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In the coffee community, there is never a shortage of variety or of risk-takers who like to break free from their typical routine every once in a while. Are you looking for a new coffee drink to test out this...

Every year, there seems to be more new and exciting trends emerging in the coffee world. From latte art to the flat white, there is always something different that follows in the coming year. Here are some of the trends...

/ photo taken at Blue Bottle Coffee's newest outpost in Oakland, California /         Celebrating the 4th with a barbecue, beach party or night at the fireworks? Chances are you're planning to stock the cooler with iced...

      Are you ready to hear one more good thing about your favorite morning wake-me-up? A new study from Cornell University suggests that drinking as little as one cup of coffee a day may help preserve your eyesight...

/ title photo - Begin Simply /           Have you ever wondered why chocolate and coffee are such an amazing and enduring flavor pairing? Food chemists have wondered the same thing. The simple answer is this: foods that...

      We're big fans of Kickstarter coffee projects. The crowdfunding platform has helped launch some of our favorite coffee accessories, like the 3rd gen Able Kone coffee filter and brewing system. The last Kickstarter project we highlighted, the...

        Each year, the National Coffee Association releases one of the coffee industry's biggest consumer surveys, the National Coffee Drinking Trends Survey. The NCDTS is eagerly awaited by businesses in the retail coffee industry -- and widely...

/ TItle Image via SCAA Symposium /         What's on your schedule for Spring Break this year? If we had our druthers, we'd be heading out west to Seattle for the U.S.' biggest annual gathering of coffee people....

The coffee shop experience just wouldn't be the same without music. Over the years, we've discovered some of our favorite artists and bands after a barista played a cut or two from a new release at a local indie cafe....

      What happens when you put two or more passionate food artisans in a room and step out of the way? Just about what you'd expect to happen whenever you put a group of passionate artists together: they...

    Remember back in January we talked about expanding your coffee knowledge, tasting new coffees, trying new brewing methods and sharpening your coffee palate? How would you like to hit all of those points in one fun-filled, coffee-drenched day...

    These days, there's an app for everything. As popular as coffee is, it's no wonder that there are tons of coffee apps in the App Store, the Android Market and Google Play. We've picked out a handful of...

    A couple of months back, we told you about the coffee brewing class being offered at the University of California Davis campus this semester. In that class, engineering students -- as well as others -- focus on the...

    We'd never suggest that you waste good coffee doing anything but brewing it perfectly and enjoying it, but we understand how sometimes you end up with coffee you're just not going to drink. For us, it's usually a...

      Every coffee has many different faces, and a vertical coffee tasting is a good way to introduce yourself -- and a few friends -- to several of those faces at once. All you need is some friends,...

    A couple of weeks ago, we featured an interview with Chicago's Passion House Coffee Roasters. This morning, we were delighted to find another Passion House fan who is doing some very interesting things with his favorite coffee. Mark...

      Are you ever frustrated trying to taste the "juicy apricot notes" or "deep spicy cocoa undertones" described on the coffee label? Professional coffee tasters go through training to help them develop their palates and acquire a common...