Comments on: Dietribes: Coffee

By: Mamasaid

Mamasaid — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:40:00 +0000

I am a coffee fanatic and have tried all kinds of java. After sampling at coffee houses, I decided to start making gourmet coffee at home. It began simply enough with a Senseo coffee maker and a few pods. Once I got into make gourmet coffee for myself, I made it for company then sought out the best coffees. My favorite is Kona coffee, which is only grown in the Kona region of Hawaii. The growing and harvesting conditions are ideal and you can tell by the rich, robust flavor. I buy mine online at https://www.konaluna.com and it comes right to my door

By: Sarah W

Sarah W — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:11:27 +0000

I learned from a friend who manages one of the big New York coffeehouses that the swil designs in lattes like the one pictured are made by free pouring the foamed milk into the espresso. Look on UTube for “latte art” and you can see some amazing videos of how this is actually done. Definately an art form!

By: Jody

Jody — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:01:07 +0000

There was a story about Voltaire and his love/addiction to coffee. Supposedly he drank about 60 cups a day and when someone told him that coffee is a slow poison he replied. “I think it must be for I’ve been drinking it for 65 years and am not dead yet!”

Coffee is also a terrific pain-reliever. I used to suffer from tension headaches so badly they would last for days-until I read how coffee increases the pain reliever in aspirin. Now aspirin and coffee and my headache is gone within an hour.

By: Des

Des — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:45:20 +0000

Coffee is my reason to get up in the morning! Bad things would happen if I ran out…

By: rosie

rosie — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:10:29 +0000

i lov emy cuppa early in the morning..black, no sugar, please. I love cold coffeee shakes but can’t haev that since I’m lactose intolerant.
Coffee gives me a kick, it makes me feel alive and awake. BUT, if I have it anywhere after 5 pm, it keeps me awake the whole nite.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:07:21 +0000

THE COFFEE SONG, WITH FRANK SINATRA
by Bob Hilliard, Dick Milles
Frank Sinatra recorded it for Columbia in 1946 and for Reprise in 1960.

Way down among Brazilians
Coffee beans grow by the billions
So they’ve got to find those extra cups to fill
They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil

You can’t get cherry soda
’cause they’ve got to fill that quota
And the way things are I’ll bet they never will
They’ve got a zillion tons of coffee in Brazil

No tea or tomato juice
You’ll see no potato juice
’cause the planters down in Santos all say “No, no, no”

The politician’s daughter
Was accused of drinkin’ water
And was fined a great big fifty dollar bill
They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil

[instrumental break]

You date a girl and find out later
She smells just like a percolator
Her perfume was made right on the grill
Why, they could percolate the ocean in Brazil

And when their ham and eggs need savor
Coffee ketchup gives ‘em flavor
Coffee pickles way outsell the dill
Why, they put coffee in the coffee in Brazil

No tea, no tomato juice
You’ll see no potato juice
The planters down in Santos all say “No, no, no”

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:03:09 +0000

Frank Sinatra…The Coffee Song

http://www.sibila.com.br

By: Harold

Harold — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:55:22 +0000

(Continued) I should also mention that Higher Ground is the Micro-Roaster of the Year (according to Roast Magazine).

By: harold

harold — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:53:40 +0000

InternAllison: I share the same trait and I always thought it was just me. I have been known to nap after coffee. I don’t recall it ever making me jittery. What makes this even stranger is that I was diagnosed with a prolapsed mitral valve after an attack of arrythmic tachycardia (fast and irregular heartbeat) after I accidentally cut my finger at a summer job. The doctors blamed my situation on caffiene from the soft drinks I had imbibed.
My favorite coffee is the “Alabama Rivers Alliance” blend from the Higher Grounds Coffee Company here in Birmingham Alabama. They are very socially-conscious and a portion of their profits go to local non-profits. All you coffee afficianados should give them a try.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:19:00 +0000

One of my favorite cold weather treats that my mother got me hooked on is hot chocolate coffee. Take your favorite hot cocoa mix and instead of mixing with hot water or milk, dissolve the mix in a giant mug of coffee. Mmmm, just thinking about it makes me want some!