http://www.opencoffee.com/ The Official Library for the Gourmet Coffee Lover en 2010-03-12T09:51:25+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/sacred_fashion_jelly_beans_make_me_way_too_happy-archive.html [SACRED FASHION]  Many of us have already seen Tuli's latest skin, Eva, a sweet little glimpse in the form of a December group gift or maybe on the feeds. Like all of Tuli's work, this skin is just to die for. 

]]> Beans admin 2010-03-12T09:51:25+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/how_to_cook_dried_beans-archive.html [Christie's Corner] This month, the money-saving, salt-smashing culinary technique deals with dried beans and legumes. And no, the kitchen reno hasn't made me lose all sense of proportion. The biggest objection I hear about cooking your own beans is, ...

]]> Beans admin 2010-03-12T09:36:53+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/huddersfield_examiner_news_local_west_yorkshire_news_-archive.html [Huddersfield Examiner - News - Local West Yorkshire News] The university was awarded Fairtrade status last year and have teamed up with mayor of Kirklees, Clr Julie Stewart-Turner, and Kirklees Council to help achieve Fairtrade status for Huddersfield too.

]]> Fairtrade admin 2010-03-09T09:04:57+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/fairtrade_resolute_on_welcoming_in_big_business_australian_food_news-archive.html [Australian Food News] As Fairtrade Fortnight concludes in the UK, Ben Cooper takes a look at the way big business has moved into the Fairtrade sector and asks whether this has created reputational risks for the movement.With Fairtrade Fortnight in the UK drawing to a close, those who support the idea of a more ethical marketplace and a fairer deal for farmers will no doubt be pausing to pay tribute to those bastions of the Fairtrade sector - companies like Nestlé, Kraft Foods and Tesco.

]]> Fairtrade admin 2010-03-09T09:04:11+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/gulp_starbucks_testing_big_31ounce_trenta_size_fast_food_maven_-archive.html [Fast Food Maven] Though the size is bigger, Starbucks was quick to point out that unsweetened Trenta beverages are less than 5 calories. Sweetened iced coffee or tea in a Trenta cup would be less than 200 calories, the company added.

]]> Starbucks admin 2010-03-05T09:34:38+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/starbucks_sticks_to_its_guns-archive.html [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News] Starbucks is asking nicely: Could we please, please stop talking about guns?

]]> Starbucks admin 2010-03-05T09:32:59+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/harvard_book_store_gets_espresso_book_machine_clusterflock-archive.html [clusterflock] publishing, advances like the Espresso Book Machine could represent the realization of this model in the familiar space of the bookstore. “Even with conservative assumptions about demand, we will profit from this service,”

]]> Espresso admin 2010-03-02T09:04:37+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/fresh_espresso_big_or_small_ryan_lewis_remix_2dopeboyz-archive.html [2dopeboyz] Fresh Espresso done made it to the Dopehouse! I’ve been waiting for yall to get hip to Seattle’s hottest Hip Hop export of 2009.

]]> Espresso admin 2010-03-02T09:02:56+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/for_your_home_home_espresso_machine_my_blog-archive.html [My Blog] variations of caffeinated beverages are available at these coffee shops. Workaholics and students alike rely on coffee to get them through the day and when they have to go on overtime or when they have to stay up late to study they also rely on a cup of coffee in order to get them through.

]]> Coffee admin 2010-02-26T09:33:36+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/lyke_2_drink_day_56_drink_oakshire_overcast_espresso_stout-archive.html [Lyke 2 Drink] Oakshire Overcast Espresso Stout has plenty of coffee aroma and the java just keeps coming through in abundance in the flavor profile. A rich and rewarding stout.

