July 20, 2007
by deCadmus
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Rating: Rating: 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 … Continue reading
July 19, 2007
by deCadmus
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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 … Continue reading
July 18, 2007
by deCadmus
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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 … Continue reading
July 18, 2007
by deCadmus
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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 … Continue reading
July 17, 2007
by deCadmus
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One more quick point (hah!) on Bourbon Pointu. It would appear that this coffee’s pointu (or, pointed) appellation is well earned. I’ve roasted any number of long-bean coffees, but this is something else, again. (Click the image to get a … Continue reading
July 15, 2007
by deCadmus
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The tiny island of Réunion is little more than a dot in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. For nearly 200 years that dot was the foundation of a singular exclamation point in coffee history. A … Continue reading
July 14, 2007
by deCadmus
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I’ve recently been asked whether this essay — a Bloggle classic, originally offered in three parts in July, 2001 — might be used as part of the coursework in a new media studies program. Before I replied I gave it … Continue reading
July 14, 2007
by deCadmus
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Bloggle has been down for — ack! 10 hours — following the move of its home to a new datacenter. Hopefully all bother of inserting tab A into slot B is now complete, and regularly scheduled programming may now resume.