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The coffee connoisseur BY RITA DEMONTIS,TORONTO SUN We know how to pair our wines, even teas — but how about pairing the foods we love with our favourite coffee? The idea for matching your meals with coffee instead of wine is rarely considered, yet it can be exciting and can definitely challenge your tastebuds. When [...]
That’s the latest score, as Starbucks has made an unusually rapid reversal in how it colors its Strawberry Frappuccinos — and some of its other foods and drinks. Just weeks after the world’s largest coffee chain took serious PR heat from vegan groups and public relations gurus for switching to commonly-used cochineal beetles to color [...]
NY Daily News Caffeine and exercise combo reduces inflammation, a precursor to developing skin cancer Concern – Worried about developing skin cancer? Solution – After downing a cup of strong cup of coffee, go for a brisk run. At least, that’s the suggestion from a new study presented at a major medical conference in Chicago [...]
By Jennifer Warner WebMD Feature Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD Depending on how you use it, coffee can be a pick-me-up or a real downer. A cup of coffee with breakfast, another during the morning commute, a few lattes at the office, and an espresso after dinner — is this a healthy habit or an addiction? The Good Coffee’s [...]
The Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) 24th Annual Exposition & Symposium will be held . At the annual Exposition thousands of coffee professionals from more than 40 countries will converge at the Oregon Convention Center to focus on specialty coffee, learn about the latest innovational trends and products in the coffee marketplace, and engage [...]
Coffee and Your Health By Neil Osterweil SOURCE: WebMD Feature Reviewed by Jonathan L Gelfand, MD Coffee may taste good and get you going in the morning, but what will it do for your health? A growing body of research shows that coffee drinkers, compared to nondrinkers, are: Less likely to have type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, [...]
Wine Spectator reports on changing tastes of coffee drinkers in America – For its part, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, a coffee roaster that started in the Bay Area, introduced lighter-roasted beans in 6,400 grocery stores this past summer and will soon serve a lighter-roast coffee in its 197 stores. That the likes of Peet’s, which acquired a near-cult following for its extremely dark–roasted beans, is now embracing a lighter roast is as astounding as hearing that North Korea will hold free elections.
Dr. Brian Cowan presented his paper titled “Transnational and Comparative Hisotries of Coffee and Sociability” at a workshop Monday afternoon. Cowan is a professor of Early Modern British Hisotry at McGill University in Montreal.
Moderate consumption of coffee everyday may lower a person’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study has found.
By MOTOKO RICH While a weak economy may have driven consumers to cut back, we know that they are still indulging on the little things. As we’ve been told over and over, those indulgences add up. According to a new survey, half of all American workers buy coffee regularly during work hours, spending more than [...]