Coffee N’ Beans

Would Sugar by Any Other Name be as Sweet?
Do you like your coffee black or with a touch of sweetener. Or maybe a lot of sweetener? Most coffee shops offer those little packets of white sugar, but some…

Gaggia Coffee Espresso Machine, Jennifer Nishijima

Bottom Line: Purchased two machines back to back… one broken, other defective.
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Two Hours of Joint Solitude

Solitude in a Cafe? Chris Pluger offers this short essay of an exploration of the reasons why we go to cafes - even if it is to "be alone".
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Emerging middle classes wake up to coffee (Reuters.co.uk)
LONDON (Reuters) - The new middle classes in Brazil, Russia, China and other emerging economies have got the taste for coffee and are driving world consumption higher, analysts say.

New coffee launched by Coca-Cola and Godiva (Drinks Business Review)
Coca-Cola North America and Godiva Chocolatier, a unit of the Campbell Soup Company, have formed a partnership to produce a new range of luxury coffee and chocolate drinks that will hit the shops later this summer.

TERMINATION OF SECRETARY ON COFFEE CITY AGENDA (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
COFFEE CITY - Three Coffee City City Council members have called a special meeting to discuss terminating city secretary Rose Warren after a Henderson County grand jury indicted Mrs. Warren on class-A misdemeanor charges of theft.

Coffee Tree Homemakers meet (News Democrat & Leader)
The regular meeting of the Coffee Tree Homemaker Club was held on April 10, at 6:30 at the Logan County Extension Office. President Opal McReynolds called the meeting to order.

Robusta’s Rehab

Arguments for and against robusta in espresso blends, featuring commentary from some of espresso’s top experts. A reprint from Fresh Cup Magazine.
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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….

ON NUTRITION | DR. ED BLONZ: Can drinking too much coffee cause brittle bones? (The Charlotte Observer)
Q. I’ve been told that coffee (caffeine) absorbs calcium and that it can even absorb calcium out of bones. Is that true? And, if so, does adding milk or half-and-half to coffee give the caffeine calcium to absorb and keep it from absorbing calcium elsewhere?

The Joy of Soy
Soy milk is a very healthy alternative to regular cow’s milk, both for straight drinking, or for adding just a splash in your tea or coffee. If you’ve never tried…

Two Hours of Joint Solitude

Solitude in a Cafe? Chris Pluger offers this short essay of an exploration of the reasons why we go to cafes - even if it is to "be alone".
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SCAA 2006 Charlotte Preview

A preview of the largest specialty coffee related tradeshow in the world - the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 2006 Conference and Trade Show happening in Charlotte, NC, on April 7th through the 10th, 2006.
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Coffeehouse Confessions
I knew I had a problem. I just couldn’t admit it.

What’s the buzz? Coke with coffee (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Despite what must have been a double dose of the jitters, the kola nut has gotten hitched to the coffee bean again.

Couple open Covered Bridge Coffee House in downtown Scio (Salem Statesman Journal)
Betty and Dan Peaslee have opened Covered Bridge Coffee House in downtown Scio. Betty and Dan gutted and remodeled the inside of the building at 38765 N Main when an antique shop moved out.

The Joy of Soy
Soy milk is a very healthy alternative to regular cow’s milk, both for straight drinking, or for adding just a splash in your tea or coffee. If you’ve never tried…

Krups Aroma Control Brewers (all), Stanton Dowd

Bottom Line: Well designed and well built, but it doesn’t make good coffee due to underheating of the water.
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