Letterman had Gene Rurka on as a guest. Gene is the ‘Exotic Foods Chairman’ of the Explorers Club. Well, he and Letterman did a little exploring on air… with Civet Coffee among other things. This episode of the Late Show with David Letterman aired on March 14th 2007.
“…Dave and Gene share a huge hard-boiled ostrich egg. […]
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This past Friday Tom Ashbrook of Onpoint radio had George Howell on set. George Howell, former owner of The Coffee Connection which he sold to Starbucks several years ago. George is now the owner of Terroir Coffee Company, a coffee company focusing on specialty single origin coffees. Single origin meaning the beans in the coffee you are drinking […]
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I was tagged by a friend over at Google Tutor so I figured I’d play along as well. What better way to build a community than highlight some of the sites you frequent most.
5 reasons why I blog?
To share information and things I’ve recently learned on particular interests of mine.
Heck, everyone else is doing it… I don’t […]
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This sounds very interesting. A great way to make homemade coffee ice cream. Or perhaps an easier way to bring coffee on a camping trip.
http://www.x-cafe.com
“X Cafe LLC, a Portland Maine based coffee roasting company founded in 1999 has never sold one coffee bean! X Cafe is recognized nationally as the originator of shelf-stable coffee extracts. […]
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I found the following timeline in an old issue of the UTNE Reader.
Prior to 1000 A.D.: Members of the Galla tribe in Ethiopia notice that they get an energy boost when they eat a certain berry, ground up and mixed with animal fat.
1000 A.D.: Arab traders bring coffee back to their homeland and cultivate the […]
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The Coffee Research Institute (CORI) at Kituza, Mukono district has come up with Robusta and Arabica coffee trees that are resistant to the coffee wilt disease.
“This is a mitigation against the effect of the coffee wilt disease. The institute is trying out a wilt resistant Arabic coffee popularly known as Tuza. It is already doing […]
Filed under: Coffee News on April 10th, 2007 | No Comments »
Speaking of civets…
“Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Filipino coffee traders called on villagers in Mountain Province to stop capturing and eating civet cats (Paradoxurus phippinensis) because a decline in the cat population would cause a decline in the supply of one of the world’s most expensive coffee varieties.”
“Vie Reyes, treasurer of Serenity Coffee Corp., a company […]
Filed under: Coffee News on April 4th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve seen a lot of weird things before, but this one is up there. In certain parts of the world (like the Philippines for example) a special type of coffee is produced - Kopi Luwak (it goes by other names too, but this is usually what it’s referred to in these parts). What makes this […]
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Interesting, although Viet Nam is the second largest coffee exported they have little to no market clout. Perhaps if they updated their quality control process they’ll be held in a higher regard.
Coffee makers at global market’s mercy
Filed under: Arabica Coffee Beans, Coffee Producers on April 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »
Panama co. says brews world’s biggest cup of coffee
Coffee producer Cafe Duran used 300 pounds of arabica coffee to brew 750 gallons of coffee. This bests the previous Guinness world record of 660 gallons set back in 1994 in New York.
Next I’d like to see the record for a person drinking 750 gallons of coffee. […]
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