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Coffee Culture

NPR Is Getting Serious About Coffee!

History, insights, guides, quizzes included

Apr 25, 2013 9:02 am

The NPR Science Desk and Morning Edition have teamed up this week (April 22-26) to put together Coffee Week, dedicated to illuminating the stories behind the coffee we all pour into our mugs each morning.

Coffee Culture

3 Major Coffee Competitions Are Going Down This Weekend In Boston

Competitions crown both baristas and tasters

Apr 9, 2013 10:02 am

Three major coffee competitions will be held this weekend (April 12–14) in Boston. The United States Barista Championship, Brewers Cup and Cup Tasters Championship serve as a national stage for some of the country's most talented coffee people. Some serious bragging rights are on the line. Read on.

Interiors

Inside London's Attendant, A Bathroom Reborn As A Cafe

One man's Victorian-era washroom is another's cafe

Apr 9, 2013 9:01 am

Luckily, not all the materials are recycled at Attendant, a new London breakfast and lunch spot that reclaims an abandoned lavatory. Built in the 1890s, the underground spot has long been unused, but a pair of design-savvy entrepreneurs have turned it into a stylish place to grab coffee and sandwiches in the Fitzrovia neighborhood. Details and (fairly shocking) photos, this way...

Beverage Banter

Caribou Revs Up Its Coffee Cup Design

Better branding to match better coffee (right?)

Apr 4, 2013 9:01 am

A look at coffee giant Caribou's complete design overhaul, after the jump.

Coffee Culture

Food Republic Coffee Power Rankings

Caffeinate smarter with these 10 names to know

Apr 1, 2013 10:04 am

Wake up and smell the springtime. A cup of coffee might help. Luckily, it’s time for a new edition of our Coffee Power Rankings, Food Republic’s recurring list of the major players in the coffee world, both established and on the verge.

The Week In Food Politics

Food News: Retailers Reject GE Salmon, L.A. Schools Embrace Meatless Mondays

Plus the organic debate is back and more

Mar 22, 2013 9:02 am

Meatless Mondays, genetically engineered salmon, the organic debate — all the major food politics stories are in the news this week after the jump.

Good Food, Rocks

The Woolen Men Know Their Bagels, Coffee Roasting Techniques

A band with two coffee roasters in it? Yup.

Mar 19, 2013 1:06 pm

In Good Food, Rocks, we track down bands serious about their grub — usually because they've had jobs in the foodservice industry. This time around, Portland, OR's The Woolen Men talk music, coffee, bagels and beer.

The Week In Food Politics

Sequestration Eclipses Even Horsemeat In News This Week

All the food politics news you need to know

Mar 8, 2013 10:01 am

Cuts in meat inspections loom, the horsemeat controversy takes a backseat to the sequester, the White House shutters garden tours and more after the jump.