Coffee Hero

Today’s New York Times has an informative article on the improving coffee scene in New York City.  From the article New York Is Finally Taking Coffee Seriously by Oliver Strand:
For years New Yorkers had to look to places like Stumptown Coffee Roasters in Portland, Ore., or Blue Bottle Coffee in San Francisco for this kind [...]

While flipping through my monthly statement with American Express an offer caught my eye.   if you charge $25 to your DD card, they add another $5.  The  20% bonus deal runs through March 31, 2010. 

This Michigan man is a true Coffee Hero.  From The AP story Man with knife in chest calls 911, orders coffee:
A man who walked into a Michigan diner with a 5-inch knife stuck in his chest ordered a coffee and complained only about the cold weather.
The 52-year-old man, who has not been identified, called a [...]

The coffee break is a time honored tradition and like many of you, I don’t want to be interrupted when I’m drinking my coffee.  However, common sense must prevail.  A 25 year old pregnant woman died today when some paramedics decided to continue their coffee break instead of providing medical assistance.
From Pregnant women dies after [...]

I stumbled upon two sites that tried to connect astrology signs with coffee preferences.  One site tried to predict your ideal drink and the other tried to pick what country produced the coffee you were most likely to enjoy.  I tested both unsuccessfully on a group of friends.  Instead of walking away from the project, [...]

Interesting news story just broke. From Man Dies After Falling Into Tank of Chocolate:
A Camden man died after he apparently fell into a vat of melted chocolate at a factory Wednesday morning, said police.
The accident happened at Cocoa Services around 10:30 a.m. Vincent Smith II was standing on a nine-foot-high platform loading chunks of [...]

Even though Elvis was better known for his love of Pepsi, he was a coffee fan.  Last year, Elvis researcher Adam Victor came out with The Elvis Encyclopedia.  It could very well be the definitive Elvis research book.  So how did Elvis take his coffee?   According to the book (p 172 Food):
At breakfast time he [...]