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| You Might Be a Coffee Snob If... | Cafe Culture | Humor |
| You heat your baby’s bottle with the steam wand from your espresso machine. |
| The Phoenix Coffee Crawl | Travel | Phoenix |
| What is better than visiting one awesome coffee shop? Visiting five, right in a row! My Aunt Jackie and I had the pleasure last month of participating in a Phoenix area “Coffee Crawl” and it was a blast. |
| Home Roasting | Roasting | Overview |
| Roasting your own coffee at home can be a challenging and satisfying hobby, and getting started does not have to be expensive. |
| The Sound of Espresso, Music to My Ears | Espresso | Overview |
| Many times at coffee shops it is difficult to see behind the counter, to see what the barista is really doing. The grinding, banging, pounding, clanking, humming, gurgling, and whistling makes everyone wonder, what is going on back there? |
| Coffee Fortune Telling With a Turkish Coffee Pot | Brewing | Tasseography |
| You walk into a dimly lit room and take a deep breath, inhaling the dense and thick aroma of incense in the air. The walls are adorned with deep colors, green and burgundy and gold, and you can hear a jingling noise becoming louder and closer. You sit in front of a small table waiting for someone to arrive. |
| Coffee and Your Health | Health | Studies |
| You would be hard pressed to find another beverage besides coffee whose health benefits or concerns are more controversial. It seems with each passing year, coffee is hailed as either medicine or poison, but this year it seems the findings have been positive. |
| Decaf Coffee Methods | Brewing | Decaf |
| Can decaf taste just as good as regular coffee? Is it processed with chemicals? Can it be decaffeinated without chemicals? Is there a coffee plant that does not contain caffeine at all? After it is decaffeinated does it still contain some caffeine? |
| The Coffee House - A History | Coffee History | London |
| The 18th century London coffee house was the center of controversy, in many ways, even to the point of the king trying to ban coffee and close the establishments. Being the place for political discussion, some of the policies of our newly formed country might have originated in one of these places. |
| Coffee Cultures: Eritrea and Ethiopia | Brewing | Eritrea and Ethiopia |
| In Eritrea (pronounced er-ih-TRAY-uh), coffee is not merely something that starts on a timer and brews into to-go cups, but it is a ceremony, a ritual, a meaningful time to sit down with friends and family to chat. |
| Ice Cream and Creme Brulee | Recipes | Dessert |
| There is nothing more relaxing than slowly swinging on a hammock, feeling the light summer breeze, and enjoying some homemade ice cream. Sure, we could be sipping an ice cold caramel macchiato, but coffee ice cream – that’s heavenly! |
| Coffee Blending | Roasting | Blending |
| Have you ever noticed that on the supermarket shelves most of what you can buy are coffee blends? If single origin estate coffees are so fabulous, why would you want a blend? |
| The Art of Coffee Tasting | Brewing | Cupping |
| What does your favorite coffee taste like? Would you consider it bold or delicate, acidic or smooth? Is your coffee heavily fruited, with distinct mango and tamarind scents? |
| Mocha Chip Cookie | Recipes | Cookie |
| The only thing better than coffee is chocolate, or is it the other way around? Either way they are both fabulous, and go great together. |
| Grinding Down the Competition | Grinding | Equipment |
| It is a well accepted fact that whole coffee beans stay fresher longer than already ground coffee, so why doesn't everyone buy whole bean coffee? |
| Jacu Bird Coffee | Coffee Agriculture | Jacu Bird |
| If you thought Kopi Luwak was disgusting, wait, there's more! Introducing the Jacu bird into this family of pre-processed coffee should add an interesting avian flair to your mornings. |
| The History of Instant Coffee | Coffee History | Instant Coffee |
| We all have seen and possibly used instant coffee sometime in our life, but have you ever wondered where this dark, mysterious, water soluble powder gained its popularity? |
| Coffee Vacations - Day, Week or Weekend | Travel | Road Trip |
| For me, a cup of coffee can be one of the main attractions in a vacation. Each place I visit I look for the nuances in how they prefer their coffee, some with lighter roasts or others darker. |
| Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans | Recipes | Chocolate |
| What would be the perfect coffee confection to give to your valentine? Chocolate covered coffee beans of course! |
| Monsooned Coffee | Coffee History | Monsoon Coffee |
| In the 1600’s coffee made its way to Europe, first through the port of Venice, Italy. By sea it traveled, and traveled, and traveled some more. |
| Vietnamese Coffee Culture | Coffee History | Vietnam |
| In America it seems we try to do everything so fast. We have a drive through, pre-made, just microwave, fast food kind of lifestyle. |
| Latte Lingo | Cafe Culture | Lingo |
| Have you ever gone into a coffee shop and stared at the gigantic menu of fine print wishing they would just write it in plain English? Well, I hope I can help! |
| Kopi Luwak - Good to the last dropping | Coffee Business | Kopi Luwak |
| What kind of coffee could possibly sell for prices ranging from $100 to $300 per pound? I present to you "Kopi Luwak." |
