? If the answer to any of these... read more...

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Bomb wins coffee clash
BY LAURA LIND
National Post
25 Aug 2007

In the city’s scalding coffee skirmishes there are victims — and not just the frothy-mouthed latté swillers convulsing from too much caffeine. The classic urban coffee shop battle typically involves a franchise such as Starbucks snapping up the lease... read more...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

cup of kindness (Sunday Magazine, 19 Aug 2007, Page 39)

cup of kindness

Sunday Magazine
19 Aug 2007

Health evangelists are forever preaching the evils of coffee: it’s supposedly toxic to organs, overstimulating, bad for your heart and sin of all sins – damaging to your looks. Well just in case you don’t make it to church this morning, here’s your... read more...

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Spilling the beans ON COFFEE
Andrew Shanahan The Guardian
The Nation
23 Jul 2007

It’s the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world, 80 per cent of British adults use it on a weekly basis and globally it’s estimated that the market for C8H10N402 (or caffeine, if you prefer) is worth around US$70 billion (Bt2.1 trillion)... read more...

Monday, July 16, 2007

Starbucks closes outlet in historic China palace

The Wall Street Journal Europe
16 Jul 2007

ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING— Starbucks Corp. has closed a coffeehouse in China’s former imperial palace, the company said, ending a seven-year run that sparked protests by critics who said it stained the image of a historical site. The froth over... read more...

Monday, July 02, 2007

Starbucks picks 2nd film venture
By Janet Adamy
The Wall Street Journal Europe
29 Jun 2007

Starbucks Corp., after a disappointing entry into the film business last year, plans to promote a nature documentary in its stores this summer. The Seattle coffee chain announced Thursday that it has picked “Arctic Tale,” from Paramount Classics and... read more...