A Nice Cuppa

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. […]

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 […]

There???s little in the food and beverage world that has not been revitalized in recent years with an ???artisan??? approach. Perhaps this is because revisiting inspired homemade cooking or brewing conjures nostalgia, quality, authenticity, and a certain kind of emotion. We can eat ???artisan??? pizza and imagine little old ladies kneading dough in […]

Have you ever broken the carafe to your coffee maker while washing it and wished to yourself that you didn’t have to deal with that stupid pot in order to have your daily coffee? Or if you’re a klutz like me, maybe you’ve repeatedly burned your hand on the heating plate. Well I’ve […]

Not that I’m complaining because I love the stuff, but they really do put coffee in everything don’t they? I was browsing the Caribou Coffee website to see if they have any tasty new drinks I haven’t heard about yet. No new drinks to report about. But get this, they’ve got a […]

The food industry has been abuzz in a major way lately about green tea. It seems everyone from Coca-Cola, to Lipton, to Snapple, to Starbucks and countless companies in between is jumping on the green tea bandwagon. But it looks like white tea might just start a craze pretty soon too. White […]

I’ve been on a bit of a food-lit kick over the last couple of months, so when I finished up my last one, Real Food by Nina Planck, I wasn’t sure where to go next. Then I stumbled upon The Devil’s Cup, a quick read on the history of coffee.

“Devil’s Cup” (Stewart Lee Allen)

In it, […]

CROUCHING BARISTA, HIDDEN LACTOSE (continued…)
Exterior - Bukittinggi, West Sumatra
GUNTER: (In thought) Why are we hiding in a motel? They know where we live….sure to know where we work. Whatever. You get freaked out, you hide. We’re hiding. I like hiding…even like being found. Game o hide […]

One of the greatest things about living in the Northeast is the clear definition and extension of the four seasons. The clear crispness and browning leaves ease us into fall. By winter, the branches are bare and the days are unbearably short. And then the crocuses usher in spring with their sturdy […]

I had to make a health food store run yesterday to stock up the pantry. My favorite, Mama Jean’s Natural Market, is a bit of a drive for me so when I’m there I usually peruse the aisles much like I wander joyously through the library on a Saturday morning. At both places, […]