Scientists give out annual Nobel Prizes. Bankers give a Banker of the Year award. Sports leagues give an MVP award. Guess what Coffee Baristas give as an award for their best and brightest? Yes, it's the World Barista Championship. And...
Something tasted wrong in the espresso made at the European Commission's headquarters in Brussels. And an EU archivist found out why. Something tasted a little bit metallic in the espresso that Alexander Just, an EU archivist, was getting in his...
What do you get when an artist is inspired by coffee? You get Christoph Niemann's artwork, featured here in Abstract City in an online blog of the New York Times. Christoph Niemann is a professional illustrator whose work has appeared...
Are you a germophobe? Here's something to worry about with the coffee served on an airplane. It might even make you jump out of your airplane seat. Fasten your seatbelt before reading...! When flying in a commercial plane, bring coffee...
Here's an excellent taste test from Cook's Illustrated that shows how inexpensive drip coffee machines give you a taste that's... inexpensive and bitter. Cook's Illustrated has fabulous recipes and taste tests and they are very experienced in what they do....
Here are fascinating taste test results from Cook's Illustrated based on a survey of 8 premium coffees. A group of taste testers at Cook's Illustrated tried fresh brewed coffee when it was black, and again when the same coffees had...
The French have given us a couple of good things - wine, cheese, the Tour de France, funny berets, and the French Press method of making coffee. Let me explain why this is my favorite method of making coffee and...
Here's a hilarious song and video about the French approach to drinking coffee. It reminds me of the comment, maybe a myth, that the great French philosopher Voltaire used to drink 40 cups of French Coffee a day while writing...
Welcome to a column where you get to experience classic blog rambling! The difference about this coffee blog is that it will try to supply you with regular grounds of knowledge about Hawai‘i’s coffee industry- from seed to cup. Truth...
Red Barn serves a delightful lightly roasted coffee out of its store near the entryway to Faneuil Hall in Boston. I enjoyed the smoothness and light roast of a latte at Red Barn, and my wife’s cup of regular coffee...
Here's a great video by Malcolm Gladwell talking about spaghetti sauce but also mentioning coffee.Malcolm Gladwell, author of bestsellers Blink and Tipping Point, gave a talk at the TED annual conference about a revolution in marketing that came from realizing...
For my first breakout from Starbucks, I decided to try a coffee that is roasted near my home in Boston MA. /wp/wp-content/uploads/files/uploads/Jims_Organic_Coffee.jpg" alt="Jim's Organic Coffee " title="Jim's Organic Coffee " align="right" height="320" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="240" /> And I have to...
Because it's my last club of Starbucks for hopefully a long, long time. Not that Starbucks is bad. It's pretty good. But I've gotten into a rut. Buying the same latte fom the same coffee shop in the same city,...
