Archive for the ‘Coffee & Tea’ CategoryBrewin’ with Brandi: Mocha Smoothie
May 10th, 2012
If you take dark chocolate, coffee ice cubes and milk, throw it into a Vita-Mix and hit ‘high,’ is there any possible way that you can go wrong? If so, we don’t want to know. Watch Brandi combine all this rightness into a delicious smoothie and then treat herself to a smoothie + Espresso Chocolate [...]  Brewin’ with Brandi: Toasted Marshmallow Latte
May 3rd, 2012
We are hearty here in the Pacific Northwest, and if you’re not okay with camping in damp environs, then you’d never get to camp! But we understand that there are some among us who don’t have the same level of fortitude, and soggy days are not camp-friendly. For you we have created this lovely drink [...] Recipe: Nick’s Delight
April 19th, 2012
No matter how much we try to coerce him, our trusty purchasing manager, Nick, will not perform Rapper’s Delight for us while drinking this ridiculously awesome drink. We never get to do what we want to do! What makes this drink nearly obscene is that it’s a breve, so when you’re steaming up six ounces [...] Crew Review: Zoka Coffee Roasters — Espresso Blends
April 18th, 2012
Time to take on Zoka’s espresso blends — the Espresso Paladino and Organic Quatro. We asked Gail and Allison to pull a few shots and give us their opinions on how these new coffees taste. Crew Review: Zoka Coffee Roasters – Drip Blends
April 16th, 2012
We have added another selection of locally-roasted coffee to our line-up — Zoka Coffee Roasters! Watch as Gail and Allison taste a few different drip blends, prepped via pour over. Brewin’ with Brandi: Cadbury Creme Egg Latte
April 12th, 2012
Little Brandi Foo Foo hoppin’ through the forest, picking up the field mice and boppin’ ‘em on the head! It’s spring time, friends, and that means bunnies around the world are hard at work producing delicious chocolate candy eggs for your enjoyment. Brandi tried her hand at recreating the delicious flavor of these treats in [...] Turkish Coffee a la Aeropress
April 9th, 2012
You asked for it, so we answered! Recently, a viewer suggested that we experiment with the Aeropress when making Turkish coffee. So we asked our resident Turkish coffee expert, Rade, to jump into the 21st century by prepping up some coffee and then putting it through an Aeropress. Watch to find out how the experiment [...] One More Cup Away from Diabetes
April 3rd, 2012
Well, looks like coffee’s done it again. As if we needed another reason to grab a second cup of joe in the morning, now you’ll have good reason — one for the kick and one to help fight diabetes! The Harvard School of Public Health has done a series of studies uncovering the health benefits [...] Nitrogen-Flushed Coffee
April 2nd, 2012
We offer a couple of different coffee varieties that are treated with a nitrogen flush during their packaging (specifically, Lavazza and illy employ this practice), and we often have folks ask about what this is and why it’s done. Once a food is processed, it begins to deteriorate immediately with exposure to oxygen. Foods that [...] Crew Review: Atomic Cafe – Espresso Coffees
March 30th, 2012
Time for our second round of tastings! In this episode, Gail and Allison taste shots from Atomic Cafe’s selection of espresso-oriented blends and beans. Watch to find out their thoughts on these new coffee offerings. |
