Tag: coffee

Opera Cake

Opera Cake

Opéra Cake – courtesy Flickr User arnold | inuakithrough a Creative Commons License. To me, there is nothing more close-your-eyes decadent than an Opéra Cake, probably because I know what goes into it. It is sinfully rich and since it is typically served in small portions, the whole 

Coffee Plantations in San Salvador – For Sale

Coffee Plantations in San Salvador – For Sale

If you’ve ever wanted a coffee plantation to call your own, Schneider Industries has two working coffee plantations for auction. The first property is located in La Liberdad, San Salvador, and it is a complete coffee plantation set on just over ten acres. The second is located in Sonsonate, 

Event: Coffee Fest – Seattle, WA September

Event: Coffee Fest – Seattle, WA September

The trade show for the specialty coffee industry will be in Seattle, WA on September 23 – 25, 2011. The event will be at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Registration is now $30.00, and can be done online, on on-site when you arrive. 

Coffee People and Jim & Patty’s…a little history?

Coffee People and Jim & Patty’s…a little history?

Haven’t been to Portland in a long, long, long time, but a long, long, long time ago I used to love the Coffee People coffee. I know Diedrichs has it now and Coffee People coffee can still be purchasedhttp://www.coffeepeople.com/t-about.aspx but was it the name or 

Civet Coffee: Brewed from Civet Droppings?

Civet Coffee: Brewed from Civet Droppings?

Upon doing research for coffee, I found out what civet coffee was: coffee made from the droppings of an animal know as the ‘civet’, a cat with a fox-like face. The beans are whole when the exit the body, are cleaned and then processed for