Starbucks “retools” amidst a slowing economy.

Blenders that do the job.

McDonald’s hires baristas, plans to eat Starbucks for breakfast and lunch.

Has ony1 tried the bubbletea at Tivoli Deli at Ballston metro? What did u think? They have a bunch of fruit flavors, and the machine that seals the cup. I tried blueberry, but they put too much, so i couldnt taste anythign but....

Does anybody else make homemade ice blended coffees? Or do you mostly go to Starbucks? Does anyone have any suggestions of how to make similar coffees at home? E.g. iced cappuccinos, white mocha frappuccinos, mint chocolate...

The first McDonald’s was opened by the McDonald brothers in San Berdoo. Ray Kroc who was a milk shake machine salesman liked what he saw and in 1952 he bought the francise rights from the McDonald brothers and later founded...

're still focused on music, canned drinks and vending machines instead of the in-store experience. Schultz alone can’t fix that immediately, especially when investors are screaming about losing half the stock’s value...

that keeps the water at 208 all the time), and it’s a lot better than any form of nuking. You could always buy the single cup machines - either espresso or the convenient plastic container single-cup drips, like the Keurig....

I’m in Oregon, probably the second most saturated Starbucks market (Seattle up North is where the first opened in 1971); They are becoming a monopoly by catering to the Lowest Common Denominator (the sheep!) that...

Tendersweet fried clams. All you could eat the the HoJos across from Beaver. Ohmyohmyohmy. My eyes are glazing over. Start up the "Way Back Machine" & let’s go! Ditto on the peppermint shake.

1. My Kitchen Aid mixer 2. My Cuisinart food processor 3. My Waring blender 4. My Sabatier 10" chefs knife 5. My Jura Capresso super automatic espresso machine 6. My fully stocked freezer 7. My fully stocked pantry 8. My fully stocked

. I saw four year olds (and older) getting pushed in strollers! Preschoolers drinking cokes. Older kids nursing gigantic Frappuccinos. Portion sizes that just boggled the mind (and turned my stomach—if they are giving you...

What obnoxious baristas at Intelligentsia? Since LA Mill is (rumored to be) using the same type of coffee machine as Intelligentsia, I don’t know if the lines for coffee will be any shorter. I also heard that Back Door will...