Archives » August, 2008

Tupperware and tea cosies replaced by technology

Tupperware, bread bins and even the humble tea cosy are disappearing from the nation’s kitchens, according to new research.

Galaxie Espresso to Become V3

Victrola Coffee Roasters is expanding is Seattle empire, gobbling up Beacon Hill’s Galaxie .

Something new on the top shelf: Acai

When a mysterious biblical philosopher wrote what would become Ecclesiastes 1:9, he may as well have been staring into the liquor cabinet: “What has been done will be done again,” his thoughts roughly went.

Halifax cafe declares itself ‘Penny Free Zone’

Nova Scotia’s homegrown Just Us! Coffee Roaster Co-op has become a self-declared “Penny Free Zone” and doesn’t handle the one cent pieces at their cash registers, Aug.

The grapes are in

A crew made up of Cal Poly Pomona students and staff Thursday harvested the first crop of grapes to be used in a white Zinfandel wine that should be ready by the end of the year.

Gagliano buys Quebec vineyard with government loan: media report

Alfonso Gagliano, a former Liberal cabinet minister in charge of the mismanaged federal sponsorship program at the heart of an extensive public inquiry launched in 2004, has bought a Quebec vineyard with a …

The Summer Kitchen Hot List :: Libations

Last week EDGE Senior Editor Jason Salzenstein brought you the best books and DVDs related to cooking… as well as a tool or two.

The coffee bean bounces back

Aug 30 - Uganda is Africa’s second largest coffee producer after Ethiopia. Many Ugandan farmers depend on coffee for their livelihood but in recent years disease and poor global prices have threatened the …

Showdown Brewing in Maine Over Whether to Repeal Beverage Tax

Maine voters will decide whether to repeal a new tax on beverages that’s been enacted to pay for the state’s health-care-for-all program.

Virginia Grapes Benefitting From Drought

The Virginia Farm Bureau says the state’s wine grape crop is thriving thanks to a dry summer.

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