http://burrcoffeegrinders.abooha.com Resources and information relating to Coffee and Burr Coffee Grinders. Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:18:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/students-accused-of-poisoning-coffee/ http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/students-accused-of-poisoning-coffee/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:31:54 +0000 burrcoffeegrinders http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/students-accused-of-poisoning-coffee/ The News Review: - Students accused of poisoning coffee - Showdown at the Coffee Shop - Panera plans free coffee to launch new flavors - Folgers to decrease ground instant coffee prices - 13 ways to save cash on coffee Students accused of poisoning coffee United Press International April 14 (UPI) — Two middle school students were arrested for allegedly putting a vomit-inducing drug in their art teacher’s coffee say police in Federal Way Wash. The two suspects at Sequoyah Middle School were expelled and arrested Monday after their teacher fell seriously ill and was hospitalized reported KM-TV in Seattle. The students who were seen near the teacher’s desk shortly before she took a sip of her coffee allegedly confessed to adding the vomit-inducing syrup Ipecac to the coffee said Diane Turner a school spokeswoman. “I can’t speculate at this time what the students were thinking” Turner told KM-TV. “What I can tell you is there are consequences for behavior and we have to hold our students accountable. Showdown at the Coffee Shop New York Times Pradhan would not pick up a blue packet of aspartame anymore than Ms. Chang would switch to a drink flavored with Splenda. And pity the coffee vendor in New York who doesn’t know that a black and pink means a black coffee with a packet of saccharin. For the last decade the big three — pink packets of saccharin aspartame in blue and sucralose in yellow — have fought to a kind of stalemate. But now a new player dressed in green hopes to shift the balance of power opening up the $1. 2-billion-a-year world of fake sugar to all kinds of changes. Panera plans free coffee to launch new flavors Bizjournals.com n April 16 Panera Bread will provide free cups of the light and dark roast coffee at their stores as well as samples of three grilled breakfast sandwiches and its new strawberry granola parfait. For every dollar a customer donates local Panera Breads will match it up to $250 per location. Related from Ultimategamingnetwork: Sony’s Stringer Shows ff Cybershots New nline Game Folgers to decrease ground instant coffee prices Reuters N) will reduce the list price for its Folgers ground and instant coffee effective June 29 a spokeswoman said late Monday. ”We are reducing the list price by taking an equal reduction in the. 13 ways to save cash on coffee Chicago Sun-Times There are indeed ways to save money and have your Sumatra too. As always quality overrides quantity pure ingredients out-pleasure fake ones and being your own barista is not only a cost-saver it’s downright fun. Here are a baker’s dozen ideas to re-think re-frame and re-do your coffee habits to get the best value today and every day. Make it yourself at work.]]> http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/students-accused-of-poisoning-coffee/feed/ 0 http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/chicago-barista-michael-phillips-vying-to-be-worlds-best-coffee/ http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/chicago-barista-michael-phillips-vying-to-be-worlds-best-coffee/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:38:11 +0000 burrcoffeegrinders http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/chicago-barista-michael-phillips-vying-to-be-worlds-best-coffee/ The News Review: - Chicago barista Michael Phillips vying to be world’s best coffee … - Teens accused of spiking teacher’s coffee charged with misdemeanors - Atlanta coffee convention carbon neutral Chicago barista Michael Phillips vying to be world’s best coffee … Chicago Sun-Times They will make coffee. And on Sunday one will be crowned the 2009 World Barista Champion. Modestly Michael Phillips of Chicago’s Intelligentsia Coffee doesn’t expect it to be him this weekend in Atlanta even though he’s the reigning U. “It’s just you up there with a machine and a panel of judges” said a relaxed-sounding Phillips Thursday. “You have 15 minutes to show them why the coffee you’re serving is spectacular. Teens accused of spiking teacher’s coffee charged with misdemeanors Seattle Times Arraignment was set for Friday morning at the King County Youth Service Center in Seattle. The older teen remains in detention while the younger boy was released on electronic home monitoring. The boys were expelled Monday from Auburn’s Sequoyah Middle School in the Federal Way School