by deCadmus | Jul 22, 2007 | Arts & Letters, Forty-two
I am inordinately chuffed to see the name Cadmus turn up in a Harry Potter book. 😉
by deCadmus | Jul 21, 2007 | Coffee, Coffee Reviews
Rating: [rating:4.5/5] 40 Sardines. The American Restaurant. Blue Bird Bistro. The Classic Cup, Le Fou Frog, Yaya’s EuroBistro… great Kansas City restaurants, all. Each offers a wonderful dining experience. And each serves coffee from The Roasterie. Not...
by deCadmus | Jul 20, 2007 | Coffee, Coffee Reviews
Rating: [rating:4/5] You make your picks, you takes your chances… that’s how it goes when you bid on coffee at auction. Will the coffee be everything that you found in the auction sample? Will it be shipped carefully and travel well? Will it arrive —...
by deCadmus | Jul 19, 2007 | Arts & Letters, Web/Tech, Writing & Reading
If you’re a fan of the Harry Potter series — and I am — this last run-up to a book release has you sort of twitchy. Spoilers — or potential spoilers — lurk around most every corner, and sometimes in seemingly innocuous places. Simply...
by deCadmus | Jul 18, 2007 | Coffee
Where’s the next battleground for coffee supremacy? Place your bets on India… Today, there are about 750 cafés across India, two-thirds of which are owned and operated by Café Coffee Day, a company that plans to have 1,400 cafés across India in...
by deCadmus | Jul 18, 2007 | Coffee
You have, no doubt, heard by now that Starbucks has closed its store in the Forbidden City. You may also have heard that Starbucks’ exit was fomented by a massive online campaign in China, sparked by a — wait for it — a blogger. Who knew bloggers had...