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Posts by Chris D'Amico

• 08/10/10 FTW: A Coffee Tribute to Army of Darkness

  Klaatu… Varata… Nicaragua? Any self-respecting Army of Darkness fan knows “the words” and how Ash flubs the line when grabbing the Necronomicon, but no one I know has ever combined the movie with fine beverage…until now.

• 07/20/10 Swedish Divers Find World’s Oldest Champagne In Baltic Sea Shipwreck

  When I was a kid, I was intrigued by the metal detector commercial that always ran during cartoons. You all know the one I’m talking about. The pudgy guy who says, “She’s proud of all the weight I’ve lost.” That line, to me, competes for cheesiest commercial line ever, but it wasn’t enough to throw [...]

• 05/19/10 LA Lakers Roll Without Caffeinated Fine Beverage?

  While watching the LA Lakers shellack the plucky Phoenix Suns in the NBA Western Conference finals the other night, I heard an interesting tidbit escape the lips of Marv Albert, one of America’s greatest commentators. Albert said that Lakers coach Phil Jackson had recently barred his star forward Lamar Odom from drinking coffee before the [...]

• 04/09/10 Carlsberg Brewery Limits Beer Consumption For Employees, Employees Go On Strike

  Europeans are a different breed, and I really dig that. It’s not uncommon for them to take multi-week holidays during the summer and long lunches where they partake in fine alcoholic beverages. We could learn much from our brethren on the opposite side of the Atlantic.

• 04/05/10 Inhalable Coffee, Welcome to the Future!

  I often find myself pondering a cost benefit analysis on a hot cup of coffee. Do I risk burning my mouth to get the caffeine in my system, or do I wait until it’s cool enough to not melt my palate? It’s akin to eating a porcupine…whole. Thanks to Le Whif, I no longer have [...]

• 03/17/10 Ditch The Green Beer This St. Patrick’s Day

  Folks get pretty geeked up about green on St. Patrick’s Day. People everywhere knock back copious amounts of green beer, and it’s even a tradition in Chicago to dye the Chicago River green. To be honest, I’d rather drink Chicago River water than most of the beer that gets turned green. If you’re going to [...]

• 03/16/10 World Wine Tour Goes To China

  Georges and Anja, the intrepid World Wine Tour travelers and organizers, are scorching through the Far East at breakneck speed. Check out their wrap up of the China leg of their trip…with video goodness. Want to get involved in the World Wine Tour? Head over to the World Wine Tour blog and post questions you [...]

• 03/04/10 Starbucks Responds to McCafe with New Size: Trenta

  Never to be outdone by a certain fast food franchise, Starbucks will be testing a new size for Iced Tea and Iced Coffee, the “Trenta”. This 31-ounce tankard of deliciousness, according to a Reuters story, will be field tested in the Phoenix and Tampa Bay metro areas and will cost $3.30 and $2.60 for iced [...]

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