Posted by TheShot on 27 Oct 2006 | Tagged as: Foreign Brew
Catching up on several notable articles posted while I was on travel in Portugal…
Here’s one on some of the preferred coffeehouses in the Santa Barbara area, from the UC Santa Barbara student paper: On The Menu - Daily Nexus Online - Full Steam Ahead To Enjoy Espresso at Local Coffehouses.
I have not tried any of [...]
Posted by TheShot on 08 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Consumer Trends, Restaurant Coffee
The Staten Island Advance (Staten Island has news?!) published an article today that heralds the arrival of tea as America’s new hot beverage of choice over coffee: Tea time. For all the Oolong Frappucino and Chai Latte lovers out there, hey — more power to you. These are good times with more options. But before [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 26 Mar 2006 | Tagged as: Beans
Today’s Los Angeles Times reports on the current state of the elite Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee bean in light of Hurricane Ivan damage and the insurgence of counterfeiters: Jamaica’s Coffee Makers Perk Up, Fighting Off Knockoffs and a Storm - Los Angeles Times.
Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee carries a lot of name brand recognition — though [...]