tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236460222012-01-11T12:33:01.971-08:00Anton Heinnoreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23646022.post-54915611918125220752007-07-22T13:11:00.001-07:002007-07-22T13:14:26.739-07:00

Whether you spell it correctly as cappuccino -- or, like so many others, make up terms like 'cappucino,' 'capucino,' 'capucinno' -- fact is that you enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee mixed with hot milk and topped with a thick layer of rich foam.Of course, you do! Alas, no matter what equipment you use, home-made cappuccinos tend to be a bit of a disappointment after tasting ones brewed with

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During the first few months of the year, Eric Costlow doesn’t allow much separation between himself and a cup of coffee or a Diet Mountain Dew.Costlow is a tax preparer at Hume’s Econotax, 305 E. Seventh St., and he can spend anywhere from 12 to 17 hours at the office during peak tax time, poring over tax forms.“Pretty much this time of the year, I drink a lot of coffee and Mountain Dew,” Costlow

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How is it possible to screw up a cup of coffee so badly?Java, Joe, morning juice, black gold, an ex-junkie’s last vice — whatever you want to call it, coffee has a firm grip on this country’s morning routine. The proof is in the long lines at the airport coffee stands every morning.Coffee is served on airplanes, too, and it might even be supplied by that familiar purveyor of gourmet coffee from

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The electrical connectors in the espresso machine can erode, posing a fire hazard.Washington, D.C. - infoZine - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.Name of Product: Jura Impressa Automatic

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Coca-Cola is making a run at hot coffee. Coke spokesman Andras Kallos tells Forbes that the company "is working on new initiatives for growth, and freshly brewed beverages certainly play a big part."On Thursday, Peter Slatin, editor of the Forbes/Slatin Real Estate Report, reported that Coke was opening a 4,000 square-foot store in Toronto, suggesting that Coke Coca-Cola is testing the retail

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Liverpool, UK - 13 March 2006: Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found how coffee can reduce the risk of alcohol-induced pancreatitis.Pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas becomes inflamed, causing severe abdominal pain. It is often triggered by alcohol consumption which causes digestive enzymes to digest part of the pancreas.Scientists have known for some time that

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Greed drives another person to madness:MONTREAL—A Montreal lawyer wants a DNA test on a prize-winning Tim Hortons coffee cup that has already pitted two elementary school girls against one another.Claude Archambault said his client bought the coffee cup that was picked out of the garbage bin by a 10-year-old girl in St-Jerome, north of Montreal.Archambault sent a letter to Tim Hortons last week

Anton Heinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23646022.post-1141895821675878802006-03-09T01:11:00.000-08:002006-03-09T01:18:06.710-08:00

A stop at a coffee bar can make it easy to get a delicious steaming cup of coffee. But it's not the only way to get a fast cup of coffee. If you want a quick mug of java but don't want to go to the trouble of brewing a whole pot, maybe one of those new "pod" coffee makers could get the job done. How well do they make a cup of coffee?Consumer Reports tested another option--pod coffee makers that

Anton Heinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23646022.post-1141895342181796722006-03-09T01:05:00.000-08:002006-03-14T08:26:44.850-08:00

This one should really be called, "Parents who teach their kids to be greedy." (See also this update to the sad storyThe families of two elementary school girls are fighting over how to share a prize won as part of a Tim Hortons contest and valued at $28,000.Luck struck two St. Jerome girls when they discovered a winning Tim Hortons coffee cup yesterday, but now their families are fighting over

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The sort of coffee you drink says a lot about who you are and where you're from.According to a report by industry analysts BIS Shrapnel, the caffe latte is the drink of choice in the inner, more affluent, suburbs of Melbourne, while the cappuccino is king in the outer suburbs.The hard-core espresso is preferred by young males and the flat white is more likely to be ordered by older drinkers."When

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No need to head to a trendy cafe for your daily wake-up kick. Check out these recipes for espresso and a blended ice drinkNo need to head to Italy for a strong espresso, or even spend $4 on a cup of gourmet coffee. Enjoying your morning, afternoon or evening caffeine kick is as easy as buying the right equipment and trying it at home. Jack Mazzola, founder of Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee, was invited

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In an effort to maintain it's share of the coffee market place, McDonald's is now brewing a premium roast coffee.Nationwide, McDonald's sells nearly 1 out of every 10 cups of coffee purchased outside of the home. In fact, the fast-food chain sells 1.3 million cups of java a day.The National Coffee Association reports that among coffee drinkers, taste is the No. 1 criteria in choosing their coffee

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Some people just can't get started in the morning without a fresh-brewed cup of joe. For others, this beloved beverage has become more than a morning routine. A stop at the local coffeehouse for a cappuccino or iced mocha has become an afternoon tradition.Though the virtues of coffee drinking may have been debated in the past, now there appear to be new reasons to rejoice over java. More and more

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Coffee and tea may reduce the risk of serious liver damage in people who drink alcohol too much, are overweight, or have too much iron in their blood, researchers reported today.The study of nearly 10,000 people showed that those who drank more than two cups of coffee or tea per day developed chronic liver disease at half the rate of those who drank less than one cup each day.The study, conducted

Anton Heinnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23646022.post-1141805592845261172006-03-08T00:11:00.000-08:002006-03-08T00:13:12.846-08:00

Caffeine may escalate the risk of heart attacks in some coffee drinkers, but lower the risk in others, based on the presence of genes that govern whether the body processes the stimulant slowly or quickly, scientists report today.The discovery, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, brings drinking a cup of joe into the age of genomics, adding context to previous studies

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