Friday, April 13, 2007

Inanimate Objects Comics #28


Inanimate Objects Comics #28

The 28th Installment of Inanimate Objects.



Frothing Milk Basics

Frothing is probably the most underappreciated part of coffeehouse culture. After all, without the foam, your cappuccino or latte is just plain espresso.



Monsooned Coffee

In the 1600’s coffee made its way to Europe, first through the port of Venice, Italy. By sea it traveled, and traveled, and traveled some more.



The Popularity of Espresso Coffee

Espresso coffee is the result of forcing about one and a half ounces of boiling water through tightly packed rich ground coffee beans.



Sacrifices for the Cup

What would you give up for a cup-a-joe?



New Marketing Opportunities for the Tea Industry

As I travel around the world consulting with coffee retailers, several trends keep coming up: more teas and more exotic choices are on the menu, specialty sources are becoming the norm instead of the exception, and most importantly, the pseudo-adversarial position is now the start of a beautiful friendship of cooperation between the tea and coffee vendors.