When coffee beans are exposed to air they oxidize. Since the coffee ground have a larger surface area than the bean and are not covered in a sheath like the bean, they will oxidize even faster. If you grind your beans at home then they are exposed to air for less time and you get fresher...
For ages, caviar, which by definition is the salted roe of a large fish, has been considered a gourmet food and a delicacy for most people and continues to be so up to this day. In the early times, caviar was considered highly valuable and was a dainty choice of food enjoyed by royalty and the...
Bar accessories come in many varieties and types. You may wonder what items are essential for bartending, and which bar accessories are not necessary. A well-equipped bar has all the bar accessories required to mix a variety of cocktails, highballs, and special drinks without improper...
Sitting down at my family dinner table one night, my brother brought out a bottle of wine and poured my family a glass each. I being a non-drinker refused the glass, however my brother vehemently insisted that I take it and drink it for the good of my health. My health? I’m supposed to...
Health Reasons For Eating At Home
If you’re looking for an easy way to delight in a healthy life for you and your loved ones, one of the most effective ways is to prepare home-cooked meals. Here are some helpful hints.
With our time being at a premium, preparing your own...
The Benefits Of Organic Milk Or Is It Just Plain Hype?
Organic food and milk was promoted heavily in 1999 and 2000 due to the number of health scares such as BSE and the misuse of antibiotics and pesticides by dodgy farmers and producers.
The government, producers, suppliers and...
As the popularity of wine continues to rise, more and more people have made it a point to become educated wine enthusiasts; trying different wines with different meals and keeping those bottles they find the most enjoyable on hand. The storage of wine can be a space challenge, but it can also...
Every coffee lover out there loves fresh ground coffee, no matter what kind it is. There’s just something special and wonderful about freshly ground coffee that brings a smile as that first whiff floats through the house or coffee shop. In order to enjoy the special flavor of fresh ground...
Nowhere is coffee more needed than in an office setting. You may have had your required morning cup at home or in the car on the way to work. But the coffee provided at the office is absolutely essential to getting through a day coherent and sane. Its no secret that caffeine in moderation is a...
The hit comedy film Sideways is about a road trip in the wine country of sunny California where the two main characters, Miles and Jack, taste copious amounts of red wine while dealing with major life dramas. It’s a hilarious film that touched so many people with its dark comedy and truly...
The production of wine in France is tightly controlled by two organisations. The Instituit National des Appellations d’Origine (INAO). This body succeeded the Comite’ National des Appellations d’Origine after World War II and controls the hierachy of French quality wines. The...
Coffea, a member of the Rubiaceae family is responsible for the biological heritage of coffee. The Rubiaceae family includes more than 500 genera and 6,000 species of tropical trees and shrubs.
It is doubtful the average person would recognize an actual coffee tree. Most of us would...