If you’ve never heard of this stuff, I find the idea really interesting. File it under, “Who was the first person who thought of eating/drinking that?”
It might not be to everyone’s taste - and that’s not just because at £50 a cup it’s the most expensive coffee in the world.
The secret behind the special blend [...]

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Tell me, did Bach ever write a cantata about your precious Tea? Hmm? Did he?

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My latest column for Inside Catholic went up last night. It’s entitled “The Rubrics of Coffee“, and appeared in a slightly different form on a prior version of this blog.
For those of you who weren’t around back then, I hope you’ll find it interesting. It’s a look at the way God has imbued sacramentality into [...]

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It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I’m a huge Murky Coffee fan. It’s the best coffee I’ve ever had, anywhere, and I liked its independent status and the wit and passion of its owner, Nick Cho.
As a patron of their Arlington shop, I never knew much about their problems at the Capitol [...]

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Ryan Goodrow of Murky coffee demonstrates in this classy video what real baristas do. (You don’t teach this in three hours, Starbucks):
For another cool video I can’t embed because Wordpress is a finicky little b@!* sometimes, check out this CBS news piece that includes some of Murky’s other finest in a Latte Art competition.

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I have no beef with Starbucks. They are single-handedly responsible for making better coffee culture possible in America. As recently as when I was a kid, instant coffee was still considered a viable option. The swill that was served in gas stations and diners across the country was perfectly acceptable - as burned, weak, and vile [...]

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