I Own Coffee

http://www.chow.com

Arno Holschuh, barista at Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco, discusses the big and the little: the surface area of the bean, the thousand small cuts that will kill your espresso, and why Starbucks is not so bad. Video by CHOW.com

Duration : 0:8:40

(more…)

Technorati Tags: artisan, barista, beans, chow, chow.com, Coffee, drink, espresso, roastery

Monty Python’s Flying Circus

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus/dp/B001E77XNA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1226597796&sr=1-1

Duration : 0:3:21

(more…)

Technorati Tags: Chapman, Cleese, Eric, Gilliam, Graham, Idle, John, Jones, Michael, Monty, Palin, Python, Terry

A glass coffee table can have a lot of power because it is the centerpiece of your living space and can be the center of discussion. You can place books on your glass coffee table and use it as a focal point for a lot of the social interaction that goes on in your home. Most people with coffee tables know that it is not just a glass coffee table that makes the difference in a home but it is the interaction that it can foster by being a gathering place for people to be around as they converse. A coffee table of any material is wonderful, but a glass table adds a special dynamic of class to the home.

The reason glass adds the dynamic of class is that it maintains an allure through the clarity of the table and does not distract from other elements of the room. It can remain a centerpiece and a focal point without overpowering anything, including the objects you put on the table. Without a glass coffee table, you could risk having a table that overpowers and becomes an object instead of a place for objects. The distinction lies in the fact that people will notice the table first and the objects on the table second, including the conversation that surrounds it.

Designer Tips

There are great ways to decorate your room with a glass coffee table and a little bit of creativity. You may want to start with some sort of table addition such as a candle or an object to place on the table to draw a bit of attention to it. As mentioned before, however, you do not want it to completely overpower the room so the addition should be quite minute. Think about possibly adding some books or some other items to it and making sure that you maintain a specific trend in the room with the colours and other décor options. You don’t want to overdo anything if you can help it.

Finally, be sure to include the proper accessories around the table. A good idea is to put the coffee table on another small throw rug instead of directly on the rug itself. This will bring the table up a small bit and will draw it in to blend with the rest of the room. Using this technique on other end tables is good as well as it can present your room to have a very layered look. The glass Coffee table is great to place in the middle of such an arrangement to gather focus to the center of the room.

Masni Rizal Mansor
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/guide-to-glass-coffee-table-111007.html

Don’t be fooled by 10% blends! 100% Kona Coffee is the real deal. Let the Kona Coffee Farmer’s Association help you identify REAL Kona Coffee.

Duration : 0:4:16

(more…)

Technorati Tags: Coffee, Farming, Hawaii, Kona

Think Hawaii and basically you think vacation and paradise–sun, surf, beach, nature, luau, even honeymoon. For the coffee lover, Hawaii means real fancy coffee. Specifically, Hawaiian Kona coffee.

Hawaiian Kona coffee owes its aura of distinction to its history, tradition and Mother Nature. True Kona Coffee are cultivated on the volcanic slopes of what is known as the Kona coffee belt. Combining the richness of the volcanic soil with the weather patterns of the Kona district and you have the perfect condition with which to grow this particular type of coffee bean. The result is one of the fanciest and premium coffees in the world.

The history and tradition of Kona coffee is unlike those of other coffee growing regions where the coffee shrub is indigenous and are cared for by their own people. Kona coffee can actually attribute its survival and existence to many different nationalities.

It was a Spaniard who planted the first coffee bean in the island of Oahu. Then, Kona coffee beans became a by-product of beans that were brought in from Brazil back in the nineteenth century by an Englishman. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, the crash in world coffee prices almost drove the Hawaiian coffee farms into extinction. Owners leased parts of their farms to tenant farmers, majority of whom were Japanese immigrants. Later on, farm hands originating from the Philippines and Europe would contribute to the growth of this type of coffee. But even before the farms were leased, Hawaiians and Chinese largely made up the work force.

This brief historical account sets up the distinction that Kona coffee enjoys today. As a result of leasing out different parts of the original coffee farms, today’s farms range anywhere from only two to five acres in size. Their small size may inhibit large scale production but the shrubs do receive more attention.

Being able to receive specialized care and its rarity are two main factors why Kona coffee commands a higher price. In fact, the specialized care that it receives includes hand picking each cherry from the coffee shrubs. This is in stark contrast to machine harvesting which is required in other kinds of large quantity farms. Hand picking each one gives the farmers a chance to examine up close the quality of the coffee cherries.

If your curiosity has so far been piqued and you are raring to buy your first bag of Kona coffee beans, here is a caveat–not all Kona coffee sold in the market are pure. When browsing the marketplace, you should be aware that there is “100% Kona coffee” as against “Kona blend”. 100% Kona is quite self-explanatory. “Kona blend” is what you should be wary of.

There are vendors who mix Kona beans with common beans such as Robusta and the amount of Kona beans could be as little as one bean per pound. This is what is passed off as “Kona blend”. Hawaii state law dictates that sellers of Kona blend should include 10% Kona beans. But outside of Hawaii, the amount of Kona beans could be significantly less.

Needless to say, there is also a disparity in pricing with 100% Kona being more expensive. If the price is objectionable, there is always the cheaper alternative–devoid of work ethic, culture, history, and tradition. But when you decide to go with the real thing, perhaps you can whisper a word of thanks to the generations of hard working farmers who have nurtured the 100% Kona coffee beans into the taste of paradise that it is today.

Simon Wu
http://www.articlesbase.com/hobbies-articles/the-hawaiian-kona-coffee-mystique-136767.html

If you drink coffee you’ve seen this routine before. Free coffee Maker offers online or in the mail. With so many options out there how do you decide if it’s worth the free coffee pot or not? First you need to know that a free coffee maker offer always requires you to buy something. Free can’t really be 100% free or the company would not be in business. We’ll show you how to find a good deal.

