This is a great LifeHacker article on how Caffeine really works. Have you ever really considered how it affects you? It turns out not to give you energy, instead it just takes off your brakes and lets your own energy run free.
Archive for the ‘Coffee in the News’ Category
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Chain Coffee Doesn’t Offer Consistency
“One of the things that the big coffee chains do well is consistency. Or at least that’s the conventional wisdom…”
So starts a post on TheShot, the blog for CoffeeRatings.com. With thousands of reviews of coffee shops, they find chains, such as Starbucks and Peet’s, don’t deliver on the one thing everyone thinks they have… consistency.
In their own words, “As our data suggests here, big coffee chains can be less consistent among themselves than independent cafés with a common coffee supplier are to each other.”
Caffeine may be Alzheimer’s treatment
The UK’s The Independent reports on caffeine and how it relates to Alzheimer’s disease…
“Leading researcher, the US neuroscientist Gary Arendash said: “The new findings provide evidence that caffeine could be a viable ‘treatment’ for established Alzheimer’s disease, and not simply a protective strategy. That’s important because caffeine is a safe drug for most people. It easily enters the brain, and it appears to directly affect the disease process.”
San Leandro Starbucks closing…
According to the latest news the Starbucks at 1443 E. 14th is closing along with six others in the bay area.
This is especially good fortune for Mariese and Norbert, owners of Planet Cafe, a locally owned cafe which preceded Starbucks in the area and has, thankfully, outlasted them. Their food is fantastic and we eat lunchthere often. Don’t miss their crepes on the weekends!