coffee & tea

now being offered by Oren's in NYC starting a few months ago. I have bought more than one pound of this intriguing new item since it first appeared in those huge and beautiful glass jars that this fine and friendly establishment keeps their Oh, So Freshly Roasted Whole Beans in, . . ...

And to the rest of the country and world as well. Well, it's a beautiful, bright sunny day here again in Lower Dutchess County and soon the snow and ice will be pretty much gone, although I'm sure winter has a few more punches in store for us. I'm about to head upstairs to the kitchen and...

head here, and believe me, it's quite a head. I don't know what my hat size is, but back in Junior High School, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, we used to snap on people's heads, mothers, shoes, pants, you name it. A friend of mine at that time once called me an Anvil Head, and well over three...

While I like Dunkin Donuts for an off-the-shelf type coffee, what about a custom blend available from AmBack? Any ideas for premium coffee that we can offer from the store? There are a few I'm bouncing around.

When I was in Malaysia in ’89-’90 working on a film I drank a hot tea that was pretty good. When I used to walk from the apartment I stayed in to the studio I would stop at a stand that served, among other things, this hot tea in a tall glass. If I recall correctly it was called tea terrick...

I haven't done this in at least 10 years, it sure makes for a much better cup o' joe!

Did you ever wonder what all the strange terms printed on the Tea box really mean? Things like Green Tea or cut Black tea leaves, or the ever missleading Orange Pekoe? Actually, it's all pretty simple. Black tea is leaf that have been allowed to sun dry and ferment. Black tea gives you the...

On Sunday nights when the kids are in bed, the dog asleep, and the house is quiet, my wife and I enjoy a hot cup of coffee that we call the “special coffee”. The blend is nothing exotic. In fact it will probably surprise coffee connoisseurs. To make the special coffee for you and your better...