• Bodum, I love you.

    I love Bodum. I love their simple design, color, function -- basically everything. Bodum is a kitchenware company started in Denmark. If the company name Bodum doesn't ring your bell, have you seen bunch of french presses at Starbucks? That's bodum french press.
    I would like to introduce my new bodum member to the house, BISTRO B. OVER.

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    Posted by Ryoko on November 14th, 2012 Filed in: Reviews
  • Coffee shops vs. 2012 election results

    I was watching the 2012 presidential election a few days ago and the presidential results map reminded me of something I'm familiar with... coffee map! Do you see that?






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    Posted by Ryoko on November 12th, 2012 Filed in: Infographics
  • Face-off: Coffee vs. Tea

    I was born and raised in Japan. Japan is a tea kingdom. We drink tea everyday day and night. I love coffee but I still drink tea everyday. I found an interesting article on Men's Health about coffee vs. tea. I made a chart based on the article. 





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    Posted by Ryoko on November 7th, 2012 Filed in: Infographics
  • Bacon-flavored coffee

    Bacon makes everything delicious, yes?  And coffee makes everything exciting, yes?  Put the two together and you get a caffeinated porky roller coaster in your mouth.

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    Posted by Ryoko on October 29th, 2012 Filed in: Reviews
  • Coffee spa in Japan

    I love hot springs (“onsen” in Japanese). I might even consider visiting onsens a hobby of mine. Yet for some reason I completely forgot that I went to this weird (in a good way) amusement park onsen in Hakone, Japan. In addition to your standard Japanese hot spring, they also had a coffee onsen, a green tea onsen, and a wine onsen. I don’t recommend drinking any of it, but as a bath it was pretty awesome to experience. Japan definitely embraces its onsen culture.

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    Posted by Ryoko on October 24th, 2012 Filed in: Misc
  • A duck in my coffee

    My mom said "why is there a duck in coffee?" but why not? I just love this. (and today's my mom's birthday!)



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    Posted by Ryoko on October 23rd, 2012 Filed in: Misc
  • Japanese Instant Drip Coffee

    Japan isn't famous for its coffee, but we are famous for having things that make your life easier. This is one of those things. This is single-use personal drip coffee. Let's take a look at it.

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    Posted by Ryoko on October 22nd, 2012 Filed in: Reviews
  • There's an owl in my coffee

    Amazing latte art from Fremont Coffee Company.





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    Posted by Ryoko on October 17th, 2012 Filed in: Pics & Images
  • The 15 Most Caffeinated Cities in the U.S.

    After creating "Which U.S. states have the most number of Starbucks?," I decided to do an infographic for overall coffee consumption and caffeine intake in the US. I found a survey that The Daily Beast did and I made a chart based on it. How does your city rank?

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    Posted by Ryoko on October 3rd, 2012 Filed in: Infographics
  • Happy October!

    Pumpkin Latte from Fremont Coffee Company yesterday.



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    Posted by Ryoko on October 1st, 2012 Filed in: Pics & Images