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For most harried career individuals, a visit to their coffee shops for a nightcap with friends and business associates is their idea of a relaxing evening. But have you ever wondered when the first coffee shop started?...

By: Alison Cole

How to Make a Stronger Cup of Coffee

Some of us prefer a strong cup of coffee. Or maybe we like the taste of a strong coffee first thing in the morning, followed by a milder brew later in the day. How do you make your coffee taste “strong”...

By: Nicholas H. Usborne

Espresso 101 - How to Choose Coffee Beans For Espresso

The coffee market offers a vast array of beans of every origin, in every degree of roast and grind. With so many options to choose from, how does one go about picking the best bean for making espresso? It is best t...

By: Corinne Waldon

In the canon of anti-Java / Pro Ruby articles, none has achieved the center of attention swifter than the one written last month by blogger-developer Obie Fernandez, who self-describes himself as 'com...

The Java Creek Coffee Co., a northeast Cedar Rapids coffee house closed since August, is getting a new lease on life.Tyler Altenhofen and Dean Weber have acquired the business at 588 Boyson Road NE fr...

At Elixer Coffee Solutions, the java comes with a bit of environmental consciousness. Organic coffee is served in recyclable cups, and it comes from a roaster that promotes coffee produced through sus...

Editor's Note: In Part 1 of this article, the author states the case for the use of scoped-memory rather than garbage collection in a system of Java 5.0 style annotations which enables static analysis...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- At Elixer Coffee Solutions, the java comes with a bit of environmental consciousness. Organic coffee is served in recyclable cups, and it comes from a roaster that promotes coffe...