This starts out like a whimsical little French cartoon about the joys of having coffee in the morning. Then it kind of takes a turn for the crazy.
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To be fair, you have to drink a LOT of it: a new study suggests that people who drink more than seven cups of coffee a day may see things that aren't there, hear voices, or sense the presence of dead people. But at least they are not tired!
http://niemann.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/coffee/index....
We can't help with the addiction but you will still probably love this visual essay in the NYT. Here is how it starts: “I like coffee so much that I have tea for breakfast: The first cup of the day in particular is so good that I’m afraid I won’t be able to properly appreciate it when I am half-asleep. Therefore, I celebrate it two hours later when I am fully conscious.”
A NASA astronaut demonstrates how to enjoy your morning beverage in zero-gravity. Add one block space ice cream for a refreshing Space Affogato!
Food Buzz The $11,000 coffee machine is now coming to Starbucks. How much better can drip coffee be? $4 a cup better, apparently.
Culture Buzz Meth Coffee “CUTS BOREDOM LIKE A GODDAMN RAZOR.” Just like the meth that this company doesn’t cut up and doesn’t put into the coffee. This stuff is totally extreme though. I mean, it makes you sweat and jitter and stuff, and it’s called meth coffee.
Know your espresso drinks with this handy chart. And if coffee doesn’t do the trick, you can always switch to Provigil.
“Bikini Baristas” on campaign to conquer the Pacific Northwest. Baristas, clad only in bikinis, are helping coffeeshops rake in the dough. While the idea seems harmless enough, we can only speculate as to what will happen when these places start witnessing their first male applicants. Never was I aware that the coffee drinking demographic is so lecherous.
Food Buzz Designers and crafters are producing creative alternatives to cardboard Java Jackets. The designs range from a wooden cuff that doubles as a bracelet to knitted and patchwork sleeves with pockets. I wonder how long until Louis Vuitton and Gucci get in on the action.
Food Buzz A South African company has started selling what is being called “the world’s first tea espresso.” A special, patented grind of the tea leaves gives the tea “a rich espresso intensity.” We actually saw a package of this at Whole Foods and it peaked our curiosity. So if you’re trying to wean yourself off caffeine, this stuff might be worth a try, but don’t expect that distinct coffee taste.
Food Buzz But only for three hours. All American locations were shut down temporarily so that employees could, in the words of one mocking headline, “learn how to make coffee.” Hopefully, anti-Starbucks crusader Reverend Billy enjoyed his brief respite from battling the tyranny of burnt-tasting java and pleasing adult-contemporary sounds. But he’ll have to regroup to fight the chain’s sinister “phase two of operation.”
Food Buzz A portable manual espresso machine that works like a bicycle pump and creates a perfect cup of espresso anywhere, as long as there’s hot water. If you’re an espresso snob, and you like to go camping, this is the gadget for you! We want one for our disaster survival kit.
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