The 4 M’s of Espresso

When thinking of coffee beans roasting and cracking at some point during the process I can’t help but think of a jack in the box toy. It’s probably because I imagine I would jump each time the first bean “cracks”.  Maybe it’s a good thing I don’t do the roasting myself! What is this cracking…

This week’s fun fact is dedicated to all those coffee drinkers who rely on caffeine’s energizing powers in their daily cup(s) of coffee. Studies have found that the human body can only absorb up to 300 milligrams of caffeine at any given point in time. This is about 4 cups of coffee. If any more…

This week’s fun fact goes out to all those who refer to their coffee as a “Cup of Joe”. Next time you order up your Cup of Joe (please) you will have a better understanding of why you just called it by a man’s first name. In 1913, US President Woodrow Wilson appointed Josephus Daniels…

We all have our favorite coffee beans, coffee shops, coffee mugs and even coffee tables and coffee books, but what about our favorite coffee songs? I searched everywhere for the most popular songs about coffee and one name kept surfacing, Bob Marley, with his One Cup of Coffee. Although it wasn’t always ranked as the…