In 2019, Hilary Clark and husband Tamas Christmas, co-owners of Dragonfly Coffee Roasters (based in Boulder, Colorado), would take home the prestigious title of “2019 Roaster of the Year” by “Roast” magazine. In addition, being listed in “Forbes” list of “12 Best Coffee Roasters in Read More …
Sakaguchi Kenji has starred in many films and dramas but the actor stopped acting to concentrate on treatment for “idopathic femoral head necrosis” (a disease in the hip joint) and leads to pain while walking or going up stairs, which made it difficult for him Read More …
When it comes to Hawaiian coffee, Brandon von Damitz and Kelleigh Stewart, the co-founders of Big Island Coffee have been recognized of producing great coffee. In 2010, the two found a small coffee farm in a wild, disadvantaged region of Hawai’i in Puna and was Read More …
Hula Daddy has a reputation of being one of making the world’s best coffee from the Kona region. Established by Lee and Karen Paterson in 2002, the couple invested in an 11 acre cow pasture in the Kona region of Hawai’i (the Big Island) to Read More …
In my previous Rusty’s Hawaiian review, I went into detail about Rusty’s Hawaiian but also reviewing their Kona Maragogype coffee beans and how delicious the coffee is. This time I will be reviewing the Rusty’s Hawaiian Maui Moka Peaberry. The coffee received a score of Read More …
For the past four years, I have been traveling to try various coffee, from shops in the US, Japan, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, etc. But for 2020, I wanted to do something different. Of course, with not being able to travel during this time, many coffee Read More …
When it comes to tea, TAETEA is known for its various pu-erh tea. Created by the Yunnan TAETEA Group in 1940, the company has focused on Pu-erh (also spelled as Pu’er) tea for the last 80 years and the majority is made from the sun-dried Read More …
Ancient Hawaiians perfected the art of drying fish to preserve food that could travel across an ocean. And the Hawaiian company, Kaimana Jerky, is known for their delicious tuna jerky, which is a great source of protein and made with 100% wild caught tuna. But Read More …
Located in Ikebukuro (right across from Minami-Ikebukuro Park) is Beer & Burger Darcy’s. The concept of the restaurant is creating an image of a pub somewhere in the United States, where one can have a delicious burger and a good beer and after the meal, Read More …
In Japan, Café Comme Ça is a French-style patisserie company which specializes in artistic Japanese cakes. In addition, the location in Shibuya collaborates with Kinokuniya book stores, so for those purchasing books can kick back at the cafe. One can grab coffee such as blended, Read More …
I came across the L’OR Espresso Pods Decaffeinato Ristretto which is to be used with NESPRESSO Original machines (not compatible with Vertuo) and comes with a pack of 50 capsules in five boxes. Similar to my NESPRESSO capsules, these are also aluminum capsules to preserve Read More …
Brewbike began in 2015 when a group of Northwestern freshmen felt it was hard to get great coffee on campus and so they started Northwestern’s first fully student-run coffee. First via mobile coffee bike and then later as a coffee kiosk in Annenberg Hall with Read More …
Fara Coffee is a company based which produces and exports shade-grown, hand picked gourmet coffee. The company has been growing 100% SHG Arabica coffee beans on their family-owned farms in the mountainous rainforest of Matagalpa, Nicaragua for five generations. The company is also environmentally sensitive Read More …
The latest tea I have had a chance to try is the Chaimati CTC Orange Pekoe Tea, a high caffeine content tea that will no doubt awaken your senses and you get a lot of tea to make around 350 cups. There is no fat, Read More …
When it comes to turmeric tea, Taka Turmeric which is based in Cape Town, South Africa delivers. Where many countries go to India, Taka Turmeric found out that only a small percentage of Turmeric is organically and ethically grown and comes in different grades (similar Read More …
Soursop (aka graviola, guanabana) is a fruit that is grown in tropical regions and has an aroma similar to pineapple, tastest like strawberries/apple and has the texture of banana. And Thida has managed to make Soursop tea and is 100% natural. Surprisingly, soursop tea tastes Read More …
When it comes to turmeric tea, Taka Turmeric which is based in Cape Town, South Africa delivers. Where many countries go to India, Taka Turmeric found out that only a small percentage of Turmeric is organically and ethically grown and comes in different grades (similar Read More …