A Nice Cuppa

Starbucks has trotted out two new Frappuccino blended beverages and an iced coffee drink to help drinkers beat the heat of the summer. These drinks debuted this week.
The first of the two new Frappuccino drinks, which both consist of Tazo Tea and fruit juice, is the Pomegranate Frappuccino juice blend. Starbucks describes this […]

Though it’s probably a little known fact that June is National Iced Tea Month, it’s a very well known fact that summer makes many of us crave iced tea. Some of us make sun tea, some make moon tea by letting the tea bags steep in the refrigerator overnight, and the rest of us, […]

Call it coincidence, but my new green coffee beans from Brazil arrived, just after I completed my FIFA World Cup pool with Brazil taking it all. Maybe my coffee juju will help them break the curse of a South American country winning on European soil. I watch and wait in anticipation, well caffeinated. […]

The movie Casablanca is a Hollywood fabrication full of glamour, grit, and characters whose dialogue is far too smooth to be authentic. Yet the movie is true in its portrayal of Morocco as a place of intensity and fever. It???s a place where the heady air might knock you over and the eyes […]

I am a coffee enjoyer. I know very little about it, and am more than happy with the 6-hour old, reheated brew served at any greasy-spoon diner. When I buy coffee for my home, it???s whatever is on sale, and sounds yummy. Yes, I am a marketers dream. Whimsical names and […]

In two recent unrelated studies, researchers have found that aside from giving your that boost of energy you need to start the day, your daily cuppa coffee may have added health benefits that were previously unknown.
In a study by researchers at India???s Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), it was discovered that coffee may shield the […]

As a long time faithful and devoted Target shopper, I find myself to be pretty confident with their store-brand products. So I was thrilled and suddenly hungry when on a recent trip to my local Target I spotted a vast assortment of gourmet coffee and tea items under the Target brand Archer Farms. […]

CROUCHING BARISTA, HIDDEN LACTOSE (continued…)
Recap: Somewhere in The Cuppa is a package. It seems to be the apple of more than a few eyes. Tuti gets tough and does what she has to do to make things right. Unfortunately it means wearing an apron and slugging joe. And so, […]

Remember how I said that Boca Java sent me a huge package to try their coffees? Well, I’m making my way through them. This past week, I’ve set the roaster aside, and focused on trying out two new blends before they are past their prime: Bloggers Fuel Boot-up Blend and Late-Night Login. […]

True to my southern roots, I am a huge fan of iced tea, sweet of course. It’s not just one of those drinks we enjoy on a hot summer day, nope we enjoy it year round. These humid southern summers make us grow to appreciate our iced tea more and more with each […]