Coffee N’ Beans

Vietnam sees 2008 coffee exports up at 15 mln bags (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
HANOI, Oct 22 - Vietnam’s coffee exports next year are projected to reach 900,000 tonnes, or 15 million bags, the government said on Monday in the first official projection for 2008 by the second-largest producer after Brazil.

Sex and Coffee
Coffee has supposedly been around since about 1200 A.D., and sex has been with since we began procreating. So it only makes sense that there would be some link between coffee and sex.

‘Power your day with prayer, and fresh-brewed coffee…’ at Powers Coffee Express. (Elizabethton Star)
Photo by Eveleigh Hatfield Power your day with prayer, and fresh-brewed coffee… at Powers Coffee Express, now open at 304 Legacy Drive (the corner of W. Elk Ave., and Legacy Drive) across from Eden s Carpet. Pictured (l-r), owners Rita and Greg Powers and employee Connie Lipscomb.

Catch the Caz Coffee Caf (BizJournals)
When you wake up as early as I do, coffee isn’t so much a luxury as a necessity. I prefer local breweries for my morning jolt, which is why I was so pleased to find Caz Coffee Caf on Abbott Road in South Buffalo.

Coffee customer charged with indecent exposure (The Idaho Statesman)
Garden City police arrested a Caldwell man Friday on a charge of indecent exposure at Hotties Mocha More Coffee Shop at 2943 Chinden in Garden City. Michael P. Obanion, 43, was arrested outside his workplace on Federal Way Friday afternoo

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…

European Coffee
Basic coffee, thickened up with vanilla and beaten egg whites. A very unusual addition to your cup, whipped thick and actually floating on top of the coffee. Spicy Milk Tea A recipe…

Ministry offers an at-ease scene with coffee, music (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Trying to find a way to relate to more people, Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church is breaking new grounds. The church has begun “Coffee House — Standing on Holy Grounds,” a monthly program that offers coffee, live music and fellowship in the church basement.

La Pavoni Eurobar, Daniel Ekengren

Bottom Line: Too expensive for what you get - a bad build-quality machine that isn’t great at making espresso
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From the poorest postal code to the most expensive coffee

In the first original article for CoffeeGeek’s newest column, Mark talks about the Western Canadian Regional Barista Championship, some magical moments in a place you’d least expect it, and experiencing the Esmeralda Especiale.
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Coffee Profiling and Dessert Pairing
Coffee is to be no longer underrated. It s no longer that set of tin cans lining the common supermarket shelf and will likely no longer be so disrespected. Coffee is now the pride of the same connoisseur who for so many millennium prized and cherished wines and chocolates.

European Coffee
Basic coffee, thickened up with vanilla and beaten egg whites. A very unusual addition to your cup, whipped thick and actually floating on top of the coffee. Spicy Milk Tea A recipe…

PM sells economic message over coffee (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Prime Minister John Howard took a coffee break from the election campaign on Friday, but was still on message.

Zarafina Tea Maker Suite
While coffee makers are a common sight in kitchens around the world, machines for making tea are just not that common. Even if making tea the old-fashioned way seems fine…

European Coffee
Basic coffee, thickened up with vanilla and beaten egg whites. A very unusual addition to your cup, whipped thick and actually floating on top of the coffee. Spicy Milk Tea A recipe…

100% Kona Coffee: Is there really a difference?
A customer walked into a coffee shop to order a cup of coffee. Before ordering, he asked the barista how long it had been since the coffee had been brewed. She didn't know but was willing to come get him when she brewed a fresh pot.

Ivory Coast president promises to protect coffee, cocoa sector from corruption (Sharewatch)
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (Thomson Financial) - Laurent Gbagbo, President of the Ivory Coast, said he would not allow the African country’s crucial coffee/cocoa sector, one of its key resources, to become corrupted.

India To Get US$594,000 To Control ‘Leaf Rust’ In Coffee Plants (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
NEW DELHI, Oct 18 Asia Pulse- India would receive US$594,349 from a UN-funded body to check diseases like ‘Leaf Rust’– found in coffee crop that leads to the withering away of the leaf. The assistance is part of a US$2.91 million fund which has been approved by Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) to check diseases in coffee in five countries including India. The Amsterdam-based CFC, an …

Top Hot Chocolate Recipes
You can get just as creative with hot chocolate as you can with coffee, so why not try out some of the most popular hot chocolate recipes I have. Nothing…

Coffee Profiling and Dessert Pairing
Coffee is to be no longer underrated. It s no longer that set of tin cans lining the common supermarket shelf and will likely no longer be so disrespected. Coffee is now the pride of the same connoisseur who for so many millennium prized and cherished wines and chocolates.

Coffee Pacifica Appoints a Chief Operating Officer (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Coffee Pacifica, Inc. (OTCBB:CFPC) announced today that it has appointed Mr. Paul Khakshouri, a director, as the new Chief Operating Officer effective October 15, 2007. Mr.

Behmor 1600 Coffee Roaster - First Impression
Maybe you've been hearing about the new roaster by Joe Behm. Maybe you heard it under other names, like the Joe Roaster.

Thai Minor to buy 50 pct of Australian Coffee Club (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
BANGKOK, Oct 16 - Thai fast-food restaurant firm Minor International said on Tuesday it would buy a 50 percent stake in Australia’s Coffee Club Holdings Pty Ltd for 660 million baht .

Coca-Cola, illycaffe to market coffee (FinanzNachrichten)
NEW YORK (AP) - Soft drink maker Coca-Cola Co. ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) and Italian coffee maker illycaffe Spa said Monday they signed a memorandum of understanding to form a global joint venture to make and distribute ready-to-drink coffee beverages.

The Milk Frothing Guide

Everything you could possibly want to know about milk and milk frothing is presented to you by CoffeeGeek.com and Aaron Delazzer
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From the poorest postal code to the most expensive coffee

In the first original article for CoffeeGeek’s newest column, Mark talks about the Western Canadian Regional Barista Championship, some magical moments in a place you’d least expect it, and experiencing the Esmeralda Especiale.
Read more…

Coffee Culture Week to be held in HCM City (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge - Coffee culture week will be held in the Unification Park in Hanoi from November 29 to December 2 and the Tao Dan Cultural Park in Ho Chi Minh City from December 13-16 with a wide range of activities, aiming to promote Vietnamese coffee.

Ivorian leader calls for inquiry into cocoa, coffee sectors (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has called for a judicial inquiry into alleged embezzlement in the lucrative cocoa and coffee sectors, in a letter made public by the presidency Saturday.

Gbagbo probes corruption in cocoa, coffee industry (Mail and Guardian)
C te d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo has called for an investigation into long-standing accusations that cocoa and coffee boards have embezzled funds meant to aid the producers of the country’s lucrative crops, a spokesperson said.

An Argentine Barista in Japan

When circumstances led to the first-ever Argentinean National Barista Champion withdrawing from the World Barista Championship, Federico Cabrera found himself with two weeks to prepare for Tokyo. This is his remarkable story.
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