Coffee N’ Beans

Nicotine in Tim Horton’s Coffee?
A friend of mine let me in on a secret: the reason Tim Horton’s coffee is so good is because they add nicotine to keep all us Canadian coffee-drinkers addicted. I looked at him with open disbelief. Sure, he said….

La Minita Coffee It s in the Green Beans
La Minita is arguably the best coffee in the world and is sipped by the who s who in the specialty coffee industry as well as by those of us who have access to it in our businesses.

Presto Scandinavian Coffee Maker, Tim Eggers

Bottom Line: $40 maker that rivals the $170+ Technivorm in the cup!
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Krups Pump Machines - Other, Chris Becker

Bottom Line: Quality espresso.  Great machine for beginner or intermediate without tons of $$ to invest.
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Coffee on the Road - Amherst, MA
Leaving Columbus for Amherst, our author feared losing the great the coffee houses he was used to. Would Amherst be Caffeine City?

The Good, The Bad, The Uninformed

Rhonda Eudaly tells us about her journey into what quality coffee really is all about, and how she has Billy Crystal moments (from City Slickers).
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Starting a Coffee or Tea Business
Do you have an entrepreneurial drive to be your own boss, and master of your own domain? Well, coffee shops and tea houses are hot these days and might be a good place to start. I have a page of…

The Barista Code of Conduct

Nick Cho offers up a preliminary "work in progress" called the Barista Code of Conduct - meant to take the Third Wave movement on its upward path.
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Burger King to launch new coffee brand (Muzi)
[LatelineNews: 2005-9-27] NEW YORK - Burger King Corp. Chief Executive Greg Brenneman said on Tuesday the No. 2 burger chain will launch a new coffee brand called “BK Joe” in the next 10 days, beating McDonald’s Corp.’s nationwide rollout of its new coffee blend by several months.

Microbial Communities
The amazing fact about Indian Coffee Plantations is that they are steeped in a tradition of growing coffee under shade by a variety of trees.

Its Everything Coffee at OwnAnythingCoffee.com The Newly Launched Web-store is Already Creating a Buzz Amongst Coffee (PR Web)
Home roasting is the new it thing to do amongst serious coffee consumers. Its popping up on the Internet. Its talked about at high-priced specialty coffee shops in hushed whispers at back tables. Its even generating a flurry of books and articles. But you dont have to tell the staff at OwnAnythingCoffee.com this theyve been the benefit of the home roasting buzz, and the website, and

WebMD, Caribou Coffee, Horizon Lines IPOs on deck (CBS Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The name WebMD returns to the stock market this week in the form of a spinoff from parent Emdeon, and Caribou Coffee takes aim at such publicly traded rivals Starbucks and Peet’s as the IPO market continues to gear up for fall.

SCREAM IN YOUR COFFEE (New York Post)
SCREAM IN YOUR COFFEE September 26, 2005 — CERTAIN things just aren’t done on TV. Sexy things, sure. But also the kinds of jump-from-behind-the-bushes stuff that is a staple of scary movies in the theater but are considered just too intense for TV.

SERBC Barista Competition 2005

Dan Kehn reports from the South East Regional Barista Competition for 2005, with photos from Jay Caragay to sate your appetite!
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Top Fully Automatic Espresso Machines
A fully automatic espresso machine has an integrated grinder, and will grind just the right amount of coffee for the perfect shot each time. Talk about fresh, and still easy to use. Even with the grinder, you can usually make…

Iced Coffee Extra Smooth
A cold drink recipe.

Colombia to Set Up Coffee Futures Market, Growers’ Group Says (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Colombia will establish a coffee futures market and make it easier for investment funds and farmers to buy and sell derivatives as it moves to boost farm income, the coffee growers’ association’s director said.

Saeco Classico, Alan Jarrett

Bottom Line: If you can find a better Espresso Machine in this class for the money…buy it!
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Best In Show
This strip explores the quirky relationship between a coffee junky and his disapproving, compassionately-challenged dog.

Max Coffee named NZ’s best (Stuff)
A small Kerikeri coffee-roasting firm has taken three of the eight major awards at this year’s New Zealand Coffee Awards, including New Zealand’s best coffee.

COFFEE NEWS USA (Entrpreneur.com)
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City coffee shop owners make case in rent dispute (Portsmouth Herald)
PORTSMOUTH - A rent dispute debating the square footage of a downtown coffee shop and being aired in the local district court has been continued until Sept. 28.

Microbial Communities
The amazing fact about Indian Coffee Plantations is that they are steeped in a tradition of growing coffee under shade by a variety of trees.

George Howell Interview, Pt. 1

The transcript from our first of two interviews with George Howell, of Terroir Coffee, in which we talk about Coffee Connection, the Boston Coffee scene, and Starbucks.
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Coffee on the Road - Los Cabos, Mexico
In the land of tequila, can one find a decent cup of coffee?

Catapult Coffee Review
A new kind of coffee that will appeal to the health-conscious among us. Catapult coffee is a unique blend of roasted coffee and herbs. Sound like an unusual combination? Well, read my new review of Catapult and see what…

Coffee time for McMillan cancer fund (North Wales Pioneer)
IT S AMAZING what a cup of coffee can do to help people living with cancer, and that is why Mayor and Mayoress Cllr Glyn Jones and Gwen Jones from the bay of Colwyn Town Council are taking part in McMillan Cancer Relief s World s Biggest Coffee Morning.

Autumn-Holiday Coffee
Holiday coffee recipe.