coffee

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.

Sequestration Eclipses Even Horsemeat In News This Week

All the food politics news you need to know
Mar 8, 2013 10:01 am
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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. 

Can Bananas Cure Over-Caffeination?

Fruit could be the answer to coffee jitters
Mar 5, 2013 11:02 am
Photo: Steve Hopson

We’ve all experienced that terrible feeling of not being able to sit still in the office or being unable to fall asleep at night as a result of over-caffeination. Could there be a simple cure to this problem? Read on.

What Do You Drink If You Don't Drink Coffee?

Did you and Joe have a falling out?
Feb 28, 2013 10:01 am

In elementary school music class, we had to learn a song about coffee. The chorus was something along the lines of “C-O-F-F-E-E, coffee is not for me.” If “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” is about the intrinsic value of boat paddling, this coffee song was designed to keep kids off the beans. It worked on me. I don't like coffee. I never have. What's a guy to do for his morning cup of Joe when he and Joe had a falling out?

Ad Snacking: The Best Part Of This Folgers Ad Is...Absolutely Nothing

We're not even sure where to begin with this one
Feb 26, 2013 3:03 pm

In 1984, Susan Spiegel Solovay, Bill Vernick and Leslie Pearl sat down and wrote the jingle, "The best part of waking up, is Folgers in your cup!" The world of coffee jingles would never be the same again. This single woman can't wait to get to her interpretive dance class. Will she have enough energy to make it through the rigors of said class? Will her racially diverse, pastel colored friends judge her if she misses a step? Find out after the jump. 

Video: Was This Osama Bin Laden's Coffee Order?

A 50 Cent and Fred Armisen video, Zero Dark Fiddy
Feb 26, 2013 2:31 pm
photo: I Believe I Can Fry on Flickr

We've had coffee on the brain this week (and it's only Tuesday!), so if you're sick of coffee stories, too bad. Besides, this is less a coffee story than a pretty funny video from last night's Jimmy Kimmel show featuring 50 Cent and Fred Armisen in a spoof of Zero Dark Thirty, fitting called Zero Dark Fiddy. The funniest part? It alleges that Osama Bin Laden was actually holed up in a Van Nuys, California storage locker, and what gave him away was his daily Starbucks delivery. Watch...

The TED Conference Has The Most Ridiculous Coffee Menu

The greatest coffee pop-up in history?
Feb 26, 2013 1:31 pm

According to coffee blog Sprudge, an incredible eight roasters are currently operating at the TED conference in Long Beach, California, with 38 baristas pulling espresso or working magic with Chemex. Some have called it the greatest pop-up ever.

Was The Flat White Coffee Actually Invented In New Zealand?

Plus, five spots for great coffee in Auckland
Feb 25, 2013 10:02 am
Photo: adactio on Flickr

The Flat White is every coffee aficianado's go-to order when it's time to impress the barista with your Australian coffee knowledge. But wait, is the flat white actually from New Zealand? The answer (of sorts), as well as where to drink the good stuff down in Auckland, New Zealand, after the jump.

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