Multnomah County commissioners in Portland Oregon have joined New York, San Francisco and Seattle's King County and other cities making restaurants and coffee shops post calories and other health information on their menu boards. (…)
For those of us who stop at a local shop for our morning or afternoon "To Go" cup of coffee or espresso or whatever you choose to order, there's a whole lot of cups being used and thrown away. (…)
I'm a fan of coffee news. It's interesting, amusing, and somewhat crazy to read what comes across the news wires.
Did you know:
Coffee was used as a murder weapon in New York. (…)
Those Down Under are just getting ready for summer, as those of us in the Northern hemisphere are bringing out our woolies. (…)
It's hot here in San Antonio-99 degrees and the heat appears to be rising in other places as well. Seems a blogger went to a coffee shop in Arlington VA. (…)
It's early morning here in San Antonio. I'm sitting on the patio drinking my espresso. I've seen two deer walk by not 20' feet away. Life is good. (…)
Seems a number of people are cutting back on their stops at the local coffee shops. (…)
At times I need a change of scene for working. The four walls of my home office just close in. That's the time I pack up the laptop and head out the door. (…)
I've got two great examples of eco friendly coffee businesses to share today. Both are across the pond from me. (…)
I was out and about driving around on Sunday afternoon. Just enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. I happened to pass a coffee shop recommended by my fitness trainer, Shanti Suttin. (…)
A friend called me last night to tell me he had great news. Seems he had just received a letter telling him he had inheirited a Riviera espresso machine. (…)
No discussion of milk plus espresso can be complete without talking about café au lait and café con leche. Both of these coffees are brewed coffees using finely ground espresso coffee. (…)
As I continue my coffee favorites, next comes the group of espresso drinks with milk added. Each coffee drinking culture adds its own unique stamp to espresso with their milk additions. (…)
I was working on a last minute assignment the other night when a friend dropped by. When I mentioned it was going to be a long night, he suggested a doppio. I had never heard of doppio before. (…)
If you would like a smaller portion of espresso then ristretto is what you would order. A ristretto is a half shot or ½ ounce of espresso. It has a different taste than an espresso. (…)
It’s a gray overcast day here in Texas and those types of days always make me think of the past. Not in a melancholy way just a remembering. (…)
