Many of us know that Yemen served as a key country in introducing coffee to the world. Without its greatly accessible ports to help the beverage spread to Europeans, coffee likely would not have been widely discovered and popularized until much later ...
Reading a bag of specialty coffee can be similar to looking at the cleaning tag on your favorite wool jacket: Sure, there are a billion symbols, but it would be very impressive if anyone knew what they all mean. The good news is reading your coffee ...
As you crank up your radiator and reach for your coffee mug this winter season, you may find yourself seeking something different to spice up your morning (or afternoon) cup. While various warm holiday drinks line the cafe menus at the moment, ...
Coffee or tea? If you’re browsing this website, your choice is probably clear. But there’s good news for coffee and tea lovers alike: You don’t always have to choose. In Hong Kong, mixing coffee and tea produces one of the region’s unique ...
Some people eagerly wait all year for Halloween — they love the costumes, the decorating, and all the festivities. For others, the season is all about avoiding the onslaught of sugar and horror movies. Regardless of where you fall on the Halloween ...
October means fall is in full swing — and so is Halloween season. With the weather cooling down, it’s the perfect time to enjoy your coffee, and spice it up a little for the holiday. Don't skip this recipe for a red eye sambuca! The drink’s name ...
Some people think of fall as the season of pumpkin spice, and others see the cooler weather as a sign that Halloween is just around the corner. With horror movies on every channel, a crisp chill in the air, and festive parties featuring all manner of ...
By definition, a ghoul is “an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.” The good news is that ghoul coffee is none of those things. While its dual liquor combination might make it seem wicked, if prepared ...
Summer is winding down, but some parts of the country are still battling midafternoon heat waves. When you’re looking for a post-lunch pick-me-up but also need to stay cool, what’s the best solution? The obvious choices are cold brew or iced coffee, ...
For as long as America has been America, we’ve been addicted to coffee. That might sound like an exaggeration, but after we hauled large quantities of tea overboard during the Boston Tea Party, sipping coffee as your morning beverage soon became ...
When the citizens of Saigon prepared for their Lunar New Year — also known as Tet — on Jan. 30, 1968, they cleaned their houses and boiled their celebratory rice cakes. Even as the war ravaged their resources and rival forces in the North had stolen ...
As long as coffee has graced our lips, technology has been the reason — whether it’s the fact we’re able to place a mobile order and grab a to-go cup or in the broader sense of how our precious beans are processed. The entire coffee industry operates ...
When we think of coffee grounds, our mind naturally gravitates to the fresh grounds waiting to be turned into that perfect cup of morning joe. We don’t often connect the term with our used grounds, the soppy ones we throw out after we’re done ...
In Turkey, coffee transcends its station as a simple morning ritual. It’s everything from a token of earnest hospitality to a centuries-old marriage custom. And while we’ve all heard of Turkish coffee, the foamy beverage’s preparation and purpose ...
Coffee is a commodity that spans the globe and as such, everyone’s morning cup of coffee is a little different. In countries that don’t have access to top-quality beans and grounds, flavoring is a popular way to make the most of the morning ...
In 2015, it was announced that former “Lost” showrunner Carlton Cuse would be teaming up with Iraq War veteran and “Prison Break” writer Graham Roland. Their project? A modern retelling of Tom Clancy’s iconic Jack Ryan novels. For those ...
In a perfect world, we’d be wiping sweat from our brows as we gulped down a tall glass of iced coffee to battle the heat as we chatted with our neighbors on the front lawn. But with the effects of a pandemic still impacting our lives, our summers are ...
With more than 400 billion cups consumed annually, coffee remains the world’s most popular beverage. Unfortunately, with such a prominent industry comes an inevitable slew of problems. For coffee, most of them start at the very conception of the ...
With quarantines and stay-at-home mandates sweeping the nation, our ability to caffeinate properly has been limited to our homes. While the issue of a pandemic is hard to swallow, coffee-lovers across the globe are making the most out of their time ...
While coffee has been a staple in the American diet since the 1960s, it’s only recently that we’ve begun to learn and recognize the origins of our beans. In spite of the newfound clarity, coffee’s production can still be a mystery, especially with ...
With the holidays passing in a flurry of peppermint mochas and cherry mocha-swirl cupcakes, it’s no secret that the mocha is one of the most pervasive coffee items to grace menus around the country. This espresso beverage can be found at local cafes ...
With the ease of Keurig and Verissimo, it’s easy to forget that manual brewing is a viable option for your morning cup (or two) of coffee. And while pour-overs and French pressed coffee are all the rage at expensive artisanal coffee shops these days, ...
In the modern age of artisanal coffees and glossy-end machinery, it’s easy to get lost when thinking of the word “cafe.” The aroma of freshly brewed French Roast and the velvety feel of supple couch cushions floods the mind, but cafe culture is more ...
When we think of Yemen, the images that come to mind may be crude, even gruesome: bombings, dilapidated buildings, drying desserts, and bleeding citizens. It’s easy to forget that this war-torn country used to produce the vast majority of the world’s ...
Despite the running “Night Before Christmas” motif and a soundtrack that almost exclusively features Christmas carols, some still challenge the status of “Die Hard” as a Christmas movie — even, much to our horror, Bruce Willis himself. This year, ...
In 2015, a cup of coffee in New York City averaged $1.70; in 2019, that price jumped to $1.97. Besides inflation, coffee has undergone quite the transformation since its first wash of national popularity in the 1960s — known as the first-wave coffee ...
Nothing says Thanksgiving like football in the backyard, family gathered around the table, and, of course, a nice hunk of meat. For many of us, this means turkey or chicken, but if you’re seeking a good, old-fashioned red meat this holiday season (or ...
There’s no shortage of media featuring the good, bad, and ugly aspects of life at war or in the military. In fact, as we come out of the biopic zeitgeist and set our sights toward the digital era, the number of films, television shows, movies, and ...
As the general public, the only short film we’re ever required to watch is the two- to three-minute short preceding whatever Pixar film we’re taking our kids to see that year. And the sad fact is that this makes perfect sense. Short films can be ...
Often dubbed “Mexican Halloween” for its colorful decorations and use of sugary sweets, Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is specifically dedicated to honoring one’s dead relatives. Throughout Mexico, ancestors are celebrated with offerings of ...
