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February in Michigan means snow, freezing temperatures, and more snow. Today, for example, we're being buffeted by something called Winter Storm Mateo (I feel like they're running low on names)—which means a day of staying inside, listening to Elbow, and drinking coffee. It's
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Last week, during an otherwise uneventful barista shift, I received an order for a latte from someone claiming to be Elvis. On the ticket, where the customer's name is usually printed for ease of identification and to avoid mix-ups, it simply said Elvis. No last name, just Elvis.
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This week was a busy one for coffee, what with studies and lawsuits and a puppy cafe. So without further ado, let's dive into the morass of caffeine, controversy and general weirdness that is the world of coffee. La Marzocco Pledges $750,000 To The UC Davis Coffee
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Another slow week in the world of coffee—perhaps it's the weather, or maybe the relatively steady pace of the coffee industry puts the constant insanity that is the rest of the news cycle into perspective. Nonetheless, things continue to rumble along, so let's check in
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Hello and welcome to another edition of the Coffee News Roundup. This is the time of year when resolutions are quietly abandoned, gym memberships begin to gather dust and the urge to comfort eat to ward off the winter blues grows ever stronger. The good news is that coffee has
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With something called a bomb cyclone dumping snow on the United States’ east coast, here in Michigan our piddling foot of snow and constant sub-zero temperatures suddenly seem less terrible. It is January, after all. Living in Scotland for a year, I’d forgotten what winter was truly like. You
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It’s the Friday before Christmas, and judging by the coffee news this week, the world has mostly given up and is coasting gleefully towards 2018. This is usually the time of year—if the West Wing is anything to go by—that governments and companies try to quietly bury
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Another week of political turmoil, landmark elections, apocalyptic weather and a clearly uncomfortable horse. Powered by various online echo chambers, near-constant news coverage and a general sense of pervading dread, it can seem like the world is constantly teetering on the brink (I’m not saying it isn’t). Thankfully,
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Snow has finally come to southeast Michigan, with the first flurries descending as I left for work yesterday morning. After a disturbingly mild autumn—seriously, are 60 degree days in December normal? My existential-dread-o-meter is off the charts right now—it looks like winter has at last decided to make
Coffee News Roundup
Welcome to a new feature from the Pourover. If, like me, you struggle to keep on top of all the goings-on in the world of coffee, then this is the series for you. Every Friday this blog post will round up the news, interesting happenings and the best coffee-related articles