A Nice Cuppa

Each year, The Tea Council holds a competition called “The Calm-A-Sutra National Scholarship Competition”.  One of my favorites is the 2007 honorable mention… “Tea is tougher than you think” by Tara Taylor.
“Tea is tougher than you think,” one of the original videos you will find amongst the plethora of entries. The criteria for winning is […]

Just when I thought the Venga Volkswagon designer energy drinks that help you zoom around all energized with vitamin juicy tea, in my local deli I found the Borba Be Beautiful skin balance waters!  Borba is a high-end organic cosmeceutical skin care company which I can barely afford to sample. I tried the Acai Be […]

A few days ago, Starbucks announced that its profits for this year’s third quarter were substantially lower than they were last year at this time. This may not sound like big news, but it’s the first time the coffee giant has reported a quarterly loss since it went public in 1992. The losses are forcing […]

It is not often that you get the words rap and tea in the same sentence. For some reason, at least in the U.S., the rap world and the tea-loving world seem to be pretty separate.
Not any more, thanks to Elemental, a hilarious D.J. and M.C. from — where else? — the U.K.  Dressed in […]

Starbucks sent out a teaser email to all on its consumer mailing list announcing something “Venti big” coming on April 8th. Being that it is a teaser, the coffee company of course left it as a big mystery. What might it be?
My money on the release of its everyday Pike Place Roast. I feel confident […]

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day with a green tea twist!
Delicate green tea cookies alongside a delicate Bailey’s creme mini cheesecake … even leprechauns would approve! I could not resist this breathtaking homage to Saint Pat. Which tea can you sip, that even a spoon stands up alone in the cuppa brew?

Delicate Baileys Irish Cream Cheesecake
Irish Creme cheese […]

Did you know March is Caffeine Awareness Month?  Neither did I, but now is as good a time as any to learn about that magical buzz in coffee and tea. One place to gain such an education is from the folks writing caffeine-related articles over at HowToDoThings.com.
Contributors to How To Do Things have posted a […]

Starbucks has announced a new line of artisan-style chocolates with flavors inspired by Starbucks Coffees, Tazo teas and other coffeehouse flavors. The line is set for a nationwide debut this month and has been expertly crafted by Artisan Confections Company, a subsidiary of The Hershey Company. According to Starbucks, “the chocolates are crafted with high-quality, […]

It is no secret to tea and coffee connoisseurs that clean water makes a difference to taste. But for many, clean water isn’t an option at all. This fact is one many people take for granted. When next brewing that cup of tea or coffee from a safe water source, consider […]

When I first saw this news story, I skimmed it quickly and thought they were adding breakfast sandwiches to the product offerings at Starbucks, but it turns out they’re doing exactly the opposite.  They’re nixing them.  Either I just don’t get to my Starbucks early enough in the morning, or they never carried them, because […]