It might not seem possible to donate to charity while sipping a cappuccino as you stroll through SoHo. But a new partnership between Dean & DeLuca and Shot of Charity™, a nonprofit founded by three Georgetown University graduate students, makes that possible. When you order a coffee and ask for a Shot of Charity™, 25 [...]

I’m always raving about tea here on my blog. It’s truly one of my favorite drinks. While I used to be addicted to the iced tea at my neighborhood bakery, lately I’ve been experimenting at home with various blends and brands, which is how I came across this new tea-over-ice brewing pitcher set by [...]

As a self-confessed tea-a-holic, I am always on the lookout for new tea leaves to add to my ever-evolving collection. And though I prefer black tea of all sorts, I found a green that I actually like: the new line of biodynamic tea from Zhena’s Gypsy. This organic tea, which meets extremely rigid guidelines to [...]

If you’re a latte enthusiast like me, someone who craves a daily caffeine buzz, you may want to check out this Latte Art Throwdown at the Dean & DeLuca in Midtown, in the New York Times Building. The baristas from Dean & DeLuca stores around the country will be turning milk foam into works of [...]

New Yorkers are known to be on the lookout for the next best thing, and that’s certainly the case with coffee. There can never be too many odes to caffeine in our high-adrenalin city and lives. Those jones-ing for a buzz (myself included) have yet another option for a high-caliber cup: RBC NYC in Tribeca. [...]

I’ve come to the realization that I am a tea fanatic. Aside from wine and water, it is my drink of choice. I have an entire shelf of a cabinet devoted to tea and on that shelf I stock tins of Mariage Frere and others I’ve found in my travels. I don’t have a particular [...]

When going out for coffee, we’re often stuck with whatever brew is offered. But now you can order a custom blend to make at home. There are days, like yesterday when it was pouring outside, that I like to make a latte at home rather than head to a cafe. So I was excited that [...]

 
I’m standing in line at La Colombe Torrefaction in Tribeca. The baristas act blasé, as if you’re interrupting their coffee break. They haven’t taken on the “overly sweet because of the economy” attitude I’ve experienced elsewhere. No, they just assume people will love their coffee, and indeed they do, as proven by the long line [...]