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Robusta’s Rehab Arguments for and against robusta in espresso blends,

Friday, April 21st, 2006

Robusta’s Rehab
Robusta's Rehab

Arguments for and against robusta in espresso blends, featuring commentary from some of espresso’s top experts. A reprint from Fresh Cup Magazine.
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Monkey Chewed Coffee Beans It has been a common practice

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

Monkey Chewed Coffee Beans
It has been a common practice for monkeys over the years to come into the coffee farm and relish their taste buds by chewing coffee beans when they are ripe.

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New coffee launched by Coca-Cola and Godiva (Drinks Business Review)

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

New coffee launched by Coca-Cola and Godiva (Drinks Business Review)
Coca-Cola North America and Godiva Chocolatier, a unit of the Campbell Soup Company, have formed a partnership to produce a new range of luxury coffee and chocolate drinks that will hit the shops later this summer.

Battle of coffee cup resolved (News Interactive)
A FEUD over a discarded coffee cup worth thousands of dollars in a fastfood chain contest has been settled in favour of a 10-year old girl, ending weeks of national debate in Canada over who should claim the prize.

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Discordant Symphony Discordant Symphony poem. Giant coffee project to be

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Discordant Symphony
Discordant Symphony poem.

Giant coffee project to be developed (The Jakarta Post)
Benget Simbolon Tnb. , The Jakarta Post, Jakarta PT. Sarimakmur Tunggalmandiri has signed an agreement with a U.S. based international coffeehouse chain and a company from Japan to jointly develop a 3,000-hectare coffee plantation in Dairi regency, North Sumatra.

Robber Hits KC Coffee Shop (The Kansas City Channel)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police are searching for the man who robbed a coffee shop on Southwest Boulevard last Tuesday. Surveillance video from Coffee Girls showed a man threaten a weapon, then jump up and grab money from the register.

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The Cereal Bowl seeks coffee crowd (Miami Herald) Commuters might

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

The Cereal Bowl seeks coffee crowd (Miami Herald)
Commuters might not think ‘’coffee'’ when they see the swirling green sign for The Cereal Bowl caf that sits tucked away in the Riviera Plaza shopping center at 1560 S. Dixie Hwy.

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How to Make Coffee in a Drip Coffee Maker Next

Monday, April 17th, 2006

How to Make Coffee in a Drip Coffee Maker
Next in my series of illustrated instruction pages. If you’re used to buying your coffee at the local coffee shop, you might not have used your own drip coffee maker…

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Reaching Espresso Nirvana Mark Prince revives a very old article

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Reaching Espresso Nirvana

Mark Prince revives a very old article of his with some new thoughts about the nirvana of espresso, which may not necessarily be the "god shot".
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How to Make Espresso in a Moka Pot Using a

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

How to Make Espresso in a Moka Pot
Using a stove-top moka pot is a quick and simple way to make espresso at home. It’s not complicated either. This illustrated set of steps will have you making espresso…

What’s the buzz? Coke with coffee (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Despite what must have been a double dose of the jitters, the kola nut has gotten hitched to the coffee bean again.

Two Hours of Joint Solitude

Solitude in a Cafe? Chris Pluger offers this short essay of an exploration of the reasons why we go to cafes - even if it is to "be alone".
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McDonald’s New Coffee Boosts U.S. Sales; Europe Weak (Update5) (Bloomberg.com)

Friday, April 14th, 2006

McDonald’s New Coffee Boosts U.S. Sales; Europe Weak (Update5) (Bloomberg.com)
April 13 (Bloomberg) — A stronger brew of coffee at McDonald’s Corp. helped lift U.S. sales in the first quarter, while the fast-food chain struggled in Europe.

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