I love coffee, I drink it most days and drink it in many different forms, espressos, flat whites, macchiato’s, you get the idea – I am well and truly addicted.
Being admirer of aesthetically pleasing design also means when I go out for a coffee I enjoy seeing independent coffee shops producing quality branding on their products.
This art was started in the late 80s. The art of pouring steamed milk to the espresso and creating beautiful designs with the help of it is called latte/chocolate/coffee art. It is a very difficult but very creative and elegant art. Since it is too difficult, therefore espresso and barista machines are the key factors to create a coffee art. Following are some of the stunning examples of latte art.
Latte art is a new concept for me, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't want to order a coffee and see these awesome designs on the top.
Designer’s and coffee seem to go very well together. The typical espresso shot or cappuccino is a perfect solution to get your motivation into high-gear. There are plenty of examples focusing around wonderful coffee design – and in this gallery I want to examine just a few. Let’s give some appreciation for a beverage tied to the work week all across the world.
A few weeks ago, I was stranded in the airport in Atlanta, and found myself in search of one thing: a Starbucks.
It was a little surprising: I used to hate Starbucks, or at least what I thought it stood for. I grew up on Dunkin Donuts (I'm still a fan), and the thought the idea of saying 'venti' instead of 'large' was annoying on many levels. The idea of paying more than $2 for a cup of coffee to go was also outrageous.
So why am I addicted to Starbucks now?
Because of Starbucks' convenient locations, I've found myself using them more and more as I travel--and I have come to realize that the company sells much more than coffee. It also sells cleanliness, comfort, and consistency--a welcoming atmosphere and a standard list of drinks unique to Starbucks.
So Starbucks bought some little French bakery in northern California?
Oh, non, my friends, non. If you want to understand the living, beating pulse of the tech world today, you must understand the phenomenon that is La Boulange, the 19-café chain that Howard Schultz & Co. just dropped $100 million on.
First, the baked goods: We hear they're delicious. We'd be all over them if we ate carbs.
The coffee: superb. Coffee snobs like GigaOm's Om Malik are freaking out that Starbucks is going to ruin it, of course.
Millions of us start the morning with a coffee and think nothing of it. But new medical research suggests that it could be helping you live longer—if you drink enough of it.
The large-scale study, which is published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that men who drank six cups of coffee or more every day were 10 per cent less likely to die during the 14 years of the study. Women who drank six cups or more were 15 per cent less likely to die over that same period. The result, fairly obviously, suggests that coffee drinkers live longer.
The researchers have also shown that the effect is seen across almost all causes of death, including heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, and infections. The effect, however, seems to decline with lower consumption—and a single cup of coffee a day was found to have negligible effect.
Well this changes things. Its a whole new world when your favorite coffee shop has a secret collection of new drinks.
Coffee is an important agricultural export commodity for many different countries. As you might already know, coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world, and has a strong audience behind it. Some controversy is associated with coffee cultivation and its impact on the environment as well as certain health conditions.
There's no shortage of scientific research pointing to exercise being good for you, but if you're just trying to lose weight you probably want all the help you can get. Now, research suggests that caffeine activates the same fat-busting genes as an hour's exercise. Somebody, pass the espresso.
Earlier today, we noted that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down from the Starbucks board of directors next year.
But we kind of gave short shrift to her replacement, Clara Shih, who's the CEO and founder of social network marketing company Hearsay Social.
Everyone loves drinking coffee even if it is being blamed for many ills like heart decease and cancer. Thinking that many researches prove this scenario, people have been still drinking coffee for more than a millennium now. You may be one of those people who love drinking and maybe while reading this are probably doing so with a hot cup of coffee.
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) earlier this month released a new definition of addiction. This applies to cup o’ Joe addicts as well. Got caffeine addiction? Here’s how to break the habit…
The ASAM now defines addiction as a chronic brain disorder. Whether it’s caffeine or illicit drugs or gambling or sex, addiction’s roots are not a behavioral, psychological or emotional problem; it’s a problem with your noggin’s wiring.
