Read more coffee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1175/coffee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:07:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72511/harvard-probes-poisoning-at-med-school-lab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHarvard Medical School is investigating after six workers in the pathology department were poisoned by coffee prepared near their lab. The researchers and students were treated and released after suffering dizziness, low blood pressure, and other symptoms during the August incident. "As the investigation continues, we are being prudent and...http://www.newser.com/story/72511/harvard-probes-poisoning-at-med-school-lab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 15:47:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing a three-city test run, Starbucks is rolling out its new Via coffee across the country today, offering java-fiends an instant brew that costs less than a buck—and is purported to taste just as good as the real thing. The recession-hit coffee chain is selling the powder in Target...http://www.newser.com/story/70504/starbucks-goes-instant.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 6:59:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70489/prof-starbucks-kills-community.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStarbucks sells itself as a "third place" between work and home, but its customers fail to interact the way people used to in public spaces, according to history professor Tom Simon. "Rarely do these different people doing different things actually talk and exchange ideas. But talk and ideas are crucial...http://www.newser.com/story/70489/prof-starbucks-kills-community.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 1:25:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70234/bikini-baristas-charged-with-prostitution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive bikini baristas at a Washington coffee stand were charged with prostitution today after an undercover police investigation. Police say the women sold extra services from the stand—quick flashes of nudity, licking whipped cream off their co-workers, allowing customers to grope them, etc. That kind of for-pay touching, the...http://www.newser.com/story/70234/bikini-baristas-charged-with-prostitution.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 16:32:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67408/starbucks-new-jolt-doesnt-involve-caffeine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs promised, Starbucks today began raising prices on some of its more complicated concoctions, the Wall Street Journal reports—though it’s also slicing a few pennies off its more pedestrian offerings. That venti (large) caramel macchiato will cost 25¢ more, for instance; store employees have been told to expect sour...http://www.newser.com/story/67408/starbucks-new-jolt-doesnt-involve-caffeine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 20:14:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67330/high-tech-mug-keeps-coffee-just-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGerman scientists have developed a coffee mug that gets your joe to the right temperature and keeps it there, Der Spiegel reports. The secret is phase-change material, waxy stuff used in home-building to maintain temperatures indoors. It's also stuffed inside winter jackets, and if these scientists have their way, it...http://www.newser.com/story/67330/high-tech-mug-keeps-coffee-just-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 11:02:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66195/coffee-shops-grow-weary-of-laptop-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe longstanding love affair between coffee shops and laptop users is starting to go off the boil, the Wall Street Journal reports. Big chains still let computer users linger, but a growing number of independent shops, sick of customers nursing a cup of coffee all day when seats are in...http://www.newser.com/story/66195/coffee-shops-grow-weary-of-laptop-users.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 9:57:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66071/need-coffee-fix-asap-definitely-skip-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCoffee snobs may “talk about the subtleties of macchiato” and scorn the chain stores, but “even sanctimonious coffee bores must lapse: The flesh is weak, the day is full, and Starbucks is just half a block away,” writes Nathan Heller for Slate. Dunkin’ Donuts and McDonald’s also offer a quick...http://www.newser.com/story/66071/need-coffee-fix-asap-definitely-skip-starbucks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 14:57:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64566/starbucks-new-flavor-local-shop-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith traffic waning, Starbucks has a new strategy: It’s dropping “Starbucks” from store names and rebranding them to reflect their neighborhoods, the Seattle Times reports. 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea, for example, won’t feature the Starbucks logo—even bags of coffee will be labeled “15th Avenue.” The shop will also...http://www.newser.com/story/64566/starbucks-new-flavor-local-shop-names.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 14:03:00 CDT