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Fun Facts about Coffee
Among many facts about coffee, these upcoming facts may be some truth that have not been widely published. First, may be there still few people knowing that coffee has no calories. It is naturally a no calorie drink. At one time “coffee” was a term for wine. The drink became so popular and many turned [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • March 13th, 2009
Coffee Might Help Us Live Longer
Frankly speaking, I can’t imagine a world without coffee. What a cold and flat life, haha. The studies about coffee and its supposed benefits or harms have been reported in many controversy. In one hand, it is said that caffeine raises blood pressure, but somehow, it is also mentioned to have beneficial antioxidants and improves athletic [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • February 21st, 2009
Take a Break. Let’s Have a Coffee Humor
Hei readers! Enough with serious coffee topics, let’s get some laugh on this piece of coffee humor! So, this is it :) Ways to know if you drink too much coffee - You can “out-yip” your chihuaha. -There’s more grounds than soil around your garden plants. You make coffee ice cubes for your iced coffee. You eat coffee jello [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • February 15th, 2009
Cold Brewed Coffee
Find the coffee beans, and brew it yourself, I said :) This is much more challenging and enjoyable than buy the already brewed coffee. You know, coffee beans can be brewed in two methods, hot brewing, and cold brewing. Malcom McFarren shared a very interesting tips for cold brewing coffee. Simply follow these steps : Prepare the [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • January 27th, 2009
Ugly Beans
They call it Ristretto coffee mouse. I call it ugly beans. What do you think? Credit : Engadget— Yessi Pratiwi • January 22nd, 2009
Toraja in Camus
Last year, together with France anniversary, Camus–a popular cognac premium France brand–choosed Toraja coffee as a newest variant for its product, placed at Shy Café, The Pappilon Kemang. This cafe was also become the first café in Jakarta that sale this product. Those Arabica and Robusta Coffee from Tana Toraja were choosen for a reason. [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • January 17th, 2009
Coffee and Woman’s Health
Today is a funny day. As a caffeinated woman, I was surprised finding an article about the negative impact of caffeine on women’s health”. Seems interesting, I then fallen into the reading and found some scary thing–if I couldn’t say them as facts :) It was written that woman in childbearing age is not recommended to [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • January 4th, 2009
Coffee For Once
Rain was suddenly dropped by the time we enter Sbux at Cihampelas. It was cold outside, very cold. I couldn’t help my skin from freezing, so I just asked a Hot Frappucino. I have my coffee with him. Sit at the warmest seat and have our lovely hours passed. You know, everytime you walk your day [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • December 28th, 2008
A Cup of Inspiration
Hi :) Today is my birthday. December 26th. Yesterday I’ve planned to have an hour in Starbucks, yeah, it’s coffee-ing time! Excuse me, coffee-ing? In Bahasa, you can say it “ngopi”. An activities of drinking coffee. Starbucks at Cihampelas Walk may be the nearest place to my stay, so it will be my first choice :) I [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • December 26th, 2008
Eatable Espresso
Eat coffee? How come? This must be the first thought that come in through your mind seeing the title above. Yeah, Ferran Adria has succeed creating a new semi solid espresso and served the customers in Lavazza cafes, Chicago. Actually, the recipes was quite similar to an ordinary espresso : espresso plus cream, sugar and powdered [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • December 21st, 2008
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