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Win A $3000 Espresso Machine

May 6, 2009 Coffee Sites

Bean Hunter, a guide to coffee shops across the world is giving away a $3000 Rocket Giotto Premium Plus espresso machine. Which, is easily the sexiest espresso machine that I’ve ever seen.
To enter, you just have to submit a review of a coffee shop to Bean Hunter. Each review is one entry to win the [...]

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Krispy Kreme – More Than Donuts

May 4, 2009 Coffee Reviews

I live just a minute or two from a Krispy Kreme, but I haven’t been to one in years. Last weekend I was feeling lazy, I mean wanted to do some research for the blog, so I finally stopped by.
When I think Krispy Kreme, I think fresh, mouthwatering donuts, but not coffee. However, like any [...]

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Fresh Brews: Starbucks, Green Mountain Coffee and Green Coffee

May 3, 2009 Coffee News

The weekly look back at the coffee world. A lot was going on, especially if your name is Starbucks. Don’t worry, this isn’t becoming a Starbucks only blog, lots of other things in the works for the near future.
Starbucks, Awaiting Recovery, Says Profit Fell 77%
Last week was a pretty rough seven days for Starbucks. They [...]

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Poll: Where Do You Get Your Daily Coffee?

May 2, 2009 Polls

This weeks poll is “where do you get your daily coffee?”
I work from home 90 percent of the time, so I usually just brew my own coffee. Traffic is a mess where I live, otherwise, I’d probably go out and get it more often from Starbucks. Although, I’m pretty happy with just making my own [...]

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Fair Trade Coffee Break

May 1, 2009 Coffee News

Today kicks of the world’s largest coffee break, or at least that’s what the Fair Trade Resource Network is aiming for. Drink Fair Trade Coffee between now and May 15, and you can join in the record breaking attempt. The current record is 50,000 people by Fairtrade Finland, a record that the USA should be [...]

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What I’m Drinking – Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha

April 30, 2009 Coffee Reviews

Starbucks profits might be down seventy-seven percent last quarter, but I’m doing my best to keep them profitable this quarter. The other night, I stopped in to my local Sbux and bought a White Chocolate Mocha.
I’ve been a long time fan of the Cafe Mocha, so the very friendly barista and Yankee fan suggested [...]

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What I’m Drinking – New York Coffee Park Ave Blend

April 29, 2009 Coffee Reviews

Part of the problem with trying new things, is that you make bad decisions sometimes. My bad decision was the four pounds of New York Coffee that I bought from Coffee For Less.
I should’ve known that the price was just too good, $24.95 is too cheap for four pounds of coffee, especially when you add [...]

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Francis X8 Espresso Machine: The Espresso Machine I Almost Bought

April 28, 2009 Coffee Machines

I’ve been debating getting an espresso machine and yesterday an email from Illy, the Italian coffee company, appeared in my inbox with an amazing, almost too good to be true offer.
Right now, Illy is selling their $499 Francis X8 espresso machine for only $150 when you join their Illy A Casa Espresso membership program. The [...]

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What I’m Drinking – Coffee Masters Jungle Java Blend

April 27, 2009 Coffee Reviews

Last week, I was dealing with a very serious coffee problem. I had bought a sub par coffee that was making me have thoughts about giving up coffee completely. Luckily, Coffee Masters stepped in and Fedex’ed me 12 ounces of their Jungle Java Blend to reminded me how much I loved coffee.
It all began when [...]

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