A Nice Cuppa

To continue the Peet’s love that Alicia started last week here at A Nice Cuppa, I wanted to mention the story contest that Peet’s recently held: “Why I Love Peet’s.”
Find the winning stories HERE - And make sure to check out one of my faves: “Peet’s Evermore” by Kristen Imler.

Back in January, I was having a bad run of it with my coffee makers. Here’s a look back:
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Coffee… Sweet Coffee… I’ve missed you. It’s been too long since I’ve been able to enjoy your dark smoothness! But, really, it’s my own fault.
Let’s recap…
*Stove-Top Espresso Maker (from my brother- and sister-in-law): gone (began to disintegrate… […]

As my boyfriend pointed out to me the other day, it’s now officially the holiday season as Starbucks stores all over the world have broken out their signature red cups. For the next few months, we’ll all be able to brighten our mornings and drag ourselves into the office with steaming hot Egg Nog, Gingerbread, […]

Southern Living magazine recently ran a piece on grabbing celebratory drinks while on the go this holiday season.  One of the drinks they featured was Hot Mexican Coffee from a place called Hugo’s in Houston.  It’s one of chef/owner Hugo Ortega’s popular traditions, and, as they described it, is “coffee infused with Mexican cinnamon, piloncillo […]

I just recently learned how to roast coffee beans. I have taken a job at a local coffee shop called Dunn Bros. The company is franchised in the States, and ranks very high in customer satisfaction, the main reason being that their coffees are all roasted on site for maximum freshness. It truly makes a […]

There are lots of coffee shops to make you feel trendy, cool, indie, underground, and otherwise hip. Maybe they have murals on the walls, or local art, or freakishly named coffee flavors. Maybe they do that thing with the steamed milk to make their cappucinos swirly. La Colombe achieves the ultimate in […]

Oriignally published on Well Fed on the Town by Jennifer Novic.
Before you head back to Vancouver (or British Columbia), Canada, and are in the United States on the I-5 in Washington State, there are several coffee stands you may be tempted to try out. Some are easy to spot off of the freeway while others […]

As I sit trying to revive myself after a strenuous morning workout with the blackest tea that I could find in the house, I am a bit dismayed by today’s de-caffeinated headlines. It seems that some researchers out of Bristol University in Britain have cast doubt on the energizing powers of caffeine.
Their studies suggest […]

I would like to introduce you to Simon Law.  He is a barista at Cottesloe’s John Street Cafe, in Australia, and he happens to be the Michelangelo of lattes.  What exactly do I mean by that?  Well, Simon turns an ordinary flat white (aka a latte) into a canvas for his masterpiece.  According to the Post, an Australian newspaper, Law has had no formal art […]

Walk in to your local coffeehouse or in some cases your local donut shop, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you see a gingerbread latte on the menu this time of year.  I’ve always been a fan of Starbucks version, having never heard of the drink any place else until this year.   It’s reasonable to say that I’m pretty impartial when it comes to Dunkin Donuts […]