coffee

Recipes

• Southeast Asian Sweet Coffee
  The original iced coffee
• Coffee Pots
  Creamy pots of coffee custard
• Black Russian
  An unlikely but thoroughly satisfying blend of vodka and Kahlúa
• Bicerin
  A coffee and chocolate concoction native to Turin
• Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
  Creamy, rich, and packed with vanilla
• Tiramisu
  

Grinders

• Your Morning Spray
  The Chicago Sun-Times reported today that the mad alchemist of the culinary world, Ferran Adria, has made an, um, improvement on the traditional espresso, rendering it more like a custard than a cu...
• Big Bucks, Bad Bucks
  It's been a bad week for Starbucks: first a $114 million lawsuit, now a nutritional analysis that likens slurping down a venti mocha to sipping a 500-calorie burger through a straw.
• Behold, the Bean
  The L.A. Times devotes its food section to worshiping the coffee bean. Jitters ensue.
• You'll Never Look at Kitty Litter the Same Way Again
  Cat poop coffee. 'Nuff said.
• Venti Nonfat G-String Latte
  According to a piece in The Seattle Times, the "sex sells" idea is running rampant through the suburban Seattle coffee trade. You might get confused if you went to buy caffeine or a new push-up bra.
• Starbucks: Left Bitter
  Consumer Reports tries fast-food coffee and comes up with a startling conclusion: The newly beefed-up brew from McDonald's is better than Starbucks's pricey house slop.
• Grounds Control
  Move over espresso. The Clover is making drip coffee hot again.
• Wake Up and Skip the Reflux
  In an apparent effort to capture market share from fancypants latte-hawkers, Folgers—the decades-old purveyor of canned coffee grounds—has introduced a "stomach friendly" blend. Doctors...
• Will Journalists Save Starbucks?
  The coffee chain's offerings are becoming fast-foodier—and yet they lose to McDo's and Dunkin' D's in taste tests. Starbucks' cofounder questions the company's direction, but one journo says ...
• Hot Coffee Meets Haute Couture
  Cup Couture's new Cupcoat is threatening to make drab java jackets yesterday's news. Or is it?
• Brewing Controversy
  Years after they were launched, Starbucks's cup quotes are still getting the company in hot water.
• Coffee Achiever
  Can one man visit all 171 Manhattan Starbucks locations—in one day?
• A Cup of Joe a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
  Coffee—is there anything it can't do?
• There's Such a Thing as Too Much Coffee
  A British teen learned the hard way that the Western world's favorite morning beverage can be dangerous.
• Coffee With a Side of Obvious
  Why is some coffee bitter? Let's ask our chromatography experts.
• McDonald's, Your Neighborhood Café
  The news from Wall Street: The coffee's hot at McDonald's and lukewarm at Starbucks.
• Now We Need a Single-Serve Meth Maker
  Boing Boing on the AeroPress, a plastic piston that makes coffee.
• No Thanks, It's Got Monkey Spit on It
  Animals can be useful for more than their meat and milk; they can also process our coffee.
• Brewing Up Health
  The mad scientists of the beverage world are working to make our coffee addiction take the place of our One-A-Day.
• An Espresso Café for Kids
  Forget about tea parties—why not get your tyke interested in gourmet coffee?
• Food-Inspired Threads
  Where to find limited-edition T-shirts for lovers of hamburgers, hot dogs, and steaks.
• No Substitute
  Kraft Foods discontinues Postum. Mormon fans of the grain-based coffee substitute go into withdrawal.
• Would You Like a Latte with That?
  McDonald's hires baristas, plans to eat Starbucks for breakfast and lunch.
• Percolating Dissent
  Michael Ruhlman drinks Folgers! From a percolator!
• Coffee Complex
  The $11,000 Clover heralds a new age of coffee terroir, says Slate.
• We Have No Churros Today
  The RiffTrax Blog presents a churros-related paradox in photo form.
• Bean Where?
  A London department store is selling the world's most expensive (and bizarre) coffee to benefit charity.
• "Slutbucks" and the Spread of Sexpresso
  Starbucks is suffering a new nickname since a conservative group took issue with the coffee chain's logo.
• The Art of Cappuccino Foam
  Sexy ladies, koalas, skulls, and other coffee-cup apparitions.
• That's Using the Old Bean
  How much do you spend a year on coffee? And how much goes to the grower?
• Hot or Not: Blueberry Coffee
  Should Mark Bittman subject himself to this stuff?
• This Is Your Brain on Coffee
  Meth Coffee peeves the Illinois attorney general.

