A Nice Cuppa

Can we say slow down? Starbucks just keeps growing and growing, with no end in sight. At the company’s recent analyst meeting Martin Coles, president of Starbucks Coffee International, announced that the company has plans to open its first stores in Russia, and Brazil, along with a store on the continent of African. […]

If lately you’ve been seeing a bit more pink than usual, it’s probably because October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there are new products and brand promotions popping up everywhere encouraging us to think pink. Like many companies the Republic of Tea is taking part in the fight for the cure. […]

For soldiers stationed at Camp Schwab in Okinawa lattes and cappuccinos are a lot easier to come by these days. It used to be that soldiers had to drive at least one hour to Camp Courtney if they wanted a cup of gourmet coffee, but as of Friday that’s all changed now. Friday […]

Call it the coffee lover in me, but I can remember my very first Starbucks Frappuccino. Believe me it has been quite a few years ago, but from that very first taste I was hooked. The same goes for my first spoonful of Starbucks ice cream, it was literally love at first bite. […]

With feelings of fall creeping in all around us, so are those fall food cravings. For me one of those cravings is for muffins; something slightly sweet that I enjoy with a steaming cup of coffee. It seems that everywhere I turn lately I see pumpkins, which left me with a craving for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As a baker and a coffee lover sometimes ya just find it necessary to meld the two together. Often I find that the addition of coffee to a chocolate based recipe helps to bring out the chocolate flavor even more. Recently I picked up a copy of Short + Sweet by Gale Gand […]