A Nice Cuppa

No matter where I turn there is no denying fall is definitely here.  The breeze has gone from crisp to down right chilly, and the trees will soon be bare instead of the beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red they are right now.  With these seasonal changes come craving changes for […]

If you spend much time in your car you’ve probably seen people doing some pretty strange things while driving. Sure tons of people eat and drink while driving, which as most of us know can be extremely messy not to mention dangerous. I’ve even seen people reading while driving, and I’m not talking maps. Women […]

I am such a sucker for design. A cool box, a beautiful website, and especially the aesthetic of food. So, you can imagine my glee in finding Teality. Their highly graphic website is packed with gorgeous product shots of their various teas, their simple round metal boxes that hold the tea, and of course the […]

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 […]

CROUCHING BARISTA, HIDDEN LACTOSE (continued…)
WEST SUMATRA
INTERIOR - CAR/MOVING - DAY
GUNTER: Is this possible?
PRAMANA: How much do you have in personal accounts?
GUNTER: We need it now? What for?
PRAMANA: To make a buy. What d’you think?
GUNTER: All of it?
PRAMANA: Maybe…I’m kicking in too, so…whatever. Depends on what the […]

I currently own three different milk steaming pitchers. Given that I’m the only one in my house that really drinks coffee, this may seem a bit extreme. But in reality, I have three because I am on a quest to find the perfect pitcher to help compensate for my poor art pouring abilities. Let me […]

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 […]

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 […]

CROUCHING BARISTA, HIDDEN LACTOSE (continued…)
TUTI: (in thought) Follow me Earlobe.
She knew he would. The sight of her running would pull him from his roost. It was like breaking from the blocks before the gun…everyone’s nerves were so jangled, people were looking for an excuse to run. So Earlobe would be […]

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 […]