Caffe Umbria: A Taste of Italy at Home

Mr. and I went to a coffee tasting experience with Umbria Coffee Roasters. We tasted a variety of their coffee, learned about the philosophy of roasting Italian style coffee, and even had a chance to play barista with their commercial espresso machine. We went home with some of the Caffe Umbria products and of course, we put what we learned to the test.

Inside the Starbucks Reserve at CF Pacific Centre & Christmas Gift Guide

In case you haven't heard, Starbucks Canada opened its biggest location yet here in Vancouver - a new Starbucks Reserve at CF Pacific Centre, at 700 West Pender Street. It's the second one here in Vancouver, with the first one being on Main Street in Mount Pleasant. Here's a look inside, and some Christmas gift ideas for you.

Freshly Roasted Beans from GotMyBeans.com

We were approached to experience a new online coffee seller at GotMyBeans.com. The premise of the website is the freshness of the beans -- as a coffee drinker, quality and freshness of beans do matter to me, so I was intrigued and agreed to give it a try.

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