Tagged With: coffee
Coffee emergency in Guatemala
Farmers in Guatemala are having a tough time battling a fungus known as ‘coffee rust’ which withers the leaves and can ultimately kill the coffee plant. The president of Guatemala has committed $14 million to help the farmers buy pesticides and receive instruction on how to better prevent the disease, and contain it from spreading. … Continue reading
Elephant poop coffee
So here’s one of those things that I thought (and hoped) was a joke, but it seems to be legit. Capitalizing on the high prices of Kopi Luwak coffee, and the massive sizes of elephants’ guys, entrepreneurs in Thailand have put a herd of twenty elephants to work eating and pooping coffee beans to subtly … Continue reading
Make your own coffee+donut stout!
I don’t know about this one…a homebrew stout with coffee and donut flavors? Just bizarre enough to be good, I suppose! If you’re into home brewing, you can pick up a mix for $40 at the Brooklyn Brew Shop.
A coffee lover’s guide to Disneyland
I’ve just returned from a California vacation, which included, naturally, a few days inside Disneyland. I found the coffee options pretty poor and figured I’d share some tips here for coffee travelers. We stayed in the Paradise Pier hotel, and while it featured in-room coffee, it was really typical hotel room coffee, which is to … Continue reading
Naturally Decaffeinated Coffee
Caffeine is not only healthy for you, but it’s good for the coffee plants too, acting as a natural insecticide. While people have perfected means of caffeine extraction to produce decaf coffee, let’s face it, it impacts flavor to some extent and adds cost. Which is why a sort of ‘holy grail’ of coffee growing … Continue reading
Coffee Flakes
Woo hoo! Coffee-covered corn flakes! Yes, that’s right….Riega Foods takes corn flakes and coats them with coffee, for a fantastic breakfast treat! Don’t expect to get a caffeine fix from this as there’s little of that in there, but for sheer culinary enjoyment, it’s great! Riega’s website has a list of grocery store chains that … Continue reading
Free Coffee!
The only thing better than coffee is, FREE COFFEE! How? Some of my favorite coffee shops offer free coffee on your birthday, and here’s how: Starbucks: if you register a gift card online, you’ll get a free beverage on your birthday. Dunkin Donuts: Join ‘DD Perks Rewards‘ and enjoy a free medium beverage on your … Continue reading
How to Brew Great Coffee
If you’re reading this, it probably means you have more than a passing interest in coffee. At some point in your life, your eyes have been opened to how this drink can be more than just caffeine, more than just something hot. It can taste…awesome. How do you maximize this? Simple. Start with the beans. … Continue reading
The Price of Convenience
The single-serve coffee machines seem to be everywhere you look; my local movie theater even uses them! They do offer fantastic convenience and consistent quality, but it comes at a price…according to the New York Times, the cost can be as high as $50 per pound (and that’s not taking into account the cost of … Continue reading
Rising prices of coffee
As demand for coffee increases, prices go up, but compounding the problem is climate change, resulting in ever increasing prices, and a shift from a cheap commodity drink to one where the bean is valued higher and the entire process more rigorously controlled. Anyway, there’s a great article about this over at Good, it’s worth … Continue reading