District after they bragged about spiking the coffee of teacher Terese Pense 39 while she wasn’t looking. Police said the younger boy was mad at Pense for repeatedly sending him to the principal’s office. Pense became nauseated after drinking the spiked coffee and drove herself to a hospital for treatment. She told police she wanted the boys prosecuted. The older teen recently pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge of indecent exposure for flashing a 10-year-old girl last year. Atlanta coffee convention carbon neutral Examiner.com Better yet according to their website the convention is a a carbon neutral event. The SCAA is all about coffee of course so they’ve chosen to devote a portion of each registration fee to offset carbon use by planting trees in a coffee producing country. I was especially pleased to hear the SCAA has also reminded their patrons to be mindful of Georgia’s drought by asking conventioneers to take a few water saving measures. Acknowledging the environmental impact of large gathering is important and conventions especially can be tough on the environment. With recent calls for companies to reduce their environmental footprints not to mention the current economic downturn many companies and organizations are taking steps to diminish the environmental hurting their travel brochures and handouts hotel stays massive meals and other convention mainstays are inevitably putting on the environment. The SCAA convention is down at the. Related from Rop-jo: Biochar Offered as Climate Change Reduction Tool]]> http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/chicago-barista-michael-phillips-vying-to-be-worlds-best-coffee/feed/ 0 http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/starbucks-to-sell-instant-coffee-at-costco-target/ http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/starbucks-to-sell-instant-coffee-at-costco-target/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:19:02 +0000 burrcoffeegrinders http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/starbucks-to-sell-instant-coffee-at-costco-target/ The News Review: - Starbucks to sell instant coffee at Costco Target - Dunkin’ will help vets with Iced Coffee Day - Murky Coffee to relocate change name - Coffee County river levels and levees under close watch - DJ ICE Coffee Review: Rises n Spillover Buying Weak US Dollar Starbucks to sell instant coffee at Costco Target Seattle Post Intelligencer PTStarbucks to sell instant coffee at Costco TargetStarbucks and Costco go way backBy. CM STAFFIn hopes of taking its newest product mainstream Starbucks Corp. this week expanded its instant coffee trial to include sales in certain Costco Target and Barnes & Noble stores. Starbucks unveiled its VIA instant coffee in February and started selling it in Chicago and Seattle cafes in March. Costco and Target locations in the Seattle region and Illinois will sell the packets. Barnes & Noble will sell Starbucks VIA instant coffee in Illinois only. Dunkin’ will help vets with Iced Coffee Day Boston Globe com Dunkin’ Donuts the Canton-based chain of coffee-and-baked-goods shops announced an Iced Coffee Day on April 21 that aims to benefit. globebusiness April 2 2009–>. Murky Coffee to relocate change name Bizjournals.com The shop is moving because rent at 3211 Wilson Blvd. is too expensive according to a letter from owner Nick Cho posted on the company’s Web site. The space is being taken over by the team behind nearby Liberty Tavern Cho said and will remain a coffee house. The new ownership plans to renovate the building Cho said. Murky Coffee made headlines last year after a confrontation at the coffee shop between a local blogger and a barista over an expresso order. The exchange escalated into threats of arson and violence between the blogger and Cho. Earlier in the year the company’s Capitol Hill location was shuttered due to tax problems. Coffee County river levels and levees under close watch WTVY The current severe weather system is being closely monitored by local and state officials. Coffee County EMA Director John Tallas says nothing is taken for granted. At this time Tallas along with the other Wiregrass emergency management personnel are keeping in constant contact with National Weather Service personnel. DJ ICE Coffee Review: Rises n Spillover Buying Weak US Dollar MarketWatch (press release) startInterval(”Story Load”); } DJ ICE Coffee Review: Rises n Spillover Buying Weak US Dollar Last update: 2:59 p. EDT April 2 2009 NEW YRK Apr 02 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) –Increased risk appetite and strong outside markets whisked ICE Futures U. arabica coffee to one-week highs Thursday in generally speculative trading. May arabica coffee futures settled up 230 points at $1. Related from Liquidityx: WRLD FREX:Yen Rises Despite Weak BJ Tankan; Worry ver GM]]> http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/starbucks-to-sell-instant-coffee-at-costco-target/feed/ 0 http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/murky-coffee-to-relocate-change-name/ http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/murky-coffee-to-relocate-change-name/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:16:04 +0000 burrcoffeegrinders http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/murky-coffee-to-relocate-change-name/ The News Review: - Murky Coffee to relocate change name - Dunkin’ coffee sales score high at supermarkets - Seattle Coffee Gear starts trade-in recycle program for espresso … - Houston to be home for new coffee company - Democratic Party Chairman calls on Coffee to release receipts - Uganda: Coffee Wilt Resistant Variety Ready Murky Coffee to relocate change name Bizjournals.com The shop is moving because rent at 3211 Wilson Blvd. is too expensive according to a letter from owner Nick Cho posted on the company’s Web site. The space is being taken over by the team behind nearby Liberty Tavern Cho said and will remain a coffee house. The new ownership plans to renovate the building Cho said. Murky Coffee made headlines last year after a confrontation at the coffee shop between a local blogger and a barista over an expresso order. The exchange escalated into threats of arson and violence between the blogger and Cho. Earlier in the year the company's Capitol Hill location was shuttered due to tax problems. Dunkin’ coffee sales score high at supermarkets Boston Globe com This may come as a shock to locals who’ve been drinking Dunkin’ Donuts coffee for decades but the supermarket. globebusiness April 1 2009–>. Seattle Coffee Gear starts trade-in recycle program for espresso … Seattle Times Planning to swap that old espresso machine for a swankier model? Seattle Coffee Gear wants your business. The Lynnwood-based equipment and repair shop has launched a program for trading and recycling espresso machines and grinders something it has done informally for years. It usually pays $200 to $300 for a trade-in but has offered up to $500 for a Saeco super-automatic espresso machine that retailed for around $1000 a few years ago said president and co-owner Victor Gehlen. For machines that are too battered to be refurbished and resold Seattle Coffee Gear will recycle the metal and some plastics keeping as much as possible out of landfills. The program is available nationally with customers shipping their machines to Lynnwood just like they would for repairs. Houston to be home for new coffee company Houston Chronicle The facility should be operational in a month or so and will have 10 employees company founder Robert Vu said. Vu is in talks with major retailers and some have approached him about producing private label versions of the product he said. SoloBrew was created for the to-go gourmet coffee market including consumers who want gourmet coffee but “don’t want to go to expensive coffeehouses” Vu said. A SoloBrew package contains a cup four French press plunger cartridges and four portions of coffee and will retail for $3. It takes several steps and two to four minutes to make a cup of the coffee. A video showing the process is at www. Democratic Party Chairman calls on Coffee to release receipts Tulsa World leadp { font-size:14px; color:#626466; }KLAHMA CITY ? Democratic Party Chairman Ivan Holmes on Wednesday called on the Senate?s top leader to release receipts detailing $58000 in 2008 campaign spending on meals lodging and travel. Holmes also called Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee?s rounding of figures on his campaign expenditure reports ?arrogant. ? He said Coffee?s expense report should be itemized to give a clearer picture of how the campaign money was spent. Holmes said the intent of rules governing campaign expense reporting had been broken in Coffee?s case. ?This is a red flag? he said at a Capitol news conference. Holmes originally raised issues with Coffee?s campaign expenditures earlier this week. Related from Newrepublicans: Democrats’ 2008 Advantage in Party ID Largest Since ‘83 Uganda: Coffee Wilt Resistant Variety Ready AllAfrica.com Today they report a major breakthrough in the variety’s development. A total of 24 lines of Curtimors (dwarf coffee) are now under final field tests before they are released to farmers. GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );”ut of the 24 lines eight lines are being tested in the fields and preliminary information shows that the varieties have exhibited the highest levels of resistance not only to the CWD but also to other coffee diseases” said Dr. Pascal Musoli a plant breeder at the Kituza Research Centre in Mukono.]]> http://www.cupocoffee.com/2009/04/murky-coffee-to-relocate-change-name/feed/ 0