Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Tall Skinny Bitter – Notes From the Center of Coffee Culture

I moved to Seattle in August 2007 and from the moment I hit the ground, I started my espresso quest.  Since then I’ve been to many great coffee shops and met many great people.  Although I loved my random journey, I would have loved to had this book in my hands when I arrived.

Tall Skinny Bitter: [...]

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Shade Grown Eco Friendly Coffee

Frequent INeedCoffee contributors Dr. Anand Titus Pereira and Geeta Nanaiah Pereira have just published a book on Ecofriendly Coffee. The full title is Shade Grown Eco Friendly Coffee – Volume 1 (2009).  According to the review Eco-friendly Coffee – Book by Dr Anand & Geeta Pereira by John B. Monteiro, the book is [...]

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Spike My Syllabus

If I read one book about coffee, what should it be, and why?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton: Coffee Co-Achievers?

Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton might meet for coffee and conversation. Who would win?

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

Caffeinated Classics: Darkness at Noon

We at Coffee Hero wondered whether you could get a decent cup of coffee behind the Iron Curtain.

Friday, July 3rd, 2009

Caffeinated Classics: Brave New World

Can permanent happiness be achieved without coffee? It seems implausible, and “Brave New World” author Aldous Huxley apparently agrees.

Friday, June 26th, 2009

The Primal Blueprint and Coffee

In addition to coffee, two of my biggest interests are fitness and nutrition.  One book I just finished reading is about evolutionary fitness and nutrition.  Can one go caveman and still drink coffee?

The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram Your Genes for Effortless Weight Loss, Vibrant Health, and Boundless Energy by Mark Sisson asks us to avoid grains [...]

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Terry Francona: Coffee Achiever

Terry Francona, apparently, is a Starbucks guy.  Now in his sixth year managing the Boston Red Sox, Francona has managed the team that went 86 years without a World Series championship to two titles.  Boston fans have mellowed a tiny bit since the title drought ended in 2004, but it’s still a potentially brutal place [...]

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Caffeinated Classics: East of Eden 3

East of Eden characters drink coffee in many of the book’s most pivotal scenes. A few times, it almost seems ceremonial.

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Caps and Grounds: Coffee Commencement 2 — J.K. Rowling

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will address the graduates at Harvard’s 358th Commencement on June 4.  Secretary Chu has an impossible act to follow, at least in terms of generating buzz beyond Harvard Yard — J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, delivered the commencement speech for Harvard’s Class of 2008.

Secretary Steven Chu from [...]

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