7-Eleven: Guatemala Santa Rosa Roast Coffee
There is something special about fresh coffee. It has the power to change your day in a single sniff, alter your mood for the better in a single sip. I was recently gifted a surprise from the fine folks at 7-Eleven. they sent me a batch of the Guatemala Santa...
Turning Used Coffee Grounds into Booze
So a bunch of scientists got together and decided to try their hand at fermenting things they found lying around. And what is left lying around a lab more often than coffee? While this probably isn't the way it went down, turning organic matter into alcohol is pretty...
PATH Coffee Roaster: Finca Potosi Colombia
Today on the tasting block we have the Finca Potosi Colombian coffee from PATH Coffee Roasters in Port Chester, NY. PATH is a 4th generation roaster focusing on roasting in smaller 30lb batches, with a special dedication to quality goods and ethically and...
ATLAS: Performance Dress Socks
I never thought of performance when it comes to dress socks. They are usually just the sock of last resort in the drawer. because frankly they don't seem to do a good job of anything as a whole. Enter the Ministry of Supply, a small start-up out of MIT that focuses on...
Hot Days, Cool Coffee
it is a simple equation. northern hemisphere of middling latitude, June - August = Summer. SO. Yes it is hot outside, actually very hot at times. People do stupid things in the heat like watch golf or tweet about their lunch. But that shouldn't stop other people, good...
Coffee People: Don’t Go Breakin’ My Parts
A Love Note From Your Superautomatic Espresso Machine Your superautomatic was made with love in a factory by magic elves. Sometimes the magic wears off and internal or external parts need to be replaced. It is a machine after all. On the care and maintenance continuum...
CaffiNation Reviews: 7 Eleven Light Roast
I was recently treated to the arrival of a brand new coffee sample from 7 Eleven. The Light Roast is a limited engagement, and is only being served until September in participating stores. All of that being said how is the coffee? I am continually surprised by the...
Coffee Barometer
Coffee is a funny thing. The more I drink it the better I feel, the better I feel the more I want to drink it. So I guess its a self sustaining prophecy of sorts. However prognosticator of prognosticators it isn't know for being. Unless you had a greek grandmother...
Chemistea! A tea chemistry set
Mix and Match Black Tea. from Adagio Teas. Man do I love me some so tinkering. And there is nothing more exciting than experimenting in the kitchen, new flavors new fun. Some winners and some not so awesome results. But this brings the good stuff to the forefront. As...
What’s Inside A Cup of Coffee
Unlike most other What's Inside videos this isn't about additives shoved into beverages and consumer products, but rather the chemical compounds that are naturally found in coffee. It goes to show you that a little nastiness can actually make things better. Kind of...
Settlers Snack board!
"Let them eat Catan" Mary Something or other once said... or maybe i have things wrong here.... I love the game The Settlers of Catan But never before have I thought about EATING the game! Chris and Rachael Oseland (Kitchen Overlord! Love the name) are not only...
No Coffee… Bad Juju
This just in... Caffeine Withdrawal Is Now a Mental Disorder. So if i haven't had my coffee in the morning I am now to be completely excused for anything I say, do, or yell right? Well no... not really. You see the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic...
