Coffee N’ Beans

Old, new plans for Coffee Creek cross paths (Post-Tribune)
The Chesterton Plan Commission took action Thursday night to wipe away old plans for development at Coffee Creek before proceeding with the first phase of a housing development.

An Acapella Cup Near Timberline

Trisha Neimi discovers and shares coffee as music, from the notes in a cup of Kenyan to a song of her own making.
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Discover Rapunzel’s Coffee & Books, a Nelson County treasure trove of talented local musicians and devoted coffee lovers (Cavalier Daily Online)
A mere 35 miles south of Charlottesville on Rte. 29 is home to one of the most unique and inviting musical hot spots in the region. Rapunzel’s Coffee & Books is located in the small town of…

Coffee is grounds for applause (San Jose Mercury News)
I was born and raised in the coffee-lovers’ capital of Seattle. My ties to the city have taught me plenty of beans about what makes a good cup of joe. The roasting. The blend. The ambience.

Par panel, govt differ on MSP to coffee growers (New Kerala)
New Delhi, Dec 21: Unimpressed with the government’s reluctance to give Minimum Support Price for coffee, a Parliamentary panel has again asked the Commerce Ministry to consider fixing MSP or restructure a special fund meant for stabilising prices of the crop.

Top Flavors for the Holidays
With so many traditional foods around the Christmas holidays, I’m sure you are sentimental about a few of them. Why not put some seasonal joy in your cup with some…

Spa Gifts for Coffee and Tea Lovers
Left the gift suggestions continue! Since most coffee and tea drinkers enjoy a little indulgence, I thought that some spa gift ideas would be most appropriate. Here are a selection…

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…

Nuova Simonelli Grinders - Others, Jakob Ram

Bottom Line: A lesson in useability.
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Egg Nog Recipes
Christmas is just a couple weeks away and I’m already in the mood for some egg nog. I’ve added several new recipes to the egg nog page so you can…

Cafe in Japan serves ‘coffee stout’ (UPI)
MITO, Japan, Dec. 17 (UPI) — A cafe in Mito, Japan, is serving “Coffee Stout,” a coffee-flavored beer, the Mainichi Daily News reported. The dark beer is made by mixing sweet wort — a derivative of barley — with coffee beans.

Top Flavored Syrups
Flavored syrups are a fast and convenient way to add flavor to your coffee, tea or even hot chocolate. They come in oodles of flavors and you can often get…

Protesters picket coffee outlet (The Telegram Online)
Water, water everywhere, and lots of coffee to drink but a group outside Starbucks on Kenmount Road Saturday were more interested in protesting what they say is the company s refusal to recognize the rights of Ethiopian coffee farmers to the names of their products.

Simplified Cold Brewing Method
A simplified cold coffee brewing method.

Money Constraints Affect Coffee Programme (AngolaPress)
Luanda, 17/12 - Only 320 tons of coffee beans were bought this year by Angolan firm “PROCAF “, against the 2,000 tons planned under the Commercialisation Programme for the same period, due to financial constraints.

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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Capresso ST600 Coffee Maker

We take a first gander and product walk through of one of the latest coffee brewers from Capresso - the definitely art deco ST600 Thermal coffee brewer.
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Whole latte love : Couple’s affair with coffee leads to wedding at Starbucks (HometownAnnapolis.com)
Walking through a coffee-cup tunnel inside the City Dock Starbucks yesterday morning, Annapolis newlyweds George and Leslie Sparks laughed.

Brazil 2007-08 Coffee Crop May Fall 27% on Low Cycle (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) — Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer, expects its 2007-2008 harvest of the bean to drop as much as 27 percent as its coffee trees enter the low-production year of a two-year growth cycle.

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.

Beginner’s Guide to Cupping

Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia Coffee gives you a primer on how to cup coffee at home! Using simple tools, and with a beginner’s vocabulary, you can evaluate coffee like the pros!
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Coffee cash for charity (Wiltshire Times)
A CHURCH-RUN coffee morning in Bradford on Avon has raised more than 100 for a charity for adults with learning disabilities.

Coffee Cup owners plan to revive Mission (Stevens Point Journal)
As husband and wife, Marc and Sadie Nicolas have worked out a balance in the one year that they have owned The Coffee Cup restaurant in Rosholt.

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.
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Bezzera Espresso Machines, Darren A

Bottom Line: Good machine at an unbeatable price.
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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.
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