Espresso

Think You've Got A Macchiato? Think Again

Kitchen Daily | Posted 04.19.2012

Except for a select few of us, practically everyone drinks coffee in the morning. For many of us it's a crutch -- we just can't live without it. And i...

'Babyccinos' All The Rage For Brooklyn Parents

Posted 02.16.2012

Espresso for your baby? While the thought might raise eyebrows for some concerned parents, as usual Brooklyn residents are pushing to be at the forefr...

WATCH: Five-Year-Olds Make A Pretty Good Latte

Posted 12.13.2011

Although we were not keen on the idea of five-year-olds playing around with hot liquid before watching the following video, Ellanie and Ethan have sho...

Avocado And Affogato Are Not The Same Thing

Posted 12.07.2011

An affogato is a popular Italian dessert that consists of vanilla ice cream (or gelato) with a shot of hot espresso poured on top. This is what happen...

Field of Beans

Mary Rose | Posted 12.03.2011

Mary Rose

Does San Francisco really need another coffeehouse? In the case of Caffe Pascucci right across the street from AT&T Park, the answer is yes. Eschewi...

The Bean Of My Existence: My Time On A Brazilian Coffee Farm

Michelle Won | Posted 11.19.2011

Michelle Won

Everyone's morning cup of joe tends to mean something different. But on a recent trip to Brazil, I was shocked to find, coffee is much more than a dollar fifty of my hard-earned (or not so hard-earned) cash.

Sightglass in SoMa Ready to Open Its Spacious Café and Roastery

Marcia Gagliardi | Posted 09.14.2011

Marcia Gagliardi

2011-07-11-foodhopperpull.gifThe enormous, light-filled, multi-level warehouse has a lot to offer: there's the Probat roaster in the front, and the back has a large poured-concrete oval bar, with two sides that will be able to caffeinate your sleepy self.

In Hot Water: Four Charged In Alleged Espresso Prostitution Ring

Edmonds, WA Patch | Brian Soergel | Posted 09.06.2011

After a ninth-month undercover investigation, the Edmonds Police Department has arrested the owner of an Edmonds espresso stand on three counts of pro...

College Town Ice Cream Parlor Roundup

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 08.28.2011

Big Girls, Small Kitchen

Here is a list of ice cream parlors around the country near different colleges, big and small, that will blow your taste-buds away.

"Bezaubern" Zurich on a Short Business Trip

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 08.27.2011

Magda Abu-Fadil

Feasting my eyes on hand-made Swiss chocolate while on a business trip to Zurich was sheer nirvana. We're talking serious chocolate, the kind made fresh daily by hand in front of admiring aficionados.

Gilli Cafe: A Florence Institution?

Stephanie J. Stiavetti | Posted 06.05.2011

Stephanie J. Stiavetti

Opened by the Gilli family in 1733, the cafe had moved around the city square a few times before it settled in its current location in Piazza della Repubblica, surrounded by small, chichi restaurants and leather vendors.

9 Innovations That Changed Coffee Culture (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Ode to My Bialetti (Goodbye to my Nespresso)

Jennifer Cullen | Posted 05.25.2011

Jennifer Cullen

I haven't meant to ignore you for the last 4 years. But you see, I was given a single serve Nespresso machine for a wedding gift by some tall foreign people. So I put you away.

Cafe Bustelo: Cuban Coffee Emerges From the Bodega and Goes Mainstream to American Coffee-Lovers!

Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011

Jay Weston

Ever since a friend sent me some brick-like, vacuum-packed, yellow and red packages of Cafe Bustelo and cans of its Bustelo Cool, I have never gone back to my old standby of French roast from Trader Joe's.

How Espresso Works

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

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...

Presso Espresso: A Zero-Energy Recyclable Espresso Maker

Inhabitat | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sex, Drugs & ADD/ADHD

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.17.2011

Michael B. Laskoff

Call it what you like - ADD, ADHD, AD/HD, Attention Deficit Disorder (with or without hyperactivity) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This...

Memo to Starbucks Fans: Global Warming Is Driving Up Coffee Prices

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Ehrmann

Arabica espresso lovers will definitely wake up and smell the coffee now that the International Coffee Organization has blamed global warming for lower production and higher prices.

Astoria Characters: The Cafe Novelist

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Nancy Ruhling

Michael "Meesh" Schubert was the owner/barista of Freeze Peach, the gathering spot at 29th Street and Ditmars where he served camaraderie in a cup of herbal tea.

How to Pull the Perfect Shot: At Home With a Caffe Luxxe Barista (Video)

Claire Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

Claire Thomas

On today's episode of Kitchy TV, Ian from Caffe Luxxe gives me some pointers on how to make the best espresso and cappuccinos off of my home machine. Enjoy!

The Search for the Perfect Ristretto: Caffe Luxxe

Claire Thomas | Posted 05.25.2011

Claire Thomas

Sorry to anyone from the Eastside reading this, but Caffe Luxxe beats out Intelligentsia for my coffee-fueled needs. There. I said it. Let the Sharks versus Jets turf war for espresso supremacy begin!

How Exercise Enables Sleep

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Qanta Ahmed, MD

As Americans, our minds have long been fatigued and our bodies far from movement.

A Latte Lover's Canadian Cold Turkey

Alex Matthews | Posted 11.17.2011

Alex Matthews

They. Don't. Have. Lattes. Had I landed on another planet? Had I crossed too many time zones and landed in the 1970s?

Starbucks Puts Sticker Shock on Coffee in Brazil

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Ehrmann

Rio -- Brazil's president Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva got free coffee from President Obama at the White House Saturday. But back home he'll pay $20 f...

Suffering For Cappuccino

Lloyd Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Sachs

What's an espresso man with anti-Starbuckian standards to do? What has to go so the cappuccinos can stay?