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NYT > CoffeeNew York Is Finally Taking Its Coffee Seriously
Dozens of new cafes and coffee bars treat coffee making like an art, or at least a high form of craft.
Decaf With Pedigree and Flavor
Niche coffee roasters are changing decaf by going an extra mile for good beans.
Blue Bottle Coffee in Brooklyn Raises Brewing to a Science
The Bay Area?s Blue Bottle Coffee, which is set to open a location in Williamburg, Brooklyn, is known for making coffee worth the show and hassle.
London Sips a Different Cup
London?s lively underground coffee scene is acquiring a global reputation.
Saving a Place to Bump Into People
Bread Stuy, in Bedford-Stuyvesant, is a bump-into-someone kind of place, and when tax troubles forced it to close, the community rallied.
The Pulse: Kick Back and Relax as a Cafe Returns
When the grungy Wicker Park icon Filter Cafe was ousted from its prime location in the Flat Iron Arts Building, its clientele was forced to seek other venues. But it?s back.
Now at Starbucks: A Rebound
Quarterly numbers suggested that the company?s strategy of layoffs, fewer store openings and more local emphasis was working.
Prettier With Every Sip?
Nescafé has found an avid market in Asia for coffee with collagen, a protein found in connective tissues, on the theory that ingesting it will improve skin.
Teahouses? Unique Blends Are Not Just in the Cup
Om Shan Tea is the newest of a breed of Bay Area teahouses that are reimagining the world?s ancient and diverse tea drinking customs for modern tea drinkers.
Fighting Diabetes With Lots of Espresso
Coffee and tea drinkers are less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than nondrinkers, a study found.
United by Adventurous Palates and Limited Budgets
Many grass-roots food groups have formed recently in the Bay Area with the goal of connecting people to one another, and to the producers who feed them.
Two Cafes Mean Competition in Crown Heights
The openings of two coffee houses within blocks of each other on Franklin Avenue has led to a little tiff.
Will the Hard-Core Starbucks Customer Pay More? The Chain Plans to Find Out
During the recession, the company makes a move that could indicate it is conceding certain customers to rivals like McDonald?s.
Fiddly, Fussy or Just Plain Ugly Kettles
The trusty, simple kettle doesn?t seem like the toughest of design tasks, but the latest models suffer from designers trying too hard to find something new.
Sales Weaken at Starbucks, but It Still Turns a Profit
An advertising blitz by McDonald?s for its espresso drinks hasn?t dented Starbucks? sales as much as was feared.