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Hot Sips: 14 Delicious Hot Drinks To Keep You Warm

We have had quite a few great recipes and good ideas for hot holiday drinks the past few weeks at The Kitchn. Here's a look back at over a dozen hot drinks, from Nora's hot apple-ginger toddy from t...

Entertaining Tip: End with Tea and Coffee

We think there's no better way to end a big meal or even a simple gathering of friends than with a nice warm cup of coffee! Not only is it exactly what we want after eating a lot of rich food, but it'...

How to Make Milk Foam (Without a Frother or a Machine!)

We love a bit of creamy foam topping our morning coffee, but haven't really wanted to invest the funds or the counterspace in an actual milk steamer. Here's how we get around it with just a jar and ...

Cool Inspiration: Stay Both Cool and Caffeinated!
Stay Cool!

Name: Whitney Location: Chicago, Illinois How are you staying cool? Keeping cool and caffeinated at the same time......

Coffee Talk: Café au Lait, Cappuccino, Latté, Machiatto
What's the Difference?

Whether we're headed across campus for class or into the office for work, chances are that most of us have a travel mug of something caffeinated in our hands. Chances are even better that your beverag...

Best Coffee for Hot Days: Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee

We're looking for ways to keep cool this month as we ride out the end-of-summer heat wave. A big pitcher of iced coffee will definitely need to be in our fridge at all times, we think! Here's a new-to...

BibiCaffè: Sweet and Fizzy Italian Espresso

I am not a big fan of sweet sodas or sweet coffee, so I was recently surprised to find myself drinking something that combines the two in one very sweet, very fizzy espresso drink. But I have to admit...

How To Deal With Living Near Extreme Food Smells?

As we made mention yesterday, we've recently decided to move. What we neglected to say is that it's less than 50ft from a Folgers coffee plant. Although it sounds like a dreamy, caffeine induced, f...

At-Home Frappuccinos — the Vietnamese Way
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Admit it, coffee purists. You fork over $5 for a Starbucks Frappuccino every once in a while. Or (West Coasters) an Ice Blended from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Sweetened coffee that's whizzed into a ...

National Food Roundup: Vitello con Piselli
From Nationwide Newspaper Food Sections 04.29.09

Veal and peas from Providence, R.I.'s The Blue Grotto, divorce cakes and a new pasta alternative from the sea – that and more in this week's roundup....

Storyville Coffee Company: Fresh Coffee at Your Door

We recently had the opportunity to try out fresh coffee beans from Storyville, a Seattle coffee company that sends their beans direct to your door. But this isn't just any mail-order coffee service. S...

Good Question: Help Me Replace My Espresso Machine!

Here's a question from Melodie, and we need your help on this one. I’m hoping the AT crowd can give me some recommendations for a home espresso machine. For years we’ve been using these two lit...

Culture and Cookies: Tim Tams and the Tim Tam Slam

We don't usually review packaged snack products and sweets, but here's one exception we had to make. Tim Tam cookies are now available in the United States, and this is really more of a cultural event...

Stocking Stuffer Idea: Mini Bags of Coffee
Un-Gift Guide 2008

While paying for our stash of holiday blend coffee beans the other day, we spotted some sample-sized bags near the register. This sparked an idea: Why not make our own "sample" bags of coffee to give ...

Seasonal Treat: Holiday Blend Coffees

Call us suckers for seasonal marketing ploys, but darn it, we love holiday blend coffees! As soon as we spot it in our favorite coffee shop, we start stockpiling enough roasted beans to last us throug...

Food Science: How is Instant Coffee Made?

Instant coffee starts off as, well, coffee! But how does it get from freshly-brewed cuppa to powdery flake? Therein lies the science......

Product Review: BonJour's Insulated Rhône French Press

In our survey of how you brew your coffee, French press was the clear winner. French press coffee is very rich and full of flavor, but it does have some drawbacks. French press carafes aren't good for...

Good Question: To-Go Cups for Iced Coffee?

Reader Fiona writes in with a very practical question. She says, I LOVE iced coffee and make big overnight batches at least once a week. I would love to be able to tote it around in a disposable plast...

Simple Invention: Reusable Mesh Coffee Filter

For years, all we knew were the paper coffee filters that our parents used and tossed every morning. When we bought a new coffee maker for our own home recently, we got one of these, which we think ar...

Look! A Printer For Your Latte

Look! A printer for your coffee? Reader Rae sent us these photos of a pretty wild gadget she saw at a computer graphics trade show in Los Angeles last week. Click for more photos......

In Praise of a Favorite Mug

Most of us have a favorite mug we automatically reach for, whether it’s the first bleary cup of the day or a quick afternoon pick-me-up. This one is mine. It’s a lovely, sturdy stoneware mug, han...

In the News: Owner of Stumptown Coffee Moves to New York!

In the world of specialty coffee roasters, Stumptown Coffee is its own superstar. Since their beans are a rare find outside the Pacific Northwest, the owner's plan to open a coffee roastery Red Hook,...

The Locavore’s Delight: Five Delicious Reasons to Appreciate the Bay Area

De la Paz Coffee. They'll roast your coffee in the morning and deliver it to your home or office that afternoon. On their bicycles. Four more below the jump!...

Inspiration: The Breakfast Manifesto

As we've told you before, we're always looking for breakfast inspiration, and ways to make the most perfunctory meal of the day more interesting. That's why we were thrilled to get New York Magazine'...

In the New York Times: Saul Zabar Turns 80

For any food lover living in New York, Zabar's is one of those institutions we naively believe has always been around and will always be around. Its crowded aisles and barking counterpeople seem like ...