Archive for July, 2007

Coffee Notes from All Over

Just the same, don’t forget the sunscreen. Researchers have found that caffeine boosts resistance against UV radiation, and skin cancers.Sunny Cup

The relationship between caffeine and cancer cells is under close scrutiny following evidence that it can increase a process …

Rocketing to the Top of My Wish List

Following in the footsteps of its eSantos brewer line, Bodum has, I suspect, a new instant classic on their hands. Their new manual drip Bistro model takes a page from the classic Chemex pour-over coffee brewer, …

It’s National Coffee Milkshake Day…

No, I swear I’m not making this up. It’s for real. Why? Coffee MilkshakeI suspect it’s somebody’s idea of how to separate you from your wallet, or at least a few bits of paper you’re carrying around. The Slash …

From the Earth Shaking News, Dept.

Wowsers.

Kraft Foods is changing the blend of its flagship coffee brand, Maxwell House, to give “mainstream America” a richer, less bitter cup of coffee, a spokesman said on Monday. Maxwell House … will be made of 100 percent arabica beans starting this autumn, with the exception of its …