Michael Giberson Back in December I wrote: I think quality, rather than customer goodwill and trust, will be the truly sustainable approach to providing a premium to small [coffee] producers in less-developed nations. To that end, programs like the Cup of Excellence are the better approach. It provides a rigorous quality scoring system followed by …
Lynne Kiesling In the course of reading the Wine Blogging Wednesday entries, I found this great wine cellar site: Manage Your Cellar. It’s kinda like wine inventory spreadsheet meets wiki. You can record your inventory (including when you should drink), your tasting notes when you do drink, and your purchases. You can also see the …
Lynne Kiesling I missed Wednesday, but in response to Dr. Vino’s Wine Blog Wednesday here’s my local wine shop that feels the love: Howard’s Wine Cellar on Belmont Avenue in Chicago. Tucked into a very small shop in a strip mall, Howard’s is the cellar of Howard Silverman. Howard’s passion for wine shows up in …
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Lynne Kiesling Sam at Becks & Posh is sponsoring a Sugar Low Friday recipe-fest today. I have flaky blood sugar, so minimizing refined sugars and increasing fiber in the diet is crucial for me, and I’m always looking for ways to satisfy the sweet tooth with more fiber and less sugar (other than whole fresh …
Lynne Kiesling Virginia Postrel has a post and a follow-up on one lawyer’s almost single-handed crusade to rid the world of the dreaded drag?e. You know, those little metallic balls that decorate holiday sweets? My favorite quote from Mark Pollock, the crusading lawyer in question (from the LA Times story in Virginia’s post): They’re making …
Michael Giberson Some consumers are willing to pay a little extra for a product, if they think they are supporting a good cause. It may be possible to get quality cookies at a lower price from the supermarket itself than from the Girl Scouts parked outside in the springtime, but since it is for a …
Lynne Kiesling Tyler Cowen is making my mouth water for barbecue, and making me think about planning a visit to Lockhart, Texas! Yum! We had much more pedestrian fare in the KP House this weekend — roast chicken (using the recipe in Ina Garten’s Barefoot in Paris), pur?ed yams, apple cobbler (with Jonamac apples from …
Lynne Kiesling Dr. Vino has post on wine shipping costs, and various aspects of them. Shipping costs can be high; after all, glass bottles of liquids are heavy. That said, I think that the cult winery that is charging him $68 to ship a case of wine from California to New York could be gilding …
Michael Giberson When the Ink Spots sang ?I love the java jive and it loves me” in 1940, they could not have known how right they were. Coffee not only helps clear the mind and perk up the energy, it also provides more healthful antioxidants than any other food or beverage in the U.S. diet, …
Lynne Kiesling OK, last word before I go make that Manhattan … contrary to what Glenn said in his follow-up post, I have no enthusiasm for ethanol as a fuel! Except for when it’s taken internally from a bottle with a red polymer top …
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