Monday, July 2, 2007

Frothing Milk Basics


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.

Drink Up: Cold-brewed Iced Coffee
Seattle Post Intelligencer - In a jar, stir together coffee and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover and rest at room temperature overnight or 12 hours. Strain twice through a coffee filter, a fine-mesh sieve or a sieve lined with cheesecloth. In a tall glass filled with ice, mix equal parts ...

An irreverent walk through Yosemite
San Francisco Gate - Among the many photographs, paintings, drawings and other items here, the visitor comes upon a flattened coffee can, dated 1969. That year, Ansel Adams (1902-1984) licensed Hills Bros. Coffee to blazon some of its cans with one of his supremely ...

Shopping for a coffee table
Newsday - The expert: Nadia Koch, above, co-owner of Home Sweet Home, one of downtown New Yorks hippest bar-lounges The product: tequila What I want: Complex flavors worth sipping. Tequila has been making great strides from the liquor of the spring-break body ...