Fortnight of Coffee

An Illustrated Guide to 11 Espresso Drinks

Our friends at La Colombe Torrefaction were kind enough to meet us one morning to make the battery of espresso beverages.

How to Buy an Espresso Machine
Espresso is so the new moonshine. But these latter-day at-home conco…
I Can’t Drink Caffeine
If I were to drink caffeine my torso would explode. My cardiologist,…
Riding High: Coffee and Endurance Sports
Coffee and cycling go together like beer and brats. It may be becaus…
5 Best Automatic Coffee Machines
Enlightened java drinkers disdain the typical automatic coffee machi…
Feb 27, 2013
How 16 Men of Note Take Their Coffee
Coffee is the 2nd most valuable traded commodity after oil, employing 25 million farmers and coffee workers in over 50 countries accord…
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Feb 27, 2013
5 Cold-Brew Coffees that Fuel New York City

Some like it hot, some like it cold.

Feb 26, 2013
Combat Coffee: One Marine’s Tour of Caffeine
Despite being from Seattle, land of Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, Tully and more than a handful of artisanal brewers, I didn’t come by my …
Feb 25, 2013
Table Service: 5 Great Coffee Table Books About Coffee
Left unattended, the ubiquitous coffee table quickly becomes a gatekeeper of everything from last October’s cable bill (you paid that, …
Feb 22, 2013
Camp Caffeine: Lessons in Outdoor Brewing
Something about sitting atop an unexplored peak to watch the sunrise while enjoying your favorite coffee just feels right. Maybe it’s t…
Feb 22, 2013
Remembrance of Beans Past
I was in the back room bagging up some breakfast blend when I heard shouting from the café. At that same moment, I smelled smoke and kn…
Feb 20, 2013
Espresso, Intelligentsia
If you need proof of coffee practiced as an obsession, art form and science, this quick video — a “how-to” on making a cup of espresso …
Feb 20, 2013
High and Dry: 5 Best Instant Coffees
Instant coffee belongs to the category of cultural food relics, the type of product introduced at a World’s Fair, perfected with the he…
Feb 20, 2013
Grounded Literature: 5 Great Books About Coffee
Feet up, couch bound with a good book in one hand and a hot cup of coffee in the other is a reader’s rite of passage. Those co-mingling…
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Feb 19, 2013
Stumptown Panama Duncan Estate Mesh 15 Coffee
When you’re drinking coffee named after a mesh wire size, you’ve reached that level of serious entanglement that some might call obsess…
Feb 19, 2013
10 Best Mugs for the Morning Commute
Life seems to get difficult quick if you can’t bring your coffee with you; but if you spill, your treasured drink can become a mortal e…
Feb 18, 2013
Single Origin Beans vs Blends: A Primer
Let’s face it: the average North American spends less time contemplating the beans behind his morning motivator than it takes his baris…
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Feb 18, 2013
Coffee Beans: Know Your Regions
Where did that coffee in your hand come from? We profile the major coffee growing regions of the world, helping you make an informed de…
Feb 18, 2013
Introducing: Fortnight of Coffee
It’s time to roll out the Fortnight of Coffee, two weeks of stories about our favorite morning drink. In our third issue (previously, M…