Stuart Freedman's journey into India through the Indian Coffee Houses, a national network of worker-owned cafes which can be found in cities throughout the country.

The news comes straight from Bloomberg, which reports that in the coming months and years we'll be facing a beans deficit unlike anything we've ever faced. The reasons for this are threefold. First, consumption is rising greatly. Blame the Pumpkin Spice Latte for enticing new coffee drinkers if you must. Second, climate change is affecting the way farmers and growers produce the coffee beans. And finally, decreasing prices are motivating some growers to get out of the business.

A furniture store is giving Moncton-area residents the chance to recycle K-Cups and help create jobs for people with disabilities in the Maritimes. Wheaton's furniture has launched a pilot project to recycle the convenient coffee cups and at the same time, create jobs for people who are disabled. The single-use cups are popular, but the handy coffee pods generate a significant amount of waste.

Your short, essential guide to the coolest coffee-making methods available. Brewed with skill by the caring (and caffeinated) &Orange Motion Design team. Happy brewing!

A cuppa at night could delay your body clock by 40 minutes

A cup of coffee in the evening may be keeping you awake for more reasons than you realise, a study suggests.

I’m not a vacation kind of guy. Oh, sure I’m a consummate relaxer, but a comfy couch, good book, and some video games with my seven year old son beats a long plane flight, rental car, hotel room, and tourist traps on any day. Don’t get me wrong, I tend to enjoy travelling once I’ve arrived...

I must admit I was confused by the toast trend when I first heard about it. My roommate was going on and on about how she wanted to go to a place with…

Fermentation has been used to make wine, beer, and cheese for ages. Why not use it to improve coffee beans? Afineur ferments its green coffee beans for two days prior to roasting. Depending on which microbes are used to ferment the beans, Afineur is able to decrease bitterness, astringency, and/or acidity, resulting in a smooth cup of coffee that “brings forward incredible fruity and sweet notes.”

Vincent Marotta, one of the co-founders of the iconic Mr. Coffee brand that helped revolutionize how Americans make their morning brew, died Saturday at his home in suburban Cleveland. He was 91.

Some studies show that coffee is good for you; or, at least, it can be. There must be something to that, of course, because coffee is the most popular drink in the world. It can’t just be about the caffeine buzz, right? Well, yes. Studies show that coffee can actually help to protect the brain from the rogue proteins which destroy neurons and lead to memory loss. Some are even suggesting that a little coffee every day might help with metabolism and particularly metabolic diseases like diabetes.

Ever splashed yourself with coffee? Then you know its staining powers. But where some see a ruined shirt, others have found a canvas. For artist Maria Aristidou, it all started with a latte. "I was working on another commission using watercolors, when all the sudden, I spilled all over the drawing," she says.

Drought, flooding, disease - climate change is already threatening the source of our caffeine fix. Are we facing the end of coffee as we know it, asks David Robson.

The company behind Bulletproof Coffee, the famous coffee with butter, is expanding into a café business and a new FatWater line. Bulletproof's coffee with butter isn't just a crazy diet fad — it's now a venture-backed business. Its first Starbucks-like café will open in Santa Monica, serving up the trademark Bulletproof coffee.

Last year I went to Oslo and snapped this picture of my aeropress coffee at Tim Wendelboe's.

"A well extracted coffee is a little miracle. A lot of work has gone into balancing countless variables to produce a tiny cup of deliciousness, and it’s imperative to know what this tastes like."

A soft, moist, and easy-to-make coffee crumb cake recipe that is heavy on the crumbs. Everyone will love it! With a coffee cake it has to have a lot of crumbs – who doesn’t like the crumb? Every time I eat a piece, I always scrap off the crumbs and eat the moist cake first, and then I will tackle the crumbs and savor every last bite.

Step away from the oven! Don’t lose your cool when summer temps heat up–there’s no need to to give up tasty desserts or sweets just because you don’t want to be stuck in a hot kitchen, and who would blame you?

Orphan Espresso’s Lido 2 and Lido 3 hand grinders are two extremely well designed high quality grinders. They’re hefty pieces of kit, and come at a price to match. [Read More]

My Orphan Espresso handgrinder fell down and the bean hopper broke. Thankfully, they make replacement parts and I soon got it working again! This thing is seriously built like a tank.