Coffee N’ Beans

Starbucks enters Brazilian coffee market with 2 Sao Paulo stores (Seattle Times)
Starbucks unveiled its first stores in the world’s top coffee-growing nation today, hoping the hip shops will be a hit among fickle coffee drinkers used to paying…

Coke, Caribou join forces to sell ready-to-drink coffee (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Coca-Cola North America announced Thursday it will partner with Caribou Coffee to break into the ready-to-drink coffee market this summer. Coffee that consumers can drink cold on the spot is a small but growing segment of the non-alcoholic beverage industry in the U.S. PepsiCo’s partnership with Starbucks leads the category with a 90 percent share of the roughly 50 million cases of ready-to-drink

Living For The Mornings Part 5
Three coffee poems.

Health Benefits of Herbal Teas
With cold winter weather almost here, it’s a perfect time to experiment with some new herbal teas to help boost your health. Here is a list of many common herbs…

Spa Products by BodyCoffee
I’ve recently discovered an entire line of spa products that use coffee grounds, coffee extracts and coffee blossom scents. BodyCoffee has captured the theraputic qualities of coffee in their body…

Coffee County Oil Drilling Project (WTVY-TV 4)
The Coffee County Commission has now given an Ohio-based energy company permission to drill on its land. Trinity Resources Incorporated believes there is oil near the northern Coffee/Pike County line.

Exploring Irish Coffee

Our resident mixologist and barista extraordinare, Arthur Wynne starts his new column with a Celtic bang - an in depth look at the coffee beverage synonymous with Ireland - the Irish Coffee… plus a bonus signature drink!
Read more…

Newbie or Not Newbie: That is the Question

This article is about a fifty-something dad’s late age discovery of coffee, and how his penchant for learning combined with obsessive "geekness" lead him into the rich, dark paths of espresso brewing.
Read more…

Health Benefits of Herbal Teas
With cold winter weather almost here, it’s a perfect time to experiment with some new herbal teas to help boost your health. Here is a list of many common herbs…

Coffee purists go step further (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
ARLINGTON, Va. — America’s most finicky coffee drinkers tout their caffeine connoisseurship in many, often contradictory, ways. They spend a bundle at Starbucks, or refuse to patronize big chains. They drink only espresso, or decline any cup of joe they didn’t brew themselves.

WBC 2006 Finals Report

Mark Prince provides an indepth look at the WBC Finals, including detailed analysis of each Barista’s final performance and interviews with the competitors.
Read more…

Rancilio Silvia, Hans Pronk

Bottom Line: From using a commercial machine on a daily basis, this Silvia follows suit nicely.
Read review…

Good to the last dropping!?
What kind of coffee could possibly sell for prices ranging from $100 to $300 per pound? I present to you “Kopi Luwak.”

Coffee, Tea and Religion
Ramadan has just begun and Yom Kippur is also approaching, which got me thinking about food and religion. Coffee and tea are generally benign beverages with little spiritual significance, but…

Sip coffee while scanning CDs Starbucks opens Hear Music Coffeehouse in Bellevue (The Olympian)
BELLEVUE - Starbucks Corp. is staying close to home for another entry in its entertainment division, opening the fourth of its music-and-coffee hybrid stores in a suburban Seattle shopping center.

Health Benefits of Herbal Teas
With cold winter weather almost here, it’s a perfect time to experiment with some new herbal teas to help boost your health. Here is a list of many common herbs…

Implement No. 1
Artwork made from coffee.

The Coffee Float
Hearkening back to the days of Root beer floats, warm summer nights and the cooling draught slinking down your throat?

Choosing My Espresso Machine
The range of home espresso machines is enormous, judging from the price, amount of automation and the number of brands available in the market.

INeedCoffee Article Tips and Guidelines
A helpful guide on submitting articles and tutorials to INeedCoffee.

Coffee shop owners grounded in history (River Valley Business Report)
Todd Ondell has given the same drive and energy to being chairman of the La Crosse Sesquicentennial Committee as he has running the successful business Grounded Specialty Coffee he and his wife, Deb, own and operate together in downtown La Crosse.

Autumn Apple Abundance
I love the fall, and I love all the apples that come with it. I usually end up buying a whole bushel of apples, only to discover I don’t really…

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.
Read more…

Spices for the Season
At this time of the year, so many recipes are loaded with spices that I couldn’t resist highlighting some of them. Traditional holiday recipes have cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and allspice…

Inanimate Objects Comics #27
The 27th Installment of Inanimate Objects.

WBC 2006 Finals Report

Mark Prince provides an indepth look at the WBC Finals, including detailed analysis of each Barista’s final performance and interviews with the competitors.
Read more…

New coffee maker uses SPOT technology (USA Today)
A new coffee maker hitting stores for the holidays can display real-time weather data, using a “smart objects” technology that Microsoft has been touting for years. The $200 Melitta Smart Mill & Brew uses a wireless-data system by Microsoft to automatically display current weather conditions and forecasts.

Crema

James Hoffmann, the UK’s top Barista this year (and 5th at the WBC) starts off his brand new column on CoffeeGeek with an in depth exploration into the mysteries, myths and simplicities of crema.
Read more…