MongolRallies

• Finally, Decent Coffee
  Getting a proper cup of coffee in Eastern Europe is a pain, but we score in Prague.
• On the 13th Day, God Made Malls
  Escalators, security guards, off-brand McDonald's and fake Starbucks—heaven? No, a mall in Kazakhstan!
• My MacGyver Moment
  A caffeine addict will do anything to get his fix—even make coffee with ragged old underwear.

Picks

• Ask Ducasse
  La Colombe coffee brews up right.
• A New Take on the Tequila Shot
  Patrón adds coffee to get you drunk and buzzed.
• The Coveted Coffee Press
  A French press that keeps coffee warm for two hours.
• These Lips Don't Go to Starbucks
  But I will rub coffee on them.
• Where I Found Caffeine-Perk-Up Heaven
  Chicago's beloved Intelligentsia comes to Los Angeles.
• Blue Bottle's Kyoto-Style Iced Coffee
  My new addiction.
• Bewitched by the Witchino
  A blended coffee drink I can stand by.
• Cuisinart 10-Cup Programmable Thermal Coffeemaker
  Get it fresh and hot.

Stories

• Strategic Guest Ejection
  How do I let a lingering guest know that it’s time to leave?
• Sour Cream Coffeecake
  Skip the coffee, eat more cake
• Jasper Morrison Coffee Maker
  Make yourself a sexy lattè
• DIY Room Service
  How to cook a gourmet meal in your hotel room
• Celebrities and Portable Microwaves
  As seen at the International Home & Housewares Show
• Your Computer Can’t Roast a Chicken
  But it can tell you when your bird is cooked
• An Espresso to Grind
  Should you tip baristas, and if so, how much?
• High Froth
  A barista pulls and steams her way to the top
• The Crema of the Crop
  Our barista continues on the path to top honors
• Roast Your Own
  The next step in ultimate coffee brewing
• Jiffy Roast
  Roasting coffee is as easy as popping popcorn
• Get the Shot
  One man, many beans, and the perfect cup of coffee
• Cheap Speed
  What is instant coffee?
• Mole in the Mountains
  A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico
• Will It Save My Life?
  From red wine to Kombucha, are superfoods actually healthy?
• Chocolate Croissants and Peppermint Mocha Frap
  Seasonal flair from Starbucks
• McSkillet Burrito and International Delight Coffee Creamer
  A surprise in my sausage
• The Year in Food 2007
  Vegansexuals, tainted dog food, greenwashing, and more
• You Can’t Afford This Coffee Maker
  The high-tech Clover, and two affordable alternatives
• The Freshest Cup
  Handcrafted coffee brewed by the Clover 1s
• Do I Need to Replace the Water in My Kettle?
  Maybe boiling it twice makes it extra-good
• How to Cool Water for Coffee
  What’s the perfect temperature?
• How Finely Should You Grind Coffee?
  The quality of your morning cup depends on it
• What Is Nondairy Creamer?
  It makes coffee so creamy, yet it’s not cream
• How to Determine a Tall or Short Coffee
  Do you want more milk?
• How to Order a Cappuccino
  Do you want it wet or dry?
• How to Make Drip Coffee with Arno Holschuh
  It’s the water, the beans, and the device
• How to Make an Easy Cappuccino
  A simple tip for home frothing