Meridian Coffee House

Latin coffee lovers in Buenos Aires now have access to a special brand of Starbucks drinks whipped up especially for them. Starbucks just opened a coffee shop there.  The company plans to open four more stores there by the end of the year. The specialties on the menu will include “dulce de leche” which is […]

The Coffee Cup was the first integrated diner in Charlotte and officially became a historical landmark last year. The new owners of the shop have applied for a permit to have it demolished. Their decision is due to a conflict with a developer. The demolition request will be reviewed by the historic landmarks commission.
 

Mmmmm…. the coffee of Guatemala.  Whether you are in the Mexican / Central American region or not, you have probably tasted the coffee from this region.
Right now, the coffee from this area is not only known for it’s rich diversity in producing coffee, but also because of the politics taking place.  Guatemala is one of […]

Today, I’m imagining that I’m in Russia, most likely Moscow.  The coffee traditions of this area are smack in the middle of three areas - Europe, China and the Middle East.  And, that is what gives them their special ways of drinking coffee.
So, in the 1600s, coffee started coming over from China and the Middle […]

One of the best coffees that I have ever had was during my days of wandering around the world.  A coffee that I was able to have was when I was visiting Israel and stayed an evening with the Bedouins.  The Bedouins are like the gypsies of the Middle East.  They wander through the deserts […]

In different places around the world, coffee is served differently, looked at differently and is used for health in a different way.  Out of my curiosity to see if everyone was as much as a coffee fanatic as me, I started looking into exactly where I could go in the world to get a good […]

Making your own coffee drinks at home is less expensive, but they still offer a great taste. Making your own allows you to substitute ingredients and this helps especially if you are watching fat or sugar intake.
Mocha Frappuccino
1/2 cup whole or skim milk
2 TBS chocolate syrup (you can substitute with the sugar free syrup)
1 TBS […]

Starbucks has a new more revealing logo of its trademark mermaid. The logo — which offers a more revealing look at the coffee chain’s mermaid symbol and goes with brown instead of green as its color, and has caused quite the controversy.
A Christian group, “The Resistance,”  is calling for a national boycott. The logo, based […]

Life is like having a cup of coffee. You sit by the window, lift the cup and take a sip… only to realize that somebody forgot to put the sugar. Too lazy to go for it, you somehow struggle through that sugarless cup. Until you discover undissolved sugar crystals sitting at the bottom.
That’s how life […]

I’ve been hanging out at a different type of coffee place lately.  It not only sells coffee, but also makes chocolate.  On the other side is a little wine bar, something that is popular to combine in various areas of Colorado.
So, all of the chocolate that is here is special custom made in the store.  […]