Archive for December, 2007

Get into the Holiday Spirit With Thanksgiving and Christmas right

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Get into the Holiday Spirit
With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, it’s time to gear up your holiday senses. Celebrate the season with some new tastes and flavours. Holiday Flavours - Try some new…

Gift Buying for the Coffee or Tea Lover The gift-buying

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Gift Buying for the Coffee or Tea Lover
The gift-buying season is upon us, and if there is anyone on your list who loves their coffee or tea, these are the gift ideas you need. Whether you are…

Bartender s coffee and chocolate brew bags first prize (The Star)

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Bartender s coffee and chocolate brew bags first prize (The Star)
FOR two years in a row, contestants from the Holiday Inn Glenmarie have won the Passion for Coffee contest. Bartender Norazilah Abdullah won the first prize in this year s contest for inventing Choco-rosso, a drink made from espresso coffee and chocolate.

Gift Buying for the Coffee or Tea Lover
The gift-buying season is upon us, and if there is anyone on your list who loves their coffee or tea, these are the gift ideas you need. Whether you are…

Gifts for Caffeine Addicts
For some people, coffee is just the means to an end. Caffeine is what matters, and any form will do. If you know someone like that, who craves those chemical…

New Year’s Coffee Resolutions If you’re one of the many

Friday, December 28th, 2007

New Year’s Coffee Resolutions
If you’re one of the many people who take this time of year to make some changes in your life, why not make a resolution or two when it…

Coming Home to Coffee in Poland CoffeeGeek’s own Beata Siwinski

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Coming Home to Coffee in Poland
Coming Home to Coffee in Poland

CoffeeGeek’s own Beata Siwinski describes a recent journey back to her hometown of Warsaw, Poland, her search for the dream cafe and the perfect espresso.
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Blood Pressure and Coffee
There have been some irresponsible articles written over the years, that assure the reader that drinking coffee will not raise your blood pressure.

Coffee Cup 2.0 Every year coffee hobbyists are exposed to

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Coffee Cup 2.0
Every year coffee hobbyists are exposed to many new brewing or home roasting gadgets. Not only is innovation occuring at the gadget level, but it is also occurring with the disposable coffee cup.

History of Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate didn’t start out as the sweet and creamy drink you know and love. The Atzecs first drank chocolate cold, mixed with wine and spiked with chili peppers. It…

Siune named chief of coffee group (The National)
FORMER agriculture minister Mathew Siune has been appointed chief executive officer of PNG Coffee Growers Federation (PNGCGF) Ltd. PNGCGF chairman Jon Yogiyo made the formal announcement in Goroka last Thursday, and described Mr Siune as a man of wisdom with a wealth of experience in agriculture.

Sports comes to coffee tables (AM New York) Sports is

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Sports comes to coffee tables (AM New York)
Sports is a challenging category for the book industry, which finds a small audience for sports titles that aren’t widely appealing autobiographies by commercially successful sports figures such as Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong. Three new coffee table books this season blaze fresh paths toward attracting discriminating book buyers to the sports section.

Vibiemme Machines - All, Phil Baker
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Bottom Line: A great choice for a no-compromise machine under $2000.
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Braun FlavorSelect KF Models, David Maw
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Bottom Line: Crummy lukewarm coffee.
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October Coffee Discoverings Eveyrthing from hand grinders and cool espresso

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

October Coffee Discoverings
October Coffee Discoverings

Eveyrthing from hand grinders and cool espresso cups to the potential "Coffee of the Year" (no, it’s not Esmeralda!) is covered in this edition of Coffee at the Moment. Mark also asks you how you feel about trade show and barista competition coverage on the website.
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Autumn Apple Abundance I love the fall, and I love

Monday, December 24th, 2007

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…

Coffee producers foresee prosperity at home (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge Vietnam is now the second biggest coffee exporter in the world but locals still drink muddy swill because processors are targeting export markets; greater demand for quality coffee is correcting this tragedy.

In Your Space: Van Rooy Coffee building gets new tenant (The Plain Dealer)
For nearly 70 years, the aroma of freshly roasted coffee emanated from the Van Rooy Coffee Co., a fixture along the West Shoreway. These days, the smell of coffee still permeates the building, but its source is a plain old coffee maker.

Good deed at coffee stand is repeated 813 times (Everett

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

Good deed at coffee stand is repeated 813 times (Everett Herald)
MARYSVILLE — No matter how early she comes in, the mystery woman is always smiling when she orders her iced tea at the Starbucks in north Marysville.