A Nice Cuppa

Everyone???s got a cause these days. And where are some of the most heated debates? The grocery store, more specifically, the coffee aisle. In this day and age, you???re shunned for popping open a jar of instant coffee. Everyone expects something different. One person who cares wants organic, another will […]

On a recent virtual shopping trip, I visited The Republic of Tea website and found a new must-try tea product - tea oil. The oil is produced when the seeds of the Camellia(tea plant) are cold-pressed resulting in a healthful extra-virgin gourmet oil. The Republic of Tea’s (stir fry) tea oil contains no […]

When was your first chai? Was it a concentrate Tazo concoction at Starbucks? Or, slow-brewed and lightly sweetened at a fine Indian restaurant? I remember falling in love with the spicy honey infused cup at a small Indian restaurant in a strip mall in Boulder, Colorado. The tea was a perfect […]

Check out the new line of gourmet coffees from Folgers - Gourmet Selections, which are available in seven varieties that all sound amazing. According to the website each variety is sold as whole bean or ground, and regular or decaffeinated. Available in the following flavors: Chocolate Truffle, Hazelnut Creme, Caramel Drizzle, Morning […]

Splenda has opened up a whole new world of food opportunities for those of us watching our sugar intake. Now they’re giving coffee drinkers even more new options. Splenda has recently introduced the first-of-its-kind product: Splenda Flavor Blends, available in; hazelnut, french vanilla and mocha. Each box contains 30 individual […]

There???s the Earl of Sandwich. The Duke of Earl. And if you???re a fan of NBC sitcoms, ???My Name Is Earl???. But of all the Earls out there, the Grey variety is by far the most ubiquitous ??? and the most delicious, of course. Earl Grey tea is uniquely perfumed, sweet […]

Does figuring out how to make the perfect cup of coffee feel like an up hill battle? Have you ever been to your neighborhood coffeehouse, tasted their coffee of the week and liked it so much you bought some beans to brew your own at home but just could not get that same great […]

Forbes magazine recently released their annual list of the 400 Richest Americans and coffee is still king. Starbucks founder Howard Schultz earned himself a cozy space at #354 on Forbes??? list with a net worth of $1.1 billion. No wonder ??? serving up 40 million caffeinated drinks a week will do that to […]

When you live in a climate like Northern California???s, Autumn really isn???t that much different from Spring or Winter. So, how do I know the season has changed? Just check out the menu at any coffee shop. Starbuck???s is featuring a Pumpkin Spice Latte. Pumpkin mixed with espresso, blended with classic […]

Much ado has been made of the new Espesso, gelatin/foam-like espresso dish that you eat with a spoon, created by Ferran Adria and served in the Lavazza cafes in Chicago. But, really, nothing is new about espresso in semi-solid form. While the Espesso recipe isn’t exactly known, Moveable Feast has an approximate recipe […]