Coffee N’ Beans

Lowndes faces impressive Coffee (The Valdosta Daily Times)
VALDOSTA Lowndes is the two-time defending state champion. But Coffee is the team that is 4-0 right now. Lowndes travels north to Douglas tonight to face Coffee. Kickoff at Jardine Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Recipes Around About
I thought it might be nice to put some of our other Food & Drink guides in the spotlight for a change. I’m not the only one with awesome recipes,…

Inanimate Objects Comics #26
The 26th Installment of Inanimate Objects.

Crazy Rumors Lip Balm
Crazy Rumors has a nice line of lip balms in a mix of coffee and tea flavors. I shared these with a few female friends (what do I know about…

Coffee Haus plans concerts (The Flint Journal)
SWARTZ CREEK - The Common Grounds Coffee Haus will open its doors at 7 p.m. Saturday for a second season of concerts. The new coffee haus is a way the United Methodist Church in Swartz Creek hopes to reach out to the community through java, music and fellowship.

Honduras Coffee
If I close my eyes, breathe in deeply, and think back of our vacation, the first image that comes back is the market at La Esperanza, Honduras and the wonderful smell of the Honduras coffee brewing.

Lowndes faces impressive Coffee (The Valdosta Daily Times)
VALDOSTA Lowndes is the two-time defending state champion. But Coffee is the team that is 4-0 right now. Lowndes travels north to Douglas tonight to face Coffee. Kickoff at Jardine Stadium is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

KitchenAid Retro Burr, James Lehr

Bottom Line: Stunning countertop art with feet of clay.
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Judge allows Wendy’s to spin off coffee, doughnut unit (The Star-Ledger)
NEW YORK — A federal judge told hamburger chain Wendy’s it could go ahead with its planned spinoff today of its profitable Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut unit, rejecting a last-ditch effort by bondholders to block it.

Monitoring Soil pH Inside Coffee Plantations
Soil pH is important because of the many effects it has on biological and chemical activity of the soil, which affects the metabolism of your plants.

Coffee: A Little Really Does Go a Long Way (NPR)
For people who love coffee, it’s more than just a drink. The morning cup is part ritual, part pick-me-up. But what most people don’t know is that a small amount of caffeine can give many people the lift they want, without producing jitters.

South Strabane OKs new coffee shop (Observer-Reporter)
A coffee shop received final site plan approval Tuesday for a new building adjacent to Bruster’s Ice Cream at Northgate Plaza on Route 19.

Morning coffee: Sept. 27 (USA Today)
Welcome to Morning coffee, where I decide what you should read from the major news sites. Actually, I just think these stories are the most interesting ones out there today: WiredOne scientist wants us to be nicer to psychopaths, arguing…

Inanimate Objects Comics #24
The 24th Installment of Inanimate Objects.

The Milk Frothing Guide

Everything you could possibly want to know about milk and milk frothing is presented to you by Aaron DeLazzer, CoffeeGeek, and Aabree Coffee.
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Capresso 551 Burr, Don Eylat

Bottom Line: you don’tbuy a Ferrari forthepriceof a Miata.
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Making the Perfect Smoothie
A smoothie is a thick and usually creamy drink made in a blender, and smoothies are excellent during the summer. By adding milk and fresh fruit, they can be very…

Coffee House to Present New Works by Bond, Butler and Maitner Sept. 28 (Playbill)
Coffee House, the new cabaret series presented at the Daryl Roth Theatre Complex’s D-Lounge, will continue Sept. 28 with an evening featuring excerpts from various new works.

Top Water Filter Bottles
If you enjoy filtered water, now you can filter on the go. These portable squeeze bottles have filter inserts, so you can fill’er up from any water fountain or tap…

Kenya: Coffee Farmers Reject New Rule (AllAfrica.com)
Coffee farmers in Nyeri have rejected the new Government directives stopping them from directly selecting a miller.

Deconstructing the Poplite Air Popper: a Cheap and Easy Hot Air Roaster
Unless you have an industrial capacity exhaust fan in you kitchen do not attempt to use this in your house. Air roasting beans produces quite a bit of smoke, so do it on your porch or at least outside.

Lola’s Iced Chocolate Espresso
This is a personal favourite for a mid-morning pick-me-up. My early mornings are spent in commuter traffic, horns non-stop and cars bumper to bumper.

iRoast 2 Home Coffee Roaster

We take a first look walkaround the iRoast 2 - a fluid bed air coffee roaster that lets you set custom profiles for achieving unique and standout roasts and blends.
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Kombucha Tea
Kombucha tea is a sparkling tea drink that you ferment, almost like making wine. Using a starter culture that you buy (or get from a friend), you can produce an…

Gearing up for the WBC…

As the judges training goes into high gear, Mark Prince gives a pre-show report (sans speculation about competitors, cuz it wouldn’t be right) from Bern and the WBC.
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The Controversial WBC

A detailed and frank look at the controversies surrounding this year’s WBC, from judging choices to the social events, and suggestions on how to improve for next year in Japan.
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The Coffee Art Corporation
Original coffee art from Ryan L. Lewis.

Starbucks’ coffee price to go up a nickel (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Next month, you’ll pay 5 cents more for a cup of Starbucks coffee.