If you love coffee, waffles, and bacon, why not infuse those flavors deep into your gums?  Not only will you get the satisfaction of a delicious breakfast aftertaste, but also great oral hygiene!  Each package contains the three flavors and each dispenses 12 yards of waxed dental floss.  $5.95 at Archie McPhee.

Starbucks is looking to expand once again, only this time in a bold new direction.  The company is testing a new concept to lure evening customers.  Starting next week, the new store, 15th Ave. Coffee and Tea inspired by Starbucks, will be launched in Seattle and will be offering customers not only coffee and tea, but also wine and beer.  Two other locations in Seattle have already been planned to outfit the new store, and if all goes well, expansion to other cities.
It looks like its current strategy in battling …

Love Tea? Love Coffee?  How about both?  If you live in the New York City area, this event is for you!  I went last year and I enjoyed trying out different teas and coffees from all over the world.
Event: 4th Annual Coffee And Tea Festival NYC
Date: April 18-19, 2009
Place: Metropolitan Pavilion 125 W. 18th St. New York, NY  10011
Time: April 18, 2009 11am-6pm, April 19, 2009 11am-5pm
Website: www.CoffeeAndTeaFestival.com
Tickets: $20 for a full day pass (buy tickets online in advance and save $5 by using promo code FESTIVAL)
Event Description: OPEN to …

Laying of 6,700 employees and closing 300 stores just isn’t enough to keep the company from being roasted.  The details are slim, but there are talks behind closed doors that Starbucks might be offering value meals, or more appropriately, “several breakfast pairings” at “attractive” prices.
Without a doubt, former Starbucks patrons unwilling to pay for a premium coffee product, have found refuge at McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts.  While it’s not the same product, it’s good enough to satisfy their coffee cravings.
So instead of saying ” I would like an Orange Mocha …

Upon hearing about bulgogi hot dogs from a friend some months ago, I was skeptical of a modern mish-mash between East and West.  I am familiar with the concept of fusion, but this just sounded ridiculous.
In one corner, a Western classic that’s as American as baseball.  In the other corner, a traditional Korean dish that is passed down from generation to generation.  How did the idea of intertwining the two items come about?  Was it from a stroke of genius, or a thought from half-baked randomness?
New York Hot Dog and …

A UK study at Durham University conducted on 200 students claims that those who have high levels of caffeine intake are more prone to having hallucinations.  It seems that high levels of caffeine causes extra sensory perceptions of hearing and seeing things that aren’t there…and even feeling the presence of dead people.  Students who consumed 7 cups of instant coffee or more per day, were three times more suceptible to having hallucinations, compared to those who cosumed only one cup of coffee per day.
The study didn’t focus on just coffee …

Scott Eklund /P-I
McDonald’s has put up a billboard in Starbucks headquarter’s line of site.  Maybe it’s more of a kick in the gonads.  It’s an ad to remind the coffee fiends that they can still enjoy quality espresso without taking a hit in the wallet.  It seems like Starbucks is taking the abuse as another tv ad camapaign from Dunkin’ Donuts shows people prefering DD coffee over Starbuck’s coffee in a blind taste test.
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I went to the Saturday session of the Coffee and Tea Festival in New York City. The amount of tea vendors outnumbered the amount of coffee vendors. In fact, I didn’t feel much of a coffee presence, aside from the faint smell of espresso in this one area of the floor.

The arrival

The showcase, I thought there would be more vendors

Tavalon’s new product, tea gummy bears. I got a chance to sample the blueberry acai flavor. It actually had the taste and consistency of a gummy bear, …

The 3rd Annual Coffee & Tea Festival is coming in a couple of weeks! Check out the details from the website:

Thousands will gather for this New York event in Manhattan’s beautiful Metropolitan Pavilion to celebrate everything related to coffee and tea. The Coffee & Tea Festival: NYC will bring coffee, tea and confectionary vendors together and introduce them to sophisticated enthusiasts. Within the 30,000 Square foot exhibit space, attendees will enjoy:

- Coffee and tea sampling
- Lectures / Classes
- Shopping
- Contests
- Demonstrations
- Art
- Java/Tea Lounge with music & entertainment
- …