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The Starbucks name came from Starbuck, Captain Ahab’s first mate on the ship in Herman Melville’s classic 1851 novel Moby Dick, who was depicted as an avid coffee drinker. The first Starbucks store opened in Seattle’s (U.S.)historic Pike Place Market in 1971. It was set up by two local Seattle teachers and a writer and…

1970′s The first Starbucks opens. The name comes from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, a classic American novel about the 19th century whaling industry. The seafaring name seems appropriate for a store that imports the world’s finest coffees to the cold, thirsty people from there store in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market. 1980′s Howard Schultz joins…

Coffee lovers today are treated to an enormous selection of mugs to choose from. There are so many different materials, colors and styles used to make coffee mugs that it can be difficult to decide where to start. Porcelain Coffee Mugs Porcelain is an ideal container for a hot beverage. Not only is it an…

We felt it was irresponsible to always be advocating coffee culture and beverages without discussing the uglier side of your java habit: the coffee stain. We searched around the internet for some of the best remedies and techniques to remove coffee stains from materials and items that may accidentally come into contact with your cup…

Bob Marley, the legendary reggae musician had many children, and Bob Marley’s son Rohan continues his fathers legacy with the Marley Coffee Company. Rohan was born in Jamaica in 1972 and later moved to the United States, going on to study at the University of Miami and starred as a linebacker for the U of…

A Latte is usually a 3:1 ratio of steamed milk and espresso, but YMMV. Do what you like best. Here’s how I make a latte. First, I grind my beans to fill my shot filter. Those are the removable components in your portafilter (that arm thing). If you don’t have a grinder, buy one, and…

The highlands of southwestern Ethiopia is the region where coffee where coffee first originated hundreds of years ago. Although coffee remains Ethiopia’s number one export, the nation’s coffee farmers have been struggling. The coffee grown in Ethiopia and Latin America is a climate-sensitive crop, requiring just the right amount of rain and an average annual…

According to a recent article by the Wall Street Journal, Nestlé [the Swiss company whose Nescafé instant coffee and upscale Nespresso brewing machines make it the world's largest coffee company] plans to train thousands of farmers over 10 years and provide them with new genetically modified high yield coffee trees, with a a $487 million…

Ok, we are pretty sure this image of a coffee mug with a video game console embedded is a fake, but intruiging none the less. Imagine playing Mario Bros. as you enjoy your morning brew. [ad#google_a] While this picture may be a creative photoshop job, we hope this image will inspire someone out there to…

I’m sure there are lots of readers out there who are fascinated by these old coffee books. Here is another we dug up from the archives published in 1922 by the W. S. Quinby Company of Boston and Chicago. They were importers and roasters of a brand of coffee called La Touraine. The following is…