Let’s have a little fun with the “Death by Caffeine” calculator. Don’t worry – you’re not in much danger. It would take almost 85 cups of drip coffee in my stomach at one time to kill me – obviously impossibility. Give it a whirl! “How much of your favorite energy drink, soda, or caffeinated food would it take to kill …

Does coffee drinking lead to dehydration? Find out! “We have all heard the popular advice that we should drink at least eight glasses of water a day, so it may be a surprise that this is more myth than fact… Drinks like soft drink, fruit juice, tea and coffee, milk, and foods like fruit, yoghurt, soups, and stews all have …

Learn how the espresso machine evolved from 1901 to the present! “Espresso originated in Italy. In fact, the word espresso is the Italian word for fast. Espresso is a drink that results from forcing water through finely ground coffee resulting in a full extraction of coffee flavor. This result was not always easy to attain, however, as espresso machines have …

Does coffee help you retain memories? Does dark roast contain more coffee than light roast? Can coffee help you with a hangover? Click through to find out! “I write about coffee so I read and hear about coffee every day. There are many negative things about coffee but also good things at the same time. Also there are things that …

Apps for Coffee Lovers! Click to see which one you need. “You love coffee. You love to drink it. You’re a connoisseur, you buy the best, you brew the best. You want to know more about your coffee, the history of coffee, the subtleties, how to brew it and create your favorite coffee beverages. You think about coffee even when …

Painting with coffee – neat! “The Coffee Artists™ are Angel Sarkela-Saur and Andrew Saur, and they have been painting with coffee for over a decade. Together, they developed a process and technique of painting with coffee. People have been using coffee as washes for sketches and other shading for some time, but this revolutionary process used to gain very dark …

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At Café Altura, we’re invested in using organic coffee beans produced in fair and sustainable ways. Here is a fascinating way to use coffee grounds, a greener firelog! “While flipping through an engineering textbook, a tiny fact with huge implications caught inventor Rod Sprules’s eye: coffee grounds have more energy capacity than cordwood when combusted… Diverts 12 million pounds of …

At Café Altura, we’re intensely interesting in sustainable coffee practices. This article addresses the challenge in balancing between livelihoods and the preservation of natural environments. “…several studies predict that the extent of cool, moist coffee-growing regions will indeed diminish due to climate change. In the pursuit of favourable climate, plantations will also be forced further up mountainsides, which obviously has …

Face-off: Coffee vs. Tea! Did you know tea is better for losing weight but coffee is better at helping you build muscle? Check out the infographic by clicking on the link below. “I was born and raised in Japan. Japan is a tea kingdom. We drink tea everyday day and night. I love coffee but I still drink tea everyday. …