Making a Cubano con Leche

This video is about two years old, but it’s good example of how to make a Cubano con Leche. Sugar is put into the bottom of the cup and the espresso shot is pulled directly onto it. The heat caramelizes some of the sugar. It then needs to be stirred up so that it will […]

Special mug for discounts on UI campus

Fill out a survey, and receive a travel mug with magical powers, including 25 cents off any drink at on-campus coffee shops at University of Idaho. It’s part of a green program to reduce the waste caused by paper cups. Starbucks has been doing this for years, but with them you only get a dime. […]

Cool(?) Music at Starbucks

My former classmate from music school, Davis Wilson, has some insight into the music sold near the counter at Starbucks across America. The selected artists actually WERE cool…until they were sold at Starbucks. The entire post is here. The instant an artist’s album hits the CD rack at Starbucks is the death knell for that […]