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Time.com recently reported that coffee drinking is not catching on among the 18-24 yr-old crowd, with only a little over one in four enjoying the brew. Author Janet Morrissey went on to describe the love affair of many in this...

There are some sections of the country where every office building has its own coffee shop or at least a kiosk or espresso cart. Rare is the office that doesn’t have a pot brewing during the day. Many offices even...

Some good things take time. Though coffee was “discovered” in Ethiopia in the sixth century and has been grown in Vietnam and other Asian countries, it didn’t take off in China until recently. Within the last decade it has made...

If you've ever felt guilty about your coffee indulgence, there is good news. Coffee and the GRIN2A gene might work together to help fend off Parkinson’s disease. Estimated to be present in 25% of the population, the gene and coffee...

If you’re on the Big Island of Hawaii in a future November, you might want to attend the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival and its Gevalia Kona Coffee Cupping Competition. Held this week, in this year’s event, sixty coffees from sixty...

For those of you who love to recycle and hate to throw anything away, Networx contributor Shira Beth has posted a new way of recycling coffee grounds. She suggests that tossing them in the fireplace before cleaning out the ashes...

Good water, the right grind and a clean machine top Austrian barista Franz Grünwald’s advice for making the perfect cup. In a recent article for Cityscape Restoranto, Lana Hall reported on the advice of the world champion barista and “certified...

Clarke Bowling of NYDailyNews.com has been counting calories this month. Not just any calories, but those to be found in the wonderfully creative, pretty, decadent and sweet offerings from the coffee house chains like Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts, as first...

An article by Denise Mann in WebMDHealth News reported on a study in November’s Neurology that showed that stroke risk temporarily increases the first hour after drinking coffee but reverses itself within two hours. The risk also seems to apply...

The Vietnamese government has decided on annually stockpiling thousands of tons of coffee beans to better control the price of their coffee. This year the country’s coffee industry plans to hold back 500,000 tons for six months. Exporters are recommending...

As in the case of all crops, yearly weather changes cause ups and downs in the production yields. Location is everything in coffee as in most things in life. We’re soon to experience a down year: for the year 2011-2012,...

½ ounce green chili or Serrano (or less, depending on your desired level of “heat”) 4 ounces yellow onion, finely diced 1/2 ounce garlic, minced 3/4 tsp olive oil ¼ tsp coffee grounds 1/2 Teaspoon sea salt 1/2 Teaspoon crushed...

On a recent Coffee Blog by Melissa Allison, Zachary Carlsen (Sprudge.com) lamented the use of laptops in coffee shops, stating they have “killed” the coffee shop. His feeling is that coffee shops are turning into libraries because so many customers...

Ingredients 1/2 tbsp Molasses 1/4 tsp caramel pinch ground ginger 1 ounce freshly brewed espresso pinch ground cinnamon 1/2 cup steamed whole milk   Preparation Add molasses and caramel into wide brim demitasse Sprinkle ground ginger add espresso slowly to...

Can’t get enough coffee?  Satisfy your sweet tooth with a luscious coffee-infused treat.  This delicious and easy Chocolate Chip Coffee Cookies recipe variation on the all-time cookie favorite is a sneak peek from Coffee: More than 65 Delicious and Healthy...

  Ingredients Makes approximately 40 cookies1 tablespoon instant coffee ¼ cup hot milk 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup cream cheese, room temperature 1 cup packed brown sugar 2/3 cup melted chocolate 2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur 2 ½ cups flour...

Ingredients Makes 20 brownies2 cups quality bittersweet chocolate 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup butter ½ cup brewed coffee 2 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee liqueur ½ cup flour 6 eggs ¾ cup roasted hazelnuts, shelled Utensils 8-inch by 10-inch baking...

Ingredients Makes 4 short cups3 egg yolks 3 tablespoons sugar ½ cup sweet cream 4 servings espresso, chilled Strawberries (optional) Preparation Combine the egg yolks and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until foamy and bright....

Ingredients Serves 4 2 cups sweet cream 16 ounces fine bittersweet chocolate 1 tablespoon instant coffee dissolved in 2 tablespoons boiling water 1 tablespoon brandy Preparation Bring the cream to a boil in a small saucepan over low heat. Place...

Ingredients Makes 4 large cups4 serving’s espresso 2 tablespoons sugar 10 ice cubes 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped 2 cups cold water Preparation 1. In a blender, blend together the espresso and sugar for 2 minutes.2. Stop the blender and add the...

Ingredients Makes 6 medium cups¾ cup finely ground coffee 1 teaspoons cinnamon 6 cups water ½ cup sweet cream 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 cup milk 3 teaspoons brown sugar 1/3 cup fine bittersweet chocolate Preparation...