I love coffee. I have been drinking it since I was in my teens and I will not settle for anything less than excellence. I bought my first espresso maker when I was in my early twenties and I have my beans flown in overnight from a...

I’ve only recently begun drinking coffee again after many years off the stuff. I’m hardly a purist: I’ve never liked French roast or other bitter/burnt styles, and milk and sugar make me happy. With the coffee...

are totally arabica. Check out the web. You especially might be interested in commentary by Kenneth Davids on ewhat countries he thinks produce the best coffee. On the other hand (and this is not a put-down). if you like a lot of...

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Roast your coffee yourself. The top source for green coffee beans for most users is Sweet Maria’s.

on both sides. Fry on medium high heat until the outer fat is light golden. Deglaze the pan with strong leftover coffee for red eye gravy. For a real treat serve with buttermilk biscuits made with soft winter wheat flour and...

Harry & David is mysteriously popular, it seems to me. Every year I receive at least one of their baskets piled high with mostly paper and air and absolutely dreadful bags of stale, tasteless-at-best unimaginative and...

The mention of the googie laundrymat reminded me that there is a soul food buffet that I never tried designed in pure California coffee shop on Stony Island at around 90th, not THAT far from where you are talking about. One place...

Great piece in in 10/2 New Yorker called Food Fight. A real David and Goliath story. This little place has a dish called Tripe Mondongo that sounds really good, btw. pat

I discovered the wonders of iced Vietnamese coffee when I started eating at pho joints, but I have no idea where to find one of those simple, one-cup, metal brewers of my own. I tried an Oriental market here in Olympia with no...

Looking for an independent coffee shop or diner in Kipps Bay (somewhere near 32nd and Lex) where people can sit guilt free, drink respectable coffee and chat an afternoon away.

in a huge meal, giant brunches, etc. Just a place where we can pretend to be sophisticated and slow down. Thanks, and remember only you can save fellow Chowhounds from bad hotel food. David “Zeb” Cook

I keep seeing snippets of an infomercial for a home coffee roaster. The name escapes me – I think “Zak” is part of it. The product is endorsed by coffee maven Ken Davids but his site http://www.coffeereview.com...

David: “Café Du Monde” is considered the best tasting Coffee for authentic beverages. This is still the case even though there are many coffees being exported from Vietnam into the States. It’s not very well known...

I’m searching for the metal drip filter apparatus that sits on top of a glass for making Vietnamese coffee. I’ve been surprised that I couldn’t find it in several places in Chinatown (can’t remember which...