You're standing at the counter of your favorite cafe, ready to buy your usual cup o' joe. You wistfully glance at the seemingly endless choices on the menu board and consider branching out... but...

Espresso is trendy in the United States and extremely common in European countries. But it’s not what you think it is; it’s not the drink in your cup, it’s the method used to prepare...

I recently did a long piece where I sought the identity of The God of Coffee. During that research, I came across Saint Drogo of Sebourg, a Catholic Saint and the patron of coffeehouse owners and...

Image swiped from Magic Dog Press Most ancient religions seem to have a god for every possible thing: Thor is the Norse God of Thunder, Ares is the Greek God of War, Quetzalcoatl is the Aztec God...

Coffee is the world’s favorite addiction, and in this regard, Finland is number one. The average Finn consumes 26.5 lbs. (12 kg) of coffee per year. In fact, many of the Northern European countries...

I get the question "How many coffee beans should I use to make a cup of coffee?" often. I have a usual sort of answer that I give that really amounts to "It depends." Then I launch into a...