Tag: coffee

  • No more coffee in flight?

    They may not tell you, but there are a few things flight attendants would never drink in the air. Source: Why you should think twice before ordering coffee or tea on a plane Per the article, airplane tap water is really gross so don’t drink the coffee. Do I chance it as the airport-kiosk-coffee lobby…

  • Cup After Cup

    One of those days where I literally cannot drink enough coffee. Also on: twitter googleplus Facebook

  • The Path of Invention

    The Path of Invention

    What I knew was that if you brewed your coffee at lower than boiling temperature it tasted sweeter. I had learned that from a little slip of paper that was packed in a Chemex coffee maker that we bought twenty years earlier. Source: First Alan Adler Invented the Aerobie. Now He’s Created the Perfect Cup…

  • Coffee Plantation

    Coffee Plantation

    During our trip to Hawaii, we stopped by Kauai Coffee’s plantation. With over 4 million coffee trees using 28 million gallons of water a day, the wettest Hawaiian island has an expansive coffee presence. We did the self-guided tour, which wasn’t that interesting, showing off coffee trees and various machines related to the coffee growing…

  • Secret Barista Man

    At a Starbucks deep inside the CIA’s Langley, Va., compound, even the baristas are covert. The Washington Post is killing it on pieces that suck me in. A fun write-up about the Starbucks inside the CIA Headquarters and the extra security considerations involved (no Starbucks card accepted here). Source: At CIA Starbucks, even the baristas…