Coffee

New London Starbucks: Inside The Retailer's Posh Makeover (VIDEO)

Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


Starbucks has opened a new outlet in London, which departs from the ubiquitous interior familiar to customers around the world (hat tip to BrandRepubl...

Ethiopian Coffee Beans for the Caffeine Addicted, Liberal "Latte" Drinker

Bernard Pollack | Posted 11.02.2009 | World


Bernard Pollack

Coffee "collectors" in Gima, Ethiopia don't plant coffee bushes, but pick the beans from wild plants. While this might be the most eco-friendly type of coffee production, it's not very lucrative.

Harvard: Lab Workers Poisoned By Tainted Coffee

AP | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home


BOSTON — Six Harvard University medical researchers were poisoned in August after drinking coffee that was laced with a chemical preservative, a...

A Sustained Buzz: Five Experts' Favorite Eco-Friendly Coffees

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Where'd your morning joe come from? As the world awakens to social responsibility issues, many are now looking for a tasty and ethical brew in the morning. A expert panel gives their picks.

Grounded By My Kid

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living


Charlotte Safavi

How can I teach my son self-control if I do not have any? Mom and Dad are mostly right, but when they are not, should there not be consequences?

Ten Ways to Sane in an Insane World

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living


Francesca Biller-Safran

7. Take the time to look people in the eye, say hello, goodbye, ask "How are you" ; listen to their answer and ask a question. Remember how to communicate with people again on a human face-to-face basis.

Starschmucks Folly: VIA, the Instant New Coke

Warren Holstein | Posted 09.30.2009 | Comedy


Warren Holstein

We don't care if this isn't our grandfather's instant coffee, it reminds us of our grandfather (who was last spotted hollering about health care at a town hall meeting due to a combination of dementia and Glenn Beck).

National Coffee Day: 10 WEIRD Coffees You Can Brew (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 09.29.2009 | Living


Move over coffee bean, in honor of National Coffee Day, HuffPost Living found the 10 weirdest items to brew your cup o' Joe from! Acorn coffee anyone?...

Converting Tea-Lovers Into Coffee-Lovers

Jeanette Khan | Posted 09.29.2009 | World


Jeanette Khan

In the last few years Pakistan has seen an explosion in coffee lounges and cafes. Some are like your traditional Starbucks, while others are more all-inclusive cafes, serving coffee accompanied by proper meals.

Starbucks Is Pulling Back In The US, But It's Growing In Central Europe

GlobalPost | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


PRAGUE, Czech Republic - In a country where people are used to drinking their unfiltered Turkish coffees in small ceramic cups, Starbucks first 18 mon...

Small Effort Brings Venti Returns

Christal Smith | Posted 10.20.2009 | Impact


Christal Smith

This is the first time in any of my measly philanthropic endeavors that the communication of gratitude went both ways, and I have to say that it rocked my world.

Detoxing And Cleansing With Gwyneth

One For The Table | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


One For The Table

The food was so satisfying, that before I knew it, I had eliminated dairy, sugar, caffeine and wheat from my diet. Completely!

Seven Tenets of the Socially Conscious Business

Andrew Ruben | Posted 09.14.2009 | Business


Andrew Ruben

There are many companies trying to take advantage of this trend, but some businesses are more socially conscious than others.

Wake up and Smell the Tea

Alex Henry | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Alex Henry

What might happen if the entire world tried switching from coffee to tea for, say, a week?

Interview with Starbucks Designer Liz Muller, Creator of 15th Avenue E

Piers Fawkes | Posted 08.30.2009 | Business


Piers Fawkes

After publishing the world's first glimpse of the new Starbucks' store design yesterday, we got in touch with Liz Muller who is Director of Global Concept Design over there at the big coffee company.

Inside Starbucks New Stealth Store: 15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea

Piers Fawkes | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business


Piers Fawkes

Last Friday, the Starbucks opened 15th Avenue E Coffee and Tea -- the first of their "stealth stores."

Shade Grown Coffee: How Much Does It Save The Rainforest?

thedailygreen.com | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green


How much rainforest can one cup of coffee help preserve? For those who buy coffee grown in the traditional manner, under the shade of rainforest trees...

NYC Coffee Wars

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 08.16.2009 | New York


Roseanne Colletti

Just when you thought the Big Apple was largely a battleground pitting Starbucks against Dunkin' Donuts, here comes Ontario-based Tim Horton's.

Coffee May Help 'Reverse Alzheimer's': Scientists

BBC News | Posted 08.05.2009 | Home


Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say....

Starbucks: From Fair-trade Zero to Local Hero?

Waylon Lewis | Posted 08.05.2009 | Green


Waylon Lewis

Starbucks is already Fair-Trade. Now, they say they're going green -- and supporting local -- by 2010. If they actually do it, I might have to give up my 15-year buycott.

Starbucks Launches Eco-Friendly Stores

Coffee City | Posted 07.30.2009 | Green


Starbucks is opening far fewer stores these days than it used to, but it wants the ones it does open to be environmentally friendly, to be made with l...

Nap vs. Caffeine vs. More Nighttime Sleep?

Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 07.25.2009 | Living


Dr. Michael J. Breus

A new study just released proves the power of a nap over a jolt of caffeine and even more sleep at night.

Coffee Chronicles: Does Stumptown Have Right Brew For New York?

New York Press | Ethan Epstein | Posted 07.05.2009 | Local


Duane Sorenson has been called a 'coffee messiah' because of his Stumptown beans. On the eve of the café's New York City opening, Ethan Epstein, writ...

Wiggly Coffee Wows Japan

Anneli Rufus | Posted 07.04.2009 | Style


Anneli Rufus

Gelatinous coffee might be just the thing on a scorching summer day.

I'm Pregnant -- Just Serve Me Some Coffee And No One Gets Hurt

Pauline Millard | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living


Pauline Millard

Is a guy with a 10th grade education also an OB/GYN? "I could smoke crack if I wanted to," I said. "So why don't you make it a large coffee?"