]]> Espresso admin 2010-02-26T09:32:24+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/larrys_beans_fair_trade_organic_coffee_rat_pack_set_frankies_-archive.html [Organic Earth] 3 comments to Larry’s Beans Fair Trade Organic Coffee, Rat Pack Set: Frankie’s Blend, Bean Martin, Louie Supremo, Whole Bean, 12-Ounce Bags

]]> Beans admin 2010-02-23T09:07:31+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/bag_of_beans_tagaytay_city_food_trips_events-archive.html [Pinoy Cook: Home cooking rocks!] The only issue I have with Bag of Beans is the presence of too many mosquitoes. With all the plants and trees, it’s to be expected but there are tricks like citronella oil in burners and even citronella sticks to shoo them away.

]]> Beans admin 2010-02-23T09:03:43+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/starbucks_told_me_its_corporate_policy_to_check_my_id_with_27_-archive.html [The Consumerist] MT.commentIds = [20097724,20097726,20097729,20097734,20097737,20097738,20097740,20097741,20097742,20097745,20097746,20097748,20097750,20097751,20097752,20097754,20097757,20097759,20097763,20097764,20097768,20097770,20097771,20097772,20097776,20097778,20097780,20097781,20097784,20097785,20097788,20097789,20097790,20097791,20097792,20097794,20097795,20097796,20097797,20097798,20097803,20097804,20097809,20097811,20097821,20097822,20097823,20097824,20097825,20097830,20097831,20097835,20097836,20097837,20097839,20097840,20097841,20097846,20097847,20097851,20097852,20097857,20097861,20097862,20097865,20097867,20097869,20097873,20097878,20097881,20097883,20097890,20097892,20097896,20097902,20097906,20097909,20097915,20097925,20097926,20097934,20097938,20097940,20097945,20097946,20097950,20097955,20097956,20097957,20097970,20097979,20097981,20097982,20097987,20097988,20097990,20097993,20097997,20097998,20098000,20098002,20098018,20098022,20098023,20098035,20098045,20098056,20098065,20098073,20098093,20098094,20098097,20098099,20098101,20098102,20098108,20098110,20098113,20098114,20098117,20098123,20098128,20098129,20098136,20098143,20098156,20098159,20098177,20098178,20098182,20098218,20098219,20098236,20098244,20098250,20098255,20098257,20098263,20098266,20098278,20098280,20098282,20098285,20098290,20098291,20098294,20098295,20098298,20098304,20098305,20098312,20098328,20098330,20098338,20098339,20098343,20098344,20098354,20098358,20098360,20098363,20098366,20098373,20098389,20098391,20098428,20098462,20098472,20098477,20098503,20098508,20098512,20098519,20098539,20098556,20098568,20098604,20098613,20098621,20098622,20098647,20098653,20098657,20098663,20098666,20098669,20098673,20098702,20098705,20098712,20098713,20098730,20098732,20098737,20098746,20098747,20098762,20098765,20098777,20098778,20098806,20098830,20098838,20098895,20098924,20098930,20098960,20098964,20098975,20098979,20098986,20098994,20099022,20099028,20099058,20099093,20099124,20099136,20099141,20099150,20099157,20099169,20099176,20099204,20099206,20099208,20099213,20099304,20099324,20099348,20099381,20099403,20099554,20099806,20099874,20099928,20099950,20099980,20100738,20101299];

]]> Starbucks admin 2010-02-19T09:36:18+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/burger_king_and_starbucks_111_247_wall_st-archive.html [24/7 Wall St.] The McCafe product is widely viewed as taking market share from Starbucks because of a price advantage and tests that show coffee drinkers prefer the McDonald’s brew. Burger King has been a weak No.2 in sales among fast food companies running well behind McDonald’s for years.

]]> Starbucks admin 2010-02-19T09:33:55+00:00 http://www.opencoffee.com/tuesdays_with_dorie_dories_best_espresso_chocolate_chip_cookies_-archive.html [a whisk and a spoon] I left out the nuts and added in espresso powder, as well as a teeny sprinkle of pink salt midway through baking. Some folks had issues with spreading cookies, but mine turned out to be not too flat (although my dough had been in the .

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