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• The Sweet and the Low: My Morning Coffee

  [$29.99, Bed Bath and Beyond]  How I get my morning cup of coffee: Scoop out my grinds (bavarian chocolate from Gourmet Garage; my big splurge), pour them into my Mr. Coffee (see above), press start, and wait a few. How the rich get their morning cup of coffee: Read More... Posted Jun 25 2008, 09:30 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: gadgets, kitchen, coffee

• Get Banged By Your Coffee

  Want to get a real bang out of your coffee? Then look no further than this:   Read More... Posted Jun 16 2008, 03:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: coffee, weapons, guns

• Ups and Downs of Commuting

  Today is my favorite weekday. It is the one weekday in which I don't have to speed-post to this blog, sprint out of the condo to drive to the Park n' Ride, catch my bus, hop a subway to Lower Manhattan, and buzz (twice) to be let into my regular on-site freelance gig. At the moment, it is 12:01 p.m. and I have just emerged from the shower. My hair is a damp rat's nest and I'll probably change my outfit six more times before ever having to leave the house.  For the rest of you... Read More... Posted Jun 06 2008, 02:30 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: kitchen, coffee, commuting

• Quick Tip of the Day: Handpresso

  Some people — like certain members of my family need their Prozac and Wellbutrin and Xanax to feel sane. I, on the other hand, just need the following: Read More... Posted Jun 04 2008, 08:30 AM by Wendy Atterberry with | with no comments Filed under: Quick tip, coffee

• Lovin’ it? I’m trippin’ on it.

  A few years back I quit fast food (except for In-N-Out, every man has his limits). But I didn’t agree to quit fast beverage. There’s always a loophole. So I happened into McDonald's for one of their Iced Coffees, you may've seen one of their quadrillion bus sides. The verdict: Read More... Posted Jun 02 2008, 09:45 AM by Brian Marabello with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: coffee, caffeine, McDonald's, beverage

• Coffee Grinder Works In Time With Your Heart

  The Heart Beans Coffee Grinder works on the power of your heart. Seriously. You cuddle up nice and close with the grinder, and it grinds in time with the beating of your heart, creating a different grind every time. Unless you’re a robot. This is only a concept at the moment (and let’s be honest: it’s probably going to stay that way), but I can just imagine the hilarious romantic comedy scenes that could be built around this: Find out the plot, plus several other amazing movie concepts, after the jump...  Read More... Posted May 06 2008, 12:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: coffee, concepts, Food and Drink

• Coffee Cup Speaker

  There are several things that are sad about this: 1) You can’t actually use it as a coffee cup. Other things that are sad, after the jump...  Read More... Posted Apr 16 2008, 02:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: coffee, Music, mp3 Players

• Clover Fields Offer From Starbucks

  There’s been a lot of buzz the past few weeks about Starbucks’ acquisition of Clover, the makers of incredibly pricey, incredibly excellent coffee brewers. Because of the merger, and installation of Clover 1s’ in all Starbucks store, you sadly can no longer purchase a machine from authorized retailers. What makes these machines so special? Well, they brew coffee better than pretty much any machine in existence. Specifically designed to create a single cup of coffee for the café experience, the Clover 1s maintains brewing temperature, among several other things, to brew the perfect cup of coffee every time. Find out how to get your own, after the jump...  Read More... Posted Apr 15 2008, 04:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, coffee, Food and Drink

• Morn-bling Coffee

  I’ve been thinking a lot about my morning coffee, and how it isn’t quite as fabulous as I am. You know what I mean? I go to the club every day, like everybody else, with my Prada bag all blinged out, and my blinged out shirt that says “Sassy,” and my hair is all blinged out, and I’m driving a blinged out Vespa. But what about first thing in the morning? What about that? Find out, after the jump...   Read More... Posted Apr 07 2008, 01:30 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: kitchen, coffee, Food and Drink

• Coffee Gives You Wings!

  [$44 USD, cloudberry]  ...which is why I ingest multiple cups of Gourmet Garage's bavarian chocolate coffee every morning, while I'm working from home. And then proceed into the city for a half-time office gig and ingest several more cups of whatever god-awful stuff they have on tap, even though the quality levels are way below what I have at home. 'Cause at least it's something.   Read More... Posted Feb 28 2008, 04:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: kitchen, ceramics, coffee

• Refined European Coffee Culture Without All That Stuffy Elegance

  I don't drink a lot of espresso, mainly because, despite repeated lessons, I've never been able to figure out how to work our office espresso machine by myself. But this thing looks perfect for me: just add hot water and slurp. Take it out onto the street and make a little espresso while you window shop. Take it camping! Bring it in the car and make a steaming, potent little cup of GOOD MORNING! on your way to work (at the red light, please). You'll have to order it from France, but somehow that makes it even more appealing. The Handpresso Wild: gotta say, don't love the name. Sounds like something Frank Constanza would dream up. [$144, Handpresso]  Posted Feb 13 2008, 06:24 PM by Will Doig with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, kitchen, coffee