June 25, 2004
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A romantic glimpse into the tradition of Becharas Brothers Coffee, a family-run coffee company in Detroit, Michigan. This view offers a particularly apt description of professional cupping… “Dean Becharas Sr., the 69-year-old patriarch of southeast Michigan’s oldest coffee roasting company, … Continue reading
June 24, 2004
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Let’s see… coffee has more antioxidants than green tea, chocolate and wine, it can prevent the onset of adult-onset diabetes, reduce the risk of colon cancer and Parkinson’s disease, and it boosts performance. It seems quite possible that coffee is … Continue reading
June 24, 2004
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Researchers report the discovery of a coffee bean with virtually no caffeine: “It’s the news coffee-loving insomniacs the world over have been waiting for – scientists have discovered a naturally caffeine-free coffee plant. A cup of decaf could soon taste … Continue reading
June 24, 2004
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SFGATE.com chimes in with a refreshingly well-researched piece on home coffee roasting, following the saga of one consumer who’s tumbled down the same, increasingly obsessive path as your trusty author… “Lundblad is part of a tiny, slow-growing underground of coffee … Continue reading
June 23, 2004
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It’s not every day you get to thread together semiotic approximation, Starbucks, and Umberto Eco’s Kant and the Platypus in a single post… especially one about coffee.
June 23, 2004
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Has “having it your way” gotten out of hand? Most every coffee bar sports its own bewildering array of options on its menu… and with a growing number of those menu items trademarked and branded, it can be tough keeping … Continue reading
June 23, 2004
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Rating: Rating: There’s a mystery in Africa, friends and neighbors… a curious affair involving Tanzania and the peaberry bean. As we’ve covered before – recently, even – peaberry coffees comprise about 5% of a given coffee crop. How can it … Continue reading
June 22, 2004
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Today marks the first flight of a privately-built craft into space… and the dawn of an entirely new kind of space race. “This is a warm-up for the Ansari X Prize, but it’s a historic moment for all Americans,” he … Continue reading