Vancouver Coffee Scene
It’s obvious that Vancouver loves coffee—there’s no shortage of serious cafés pulling expert espresso shots, brewing amazing coffee and offering delicious fresh-roasted beans. For…
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Hawaiian Coffees
Something of the redheaded stepchild of the coffee industry, Hawaiian coffee has for years been known more for tourism than taste. But that reputation…
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Coffees Around the World
Peter Giuliano recalls his first visit to Ethiopia’s Yirgacheffe region as a near religious experience. “It was cool, breezy, fragrant— a magical kind of…
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Espresso Machine Maintenance
In the September/October 2009 issue, writer Amy Zavatto shows you how to make six espresso drinks like a pro. Of course, part of mastering the…
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Iced Coffee How-To
Apparent simplicity is a precarious thing. Iced coffee seems like it should be a cinch—just throw some strong brew on the rocks and you’re…
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How to Make Your Own Herbal Teas
From chamomile to mint to lemon balm, drying fresh herbs for aromatic teas, otherwise known as tisanes, is simple and gives you yet another…
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Perfect Iced Tea: Cold Comfort
Iced tea is as American as jazz music and the cotton gin. In the South, where hot, sultry days create a languid pace of…
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Bold & Beautiful: Pu-erh Teas
The aroma of the tea is shockingly complex: piney, resinous and yet also marine, like a forested seashore. The first sip pulls away from…
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Siphon Brewing Tips
With more than a decade of experience running Blue Bottle Coffee, James Freeman has been able to perfect his brewing methods, and he’s a bit of an ace when it comes to siphon brewing.
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Best Coffee in Philadelphia
While our March/April 09 article on Philadelphia focused on its thriving beer and cocktail scene, the city is also gaining recognition for its coffee and…
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Seeds of Change: John Gaberino
John and Margarita Gaberino could tell Margarita’s mother was worried. It was 2001, and she’d come up from El Salvador to visit them in…
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Coffee’s Third Wave
Wearing an overly faded T-shirt on which the words “IT’S NOT LIKE IN THE MOVIES” are barely legible, Jeremy Tooker stands at a red…
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Ghost Man: Walter Backerman
With a rattle and a thud, Walter the Seltzer Man sets an old wooden crate on the linoleum floor. Wiping his hands on his…
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Home Coffee Roasting
It’s a typical lazy Sunday in Long Beach, Miss., and Eddie Dove is firing up the backyard grill. On any other weekend, the aroma…
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Coffee’s Lone Rangers
Slinging espresso may seem like an odd first step toward a promising career path, but that’s what it became for Jon Ferguson. Back in…
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In mixology, as in love, a rose can accomplish magnificent things. But while love can require the brilliant-colored flowers by the dozens, the use…
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Tea: Anatomy of a Leaf
A sense of place. It’s an elegant phrase, a term at once indefinite and palpable. It implies that you may not see a given…
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