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Health Watch: Caffeine & Hormones

In yet another analysis of the long-running Nurses Health Study, researchers have ...

• Jul 31, 2009

K Kat

Intelligent Java

With Portland's Stumptown representing strongly for the West Coast and Durham's Co...

• Jul 25, 2009

K Kat

A Return to Relevance?

Some of you may have been tracking the moves of Starbucks and its renovation of th...

• Jul 24, 2009

K Kat

The Grind - July 2009

Seattle Coffee Gear's monthly newsletter, The Grind, hit the 'press' today! July's...

• Jul 2, 2009

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Health Watch: Coffee & Dehydration

The analysis of several studies on caffeine and how it affects the body's hydratio...

• Jun 27, 2009

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Indian Coffee Plantations are Diverse Nature Preserves

As the second highest traded commodity on the planet, coffee forms a complex and i...

• Jun 25, 2009

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Health Watch: Caffeine & Self-Control

A new study indicates that caffeine intake prevents risk taking behavior after ext...

• Jun 22, 2009

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Giro D'Italia Giotto Auction Opens Today!

We are thrilled that today kicks off our series of five auctions of Giro D'Italia ...

• Jun 19, 2009

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PSA: Starbucks Recalls 530,000 Barista Blade Grinders

We just ran across an announcement from Starbucks, indicating the recall of 530,00...

• Jun 17, 2009

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New! Rancilio Silvia V.3.0

Rancilio has souped up their semi-automatic espresso machine, the Silvia. Improvem...

• May 16, 2009

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Velton's Bonsai Blend Gets an A!

We don't know about you, but a 94 means a big ol' A where we come from! The semina...

• May 8, 2009

K Kat

Java & Jollies

Over the past several months, we have been seeing story after story filter across ...

• Mar 5, 2009