What you need to decide from the start is how much coffee do you want to buy? Every free offer I found online you must either join a coffee club, for more details visit to www.camping-outdoors-recipes.com a coffee of the month club or sign up to order “X” amount of coffee. If you don’t want to order coffee to receive a free coffee maker you may be out of luck. The companies make money; in the form of a smaller percentage by giving away a coffee pot in hopes that you will stick around with them for a long time.

Some things to consider when looking for a free coffee makers offer are simple at best. How good the quality of the coffee pot and how much is their coffee? Also I would suggest getting the most for your money. For more details visit to www.apples-recipes.com .A good offer will include either a coffee pot or a couple of tumblers to go with it or a free bag of coffee or two and the coffee maker as well as free shipping. You can always opt for the minimal amount of purchase just to get your coffee maker or stick with their coffee ordering program as long as the coffee is an affordable price. I would suggest finding a price between $6 and $9 a bag. If the coffee company is charging much more than that then their free coffee maker may not be worth it in the long run. Many good companies offer the free coffee pot, 1-2 free bags of coffee and free shipping on the introductory offer.

Looking at the above options will help you in the long run. There is one last thing to consider before closing. How many bags do you have to buy to keep or receive the coffee maker? Make sure that they let you keep the pot whether you decide to stick with them for a year or even less. A good company will let their customer opt out after the first batch of coffee is purchased. If the coffee is good and cheap enough priced stick with them you may like more than just the free coffee maker. Make sure you get the most out of any free coffee pot offers you choose. When a company offers an early opt out for you if you decide you don’t want their coffee that is good. A company that offers you a quick way out all while keeping the Coffee pot means that they have faith in their coffee they sell. That is the best choice for a free coffee maker as far as I see it.

ravi.dec2008
http://www.articlesbase.com/food-and-beverage-articles/a-good-offer-will-include-either-a-coffee-pot-694673.html

*short flick from Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) – directed by jim jarmusch

Duration : 0:7:40

(more…)

Technorati Tags: bill, Cigarettes, clan, Coffee, delirium, gza, hip, Hop, Jarmusch, Jim, movie, murray, rap, rza, tang, wu

One of the best things that we can drink for our health and for our breath is water.  Unfortunately, very few of us drink enough water.As a matter of fact, we drink other things that cause dehydration within the body and bad breath within the mouth. 

A good example of this is coffee. 

First of all, coffee is one of the main culprits as far as bad breath is concerned. Many of us drink coffee in the morning in order to wake up but some of us drink coffee throughout the entire day and this can be a big problem. Coffee taste good in the cup and it certainly smells good whenever we are brewing it but after we drink it, it leaves a lingering odor on our breath that is rather unpleasant to anybody that can smell it.

Another problem with drinking coffee throughout the day is that it often dehydrates us .Dehydration is the main reason that we have bad  breath in the morning. Dehydration allows bacteria to grow within our mouth whenever our salivary glands are not working at optimum levels.This bacteria can grow to numbers that can be rather offensive, and there is little that we can do in order to prevent it if we continue to be dehydrated.

If we are dehydrating ourself because we’re drinking too much coffee and not enough water, we are causing the same problem throughout the day.This, in itself, is not typically enough to get people to stop drinking the morning cup of coffee but they may consider doing some things in order to clean their mouth after the coffee has been consumed.

In conclusion,if you’re going to have Coffee,make sure that you are able to clean your mouth afterwards and that you drink an additional cup of water in order to compensate for the dehydration effect of the caffeine.  Doing these two things is going to help you to keep the bad breath away, even though you’re enjoying one of the drinks that is notorious for causing bad breath.

Joe Golson
http://www.articlesbase.com/coffee-articles/coffee-great-in-the-cup-bad-for-your-breath-679150.html

As a coffee drinker, I’ve seen all kinds of gunk at the bottom of cups and pots of Coffee. What are some of the tricks you’ve found for making sure this doesn’t happen.

Some gunk I’ve seen:
grounds in the bottom of the pot / cup
some kind of dark globs at the bottom of the cup

And if you have good tips on using a regular coffee maker to make a great cup of cofee, please share!

a coffee maker should not leave anything like that in your cup or pot. i do get sediment when i use my french press, but that is to be expected. never had that problem with a coffee maker. maybe take it apart and clean it thoroughly.

beautifulgarbage
cup of coffee

you tell me you don’t love me
over a cup of coffee
and i just have to look away
a million miles between us
planets crashing to dust
i just let it fade away

i’m walking empty streets
hoping we might meet
i see your car parked on the road
the light on at your window
i know for sure that you’re home
but i just have to pass on by

so no, of course, we can’t be friends
not while i’m still this obsessed
i guess i always knew the score
this is how our story ends

i smoke your brand of cigarettes
and pray that you might give me a call
i lie around in bed all day just staring at the walls
hanging round bars at night wishing i had never been born
and give myself to anyone who wants to take me home

so no, of course, we can’t be friends
not while i still feel like this
i guess i always knew the score
this is where our story ends

you left behind some clothes
my belly summersaults
when i pick them off the floor
my friends all say they’re worried
i’m looking far too skinny
i’ve stopped returning all their calls

and no, of course, we can’t be friends
not while i’m still so obsessed
i want to ask where i went wrong
but don’t say anything at all

it took a cup of Coffee
to prove that you don’t love me

Duration : 0:4:33

(more…)

Technorati Tags: beautifulgarbage, Coffee, cup, garbage, of