coffee

In this edition of the show, Tiffiany Decou, the “Lafayette Food Junkie,” and Chef Zack Doise with Phares’ Kitchen welcome Mark Whitney (the coffee equivalent of a sommelier) from Reve Coffee to talk about making that perfect cup of coffee from inside your own house. They discuss interesting coffee combinations, local roasters versus corporate roasters and recipes.

Mini coffemakers that quickly brew individual servings have surged in popularity recently. The most popular brand in the US is Keurig, having sold millions of units. The company is recalling nearly 7 million of the popular devices because of a defect that can result in users being scalded.

McDonald's is extending its offer of morning-saving free coffee and sweetening the deal with chances to win free stuff!

...drinking coffee?

Who says money can't buy happiness? There are still some great things you can still do with just a ten dollar bill in Lafayette! Here are our picks for the best ways to spend $10 on food in Lafayette, Louisiana:      

A New York City coffee shop is selling one latte on the menu for a whopping 10 bucks a cup.  So what's so special about this cup of Joe?

I love my Keurig coffee/tea brewing system so much, I came up with 10 reasons why you should own one too.

For 25 years, the Community Cash for Schools program has provided well over $4 million to local public and private schools and they're giving you the chance to help them continue to invest in our children's education. And they also want to give you a chance to win one of three Mercedez-Benz C250 sedans.

It's rumored that you can determine a product's country of origin by looking at the first three numbers of the bar code on the package. True or False?

There’s nothing like a little poop to prevent you from being pooped.

I’ve just read about a study by the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research that says it's good for you to drink exactly 4 cups of coffee a day, no more, no less

Remember Jack Nicholson's Character in "The Bucket List"? He hauled that exotic imported coffee everywhere. It was learned that its "distinctive" flavor resulted from the beans being eaten and excreted by tree cats.

Do you remember that story, back in the early 1990's, about the woman that was awarded $2.9 million after suing McDonald's over a coffee burn?  I do.  I remember it well, and, if you were like me, you made a joke about "I'll drop hot coffee on my lap for a couple of million dollars...

Want to avoid skin cancer? Have another cup of joe. A new study finds coffee guzzlers are less likely to develop the most common type of the disease.

They say kids learn by example, and now we have further proof — little ones who’ve watched their moms and dads order coffee are now able to do the same thing with a new concoction called a “babyccino.” And baristas are none too happy about it.

Shannon and I drink coffee each morning, which we miss when we are on the road.  Today I learned (after reading this Yahoo! story) I drink the best-tasting coffee out there!

A surge in coffee prices due to inferior crops in Colombia has coffee lovers digging deeper in their pockets to pay for that cup or can of  java.  A one pound can of ground coffee sold for $5.10 last month compared to $3.64 in April 2010.  This is a 40 percent increase. Wow! That's more of an increase than the price of gasoline.

Whether it's first thing in the morning and you just need something to kick-start your day, or it's after lunch and you're beginning to feel the 2pm nap monster creeping up behind you, a good cup of coffee is the cure for either situation. Here's some of the best places to grab some coffee in Acadiana:

COFFEE LOVER...GET READY! If bigger is better, then Starbucks has the right idea. The giant coffee chain is getting ready to debut a new size option- the Trenta, their biggest yet. It’s seven ounces larger than the current largest size, the Venti, and holds an astounding 916 milliliters in volume.