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Coffee Culture

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The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.13.2013 | Small Business

Not all baristas are condescending and not all will grimace when you order a caramel macchiato, but coffee snobbery is a real thing. Very real. But...

How to Make the Perfect Cup of Coffee

Tim Ferriss | Posted 04.01.2013 | Books
Tim Ferriss

Brewing coffee beans is like cooking garlic. If you use bigger chunks of garlic, the taste is mild; if you put garlic through a press or finely dice it, the taste can be overwhelmingly powerful, even bitter. This is why chefs harp about cutting into uniform size. Coffee's no different.

Do Me a Favor. Stop Buying Bad Coffee.

Nicholas Thompson | Posted 03.31.2013 | Home
Nicholas Thompson

Dark roast is terrible in more ways than one. Sorry folks. Your oily, burnt French and Italian roasts are the antithesis of what today's coffee should be. It's not your fault that you've been told to enjoy this stuff for so long.

To Be a Coffee Buyer

Adam Pesce | Posted 03.20.2013 | Impact
Adam Pesce

Being employed as a coffee buyer is good, rewarding work if you can get it. And I find it heartening that there's interest in where coffee comes from, and how it gets from seed to cup.

Coffee: The Mystery, the Evidence

Brian Secemsky, M.D. | Posted 02.16.2013 | Healthy Living
Brian Secemsky, M.D.

Coffee is amazing. But like any drug, its caffeine content may carry side effects that outweigh the benefits of consumption. Be smart and take time to understand the health consequences of caffeinated beverages and come to your own conclusions.

My Morning Cup Of Joe

Claudia Castillo | Posted 12.15.2012 | Latino Voices
Claudia Castillo

This might be a very random question to ask but can you remember the first cup of coffee you ever had?

Coffee Life in Japan: The Exotic and the Apparently Familiar

Fabio Parasecoli | Posted 12.09.2012 | Books
Fabio Parasecoli

When it comes to food, Japan has lost some of its mystery. Restaurant patrons are conversant with sushi, sashimi, and tempura. Still, there are still layers and layers that some Western foodies have yet to consider.

Jason Gilbert

Ex-NASA/Apple Engineers Come Together To Make $11,000 Coffee Machine

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 10.04.2012 | Technology

Apple design and NASA engineering have finally come together to make the Blossom One -- but it's not a sexy-looking space shuttle that's really easy t...

Saturday Is National Coffee Day

Menuism | Posted 11.28.2012 | Taste
Menuism

For many Americans, coffee is a natural part of their day-to-day routine. Mornings are powered by a hot cup of joe, and it plays a pivotal role in getting the day started off the right way.

The End Of Cheap Coffee

Good | Zak Stone | Posted 07.02.2012 | Home

On a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Venice, California, Dan Kougan spreads out three shot glasses in front of a curious audience. The champagne-colored ...

PHOTOS: The 10 Most Influential People In Coffee

Food Republic | Posted 07.14.2012 | Home
Food Republic

Like a jolt of mid-morning caffeination, we're shaking the old list up this month with a sprinkling of new players.

10 Things We Love About Portland, Oregon (PHOTOS)

George Hobica | Posted 06.08.2012 | Travel
George Hobica

You want to know what's even more fun than watching Fred Armisen make jokes about Portland, Oregon on your television? Tuning into the actual city itself!

'One Milk, Two Sugars, And A Pinch Of Reality, Please'

| Susanna Sabin | Posted 03.12.2012 | Teen

This is a regular column featuring original fiction by and for teens, provided by Figment.com, an online community writing site for young people. O...

Celebrities' Favorite Coffee Shops

The Daily Meal | Posted 07.25.2011 | Home
The Daily Meal

Any diligent consumer of pop culture knows it: Celebrities love coffee. The addiction has been well-documented in the various gossip rags -- just i...

Marc Maron Talks Coffee on The Sporkful

Dan Pashman | Posted 07.19.2011 | Home
Dan Pashman

Maron describes his dream cup of joe, Mark Garrison extols the virtues of coffee ice cubes in iced coffee and I explain why Maron's take on coffee makes him like Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven.

So Long, Joe...

Michael Perman | Posted 06.17.2011 | Home
Michael Perman

There is a path to quitting caffeine and the road ahead is a two-lane country road, deftly carved into mountains and alongside sparkling beaches, which certainly trumps the cement superhighway on which I was perpetually racing.

Interview With A Philosopher: Why Does Some Of Our Best Thinking Happen Over Coffee?

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Tom Morris

Why does so much philosophy take place in bars and coffeehouses? What's the relationship between drinking and thinking?

9 Innovations That Changed Coffee Culture (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

In this day and age, in a world of 24/7 connectivity there is also a need for increased productivity, and so it's hardly a surprise that coffee is the...

Hot Again: Pour-Over Coffee Brewing, By The Cup

The Oregonian | Leslie Cole, the Oregonian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

rewed coffee is hot again, and we're not talking about press pots. The pour over, where coffee is brewed by the cup, on demand and by hand, is the new...

"The End of Coffee As We Know It"

David Pohl | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
David Pohl

Farmers, keen to avoid another meltdown, have learned that they are better off producing higher quality coffee in a sustainable manner, not just more coffee.

Brew Love: Why We're Passionate About Coffee

Lisa Turner | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Lisa Turner

Ultimately, like any good affair, a relationship with caffeine should leave you feeling fulfilled, not tense. And, like any good affair, quality, not quantity, is what counts.

How Espresso Works

Erin Meister at Serious Eats | Posted by Erin Meister, April 29, 2010 at 8:00 AM | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Espresso sure is a complicated elixir for being so small. Like Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity, a high-quality shot can be multilayered and compl...

Intelligentsia Wins National Title, then Throws it Back

Todd Burbo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Todd Burbo

It's official: Intelligentsia coffee still employs the best barista in the United States.

"Relationship Coffee": A Crop, not a Commodity

Andrew Ruben | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Andrew Ruben

By meeting with coffee farmers, an economic relationship can become a meaningful personal partnership of farmer, barista and customer. Hence, "relationship coffee."

Converting Tea-Lovers Into Coffee-Lovers

Jeanette Khan | Posted 05.25.2011 | 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.