Author Archives for Jaay Dunlap
A Refreshing Anteadote
How cute are these? I was browsing around the Adagio Teas website and discovered they have their own line of bottled teas.Anteadote is pure refreshment. The teas contain no preservatives or additives, and no sweeteners. Just pure filtered water, fresh tea leaves and vitamin C. Anteadote is available in four varieties: Black Yunnan, Chun […]
7-Eleven says: Caffeine Okay, Cocaine No Way!
I’m constantly hearing something in the news that makes me say to myself, “What will they think of next?” But one beverage maker has gone a little too far in my opinion. ReDux Beverages of Las Vegas has created their own high-caffeine energy drink they’re calling Cocaine. The drink is sold in 8.4 oz cans […]
Calorie-Burner In A Can
It use to be that you had a few choices. Coke or Pepsi? Diet or Regular? Today, it’s a totally different story. You’ve got plain diet, then you’ve got diet with Splenda, diet with this, diet with that. Now Coca-Cola has introduced a drink that claims to actually helps you […]
Ghosts, Gobblins and A Nice Cuppa Coffee This Halloween
Halloween is a holiday about having fun, getting scared and eating lots of candy. There’s no way around it - Halloween is a huge money maker for the candy industry. But there are other areas of the food industry stepping up their product development and marketing in hopes they will get in on […]
Starbucks Serving Fresh Coffee And Wedding Receptions
I may have heard it all now. A couple in the UK recently tied the knot and headed straight for Starbucks, where they were greeted by smiling baristas. They shared the caffeinated reception with 30 friends and family members in a roped-off area of the cafe. I suppose the story is pretty […]
Starbucks Introduces Maple Macchiato
Each fall fans of the Pumpkin Spice Latte cheer as Starbucks re-introduces it to their lineup. In addition, this year Starbucks is adding the Maple Macchiato to its fall menu. If you live in Canada and certain parts of the US, mainly the North East, you just might have already had a chance […]
Time To Cut Back On The Colas
According to a recent article on the “Scientific American” website, a new study shows that cola consumption can be linked to weaker bones in women. The study conducted by Dr. Katherine L. Tucker of Tufts University in Boston, was made up of more than 2,500 adults, 1,413 women and 1,125 men, and found that […]
Record Breaking News From Japan
Some records are made to be broken. And Sunday in Nagoya, Japan a lotta folks just broke one. Thousands of people volunteered to take part in a tea ceremony that would break the world record for simultaneous tea-drinking.
Sunday’s ceremony makes it’s way into the record books, sweeping aside the […]
Coca-Cola On The Far Coast
Coca-Cola is no stranger to the coffee business, having already introduced us to Coke Blak, a bottled soft drink of cola infused with coffee. But, the company is going in a radical direction with their new line of products. Coke has recently launched a new brand called Far Coast, which is the soft-drink […]
Now That’s A Tea Pot
Browsing the Adagio Teas website I found the coolest little teapot. The Globo glass teapot. It’s a 30 oz/4 cup glass teapot. I was drawn to the teapot because it’s so incredibly stylish. I just love it! The Globo Teapot is the recipient of the prestegious IF design award, but […]



