When Starbucks Invades Italy

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When Starbucks Invades Italy

By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 | No Comments

American GI’s learned about coffee house coffee when many were stationed in Europe after World War II. Many Americans back home learned about coffee house coffee from Starbucks. Now a clash of business cultures is looming as Starbucks invades Italy. Reuters writes about coffee rivals in Italy are gearing up for the Starbucks invasion. Two […]

Espresso in Space

By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, May 5th, 2015 | No Comments

The fondest wish of Italian astronaut, Samantha Cristoretti, was to have a cup of espresso during her sojourn on the International Space Station. An Italian made espresso machine arrived on the most recent supply ship and now there is espresso in space. The RT website reports on how real coffee hits space. Last month, the […]

Macchiato, Mazagran and Mélange Coffees

By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 | No Comments

Three interesting coffee beverages are macchiato, mazagran and mélange. All are best made with healthy organic coffee. Here is a bit of info about each of them. Macchiato The name of this coffee drink means stained. It is essentially espresso with just a dash of foamed milk. It is similar to but stronger than a […]

How Do You Make Café Medici?

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, November 13th, 2014 | No Comments

Café Medici brings to mind the wealthy banking Italian family from Florence that produced four Popes for the Catholic Church. Café Medici brings to mind the Renaissance as well as high level intrigue relating to this famous family. Surprisingly Café Medici did not originate in Florence or Italy for that matter. Café Medici was a […]

Coffee-Shops

By Tim Thompson on Saturday, March 15th, 2014 | No Comments

Coffee-shops are good places for first dates. Coffee-shops with Wi-Fi are great for staying in touch with friends or getting your work done while sipping a cappuccino. Coffee-shops are also good places to try out various brands of healthy organic coffee as well as the various types of coffee house coffee. First of all let […]

Brands of Costarican Organic Coffee

By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 | No Comments

If you are looking for excellent shade grown organic coffee, look for brands of Costarican organic coffee. Like coffee grown in the cool and moist highlands of the Central American cordillera? Likewise you may want to look for brands of Costarican organic coffee or Panama Mountain Grown organic coffee. Go one step to the south […]

Improve Coffee Taste

By Tim Thompson on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 | No Comments

Tired of the same dull taste of the coffee that you usually buy? How can you improve coffee taste? There are a number of ways to improve coffee taste and gain other benefits of healthy organic coffee as well. Buying organic coffee is a good first step to improve coffee taste. Regular coffee can have […]

Organic Coffee Direct to You

By Tim Thompson on Monday, December 10th, 2012 | No Comments

How do you have organic coffee shipped direct to you from the source? Coffee is not grown in any quantity in the United States. Only Hawaii grows coffee in the USA. If you want to send organic coffee direct to you from the USA you can get organic Kona coffee from Hawaii. One can order […]

Organic Coffee House Coffee

By Tim Thompson on Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 | No Comments

If you do not mind going out for a good cup of coffee your best bet is probably organic coffee house coffee. If you are confused about the variety of coffee house coffee types here is a little primer. But be sure to specify healthy organic coffee when you order. First of all, all organic […]

Online Coffee Sales

By Tim Thompson on Thursday, November 1st, 2012 | No Comments

Thinking of buying your coffee online? Google the term online coffee sales and you will see the following. Buy Coffee Online! Gourmet Ethiopian Coffee Online! Fair Trade Coffee online. Discount Coffee Specials & Online Sales Discounts Discount and discounted coffee specials here! Online coffee sales, Roasted-to-order coffee, Mail order coffee! North Coast Coffee Online Coffee […]

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