Inside The Bean

Storefronts THE BEAT COFFEE HOUSE (The Oregonian)
What’s new: Ownership has changed at a small coffee shop on East Burnside.

Hot Chocolate Recipes
Rich and creamy hot cocoa is a must-have for the winter season. Unlike most coffee recipes, you can share a mug of hot chocolate with the youngsters in the family….

Beginner’s Guide to Cupping

Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia Coffee gives you a primer on how to cup coffee at home! Using simple tools, and with a beginner’s vocabulary, you can evaluate coffee like the pros!
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John Conti Coffee buys accounts from Indy company (BizJournals)
John Conti Coffee Co. has bought the client accounts of Coffee Etc., the Western Kentucky branch of Indianapolis-based Crystal Food Service Co.

Exploring Irish Coffee

Our resident mixologist and barista extraordinare, Arthur Wynne starts his new column with a Celtic bang - an in depth look at the coffee beverage synonymous with Ireland - the Irish Coffee… plus a bonus signature drink!
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Coffee Kids: Expanding Our Frontiers

Bill Fishbein talks about Coffee Kids’ latest efforts in South America - bringing better health care and more to the coffee-growing families of Peru.
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Waiter, There’s Some Ice in My Coffee (The Motley Fool)
Iced coffee is cooling the country, but Starbucks is still hot.

The Year the Pie and Coffee Ran Out (New York Times)
The long-awaited DVD release of the second season of ?Twin Peaks? is a challenge to the received wisdom that the show?s second half was a prolonged free fall.

Making Carbonated Water at Home
Carbonated drinks aren’t just for summer. Even now, many drinks are always better with a shot of sparkling water. I love glass of cold coffee with club soda, and plenty…

Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve started a list of the common questions that I get about coffee, tea and other related drinks. Ten questions are answered so far, such as why is loose tea…

Caribou Coffee Lawsuit Could Become Class-Action (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Hundreds of former and current shop managers for Caribou Coffee Company Inc. should be allowed to collectively press their claims for overtime pay in a pair of lawsuits in federal and Minnesota courts, a federal magistrate says. More Business News

Coffee on the Weekend
Coffee as you driving out to the mall on the weekend

Espresso Advice - From One Steel Guy to Another

Len Sabo offers his espresso-deprived friend and former co-worker some detailed advice on a first-time home espresso set-up. It’s great info for any espresso newbie.
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Freeze Season Can Be Profit Season for Coffee Contrarians (Resource Investor)
Sandwiched between last year’s excess supply and the possibility of the largest Brazilian coffee harvest ever, any price increases related to the 2007 crop will likely be short lived.

Exploring Irish Coffee

Our resident mixologist and barista extraordinare, Arthur Wynne starts his new column with a Celtic bang - an in depth look at the coffee beverage synonymous with Ireland - the Irish Coffee… plus a bonus signature drink!
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Whether healthy or harmful, coffee is popular (The Record)
Forget oil, America runs on coffee. Six billion gallons a year, to be exact. That’s at least 410 million cups a day — including 2.5 million cups a day in North Jersey — or about 26 gallons per person annually.

Economic Benefits of Home Roasting
The economics of coffee consumption are quite relevant to the home roasting industry. There is a direct relationship between the quality - perceived or real - of coffee and the amount consumed (people will drink more coffee if it tastes better).

Coffee caf defies odds of survival (The Sacramento Bee)
The “family touch” at Coffee Break Caf in Carmichael begins with the name.

Top Coffee Grinders
To make the freshest cup of coffee possible, you should grind the beans yourself. Then you know it’s fresh and you can also adjust the coarseness of the finished coffee….