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		<title>Crema is Rubbish &#8211; Created Quite the Coffee Stir</title>
		<description><![CDATA[World Barista champion James Hoffmann created quite a rumble this past week with a series of videos he put together on his jimseven coffee blog.  Starting the week off with Video 1 &#8211; Crema, inspired by the crema conversation over at the coffee collective, Hoffmann challenges the espresso community, stirring up our beliefs and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2009/07/12/crema-is-rubbish-created-quite-the-coffee-stir/</link>
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		<title>2009 World Barista Championship &#8211; Have You Seen These Baristas?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Barista Championship is one of the great coffee events each year. The 10th annual 2009 World Barista Championship was held a few months back this year in Atlanta Georgia on April 16th to April 19th.
Watching the top baristas (or baristi) from countries around the world compete for &#8220;best in class&#8221; has always been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2009/07/06/2009-world-barista-championship-have-you-seen-these-baristas/</link>
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		<title>Health Effects of Coffee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coffee is good for you according to recent medical studies.
Oh can this be? This is definitely welcome news for all of us coffee fanatics.
Americans drink over 400 million cups of coffee each day. That&#8217;s a lot of coffee! The average coffee drinker enjoys 3.2 cups of coffee per day.  What a relief to the vast legions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2009/03/01/health-effects-of-coffee/</link>
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		<title>Hand Drip Coffee Maker &#8211; A Coffee Brewing Question</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great question about coffee temperature and brewing coffee with a hand drip coffee maker from one of our subscribers to our Coffee Tasting Course.
Sun Min asks &#8230;
Hi Mark,Thanks for responding to me so kindly.  I am glad  to know that your  e-Course is on the way.
I have one  question for you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/11/14/hand-drip-coffee-maker-a-coffee-brewing-question/</link>
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		<title>Starbucks Pike Place Roast &#8211; Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been receiving a fair amount of feedback that customers are frustrated tying to find a bold, strong brew at Starbucks since the introduction of the milder Pike Place Roast as the everyday coffee.  We wrote about the introduction of Pike Place Roast last month.
My expectation when Starbucks first announced Pike Place Roast was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/05/26/starbucks-pike-place-roast-update/</link>
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		<title>Fine Dining Coffee Experience &#8211; Leaves Something to be Desired</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a  lover of great food, the epicurean dining experience at a fine restaurant is one of life&#8217;s magnificent pleasures.
In the spirit of great gourmet food, a complete fine dining experience should embrace all aspects of the meal.  This includes the skillful selection and preparation of the food, the use of the freshest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/04/26/fine-dining-coffee-experience-leaves-something-to-be-desired/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Technology &#8211; Better Coffee or Cute Novelty?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is technology advancement in the coffee industry always good?  There are several camps that line up on different sides.
The latest coffee technology advances are immediately appealing to those that line up on the side of &#8220;any and all advances in coffee technology must be good&#8220;.  If you can attach a computer to it, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/04/21/coffee-technology-better-coffee-or-cute-novelty/</link>
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		<title>Starbucks Pike Place Roast &#8211; Thumbs Up or Down?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starbucks introduced Pike Place Roast last week.  According to the company&#8217;s press release, Pike Place Roast is the result of significant customer input with the following objectives:

&#8220;Starbucks newest, everyday brew&#8221;
&#8220;Signature bold flavor with a smooth finish balanced by soft acidity and subtle, rich nutty flavor&#8221;
Embracing &#8220;new quality standards for freshness including freshly roasted, hand-scooped, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/04/14/starbucks-pike-place-roast-thumbs-up-or-down/</link>
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		<title>Coffee Tasting eCourse is Underway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the Gourmet Coffee Zone, we offer ongoing coffee education across a variety of gourmet coffee subjects.  Consider this a fun version of online coffee school.
Our current &#8220;Coffee Tasting eCourse&#8221; is now underway.  This eCourse is a step-by-step coffee tasting education delivered by email to our Gourmet Coffee Zone newsletter subscribers.
Over the course [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/04/10/coffee-tasting-ecourse-is-underway/</link>
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		<title>McDonalds Iced Coffee &#8211; Smart and Savvy Advertising</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you live in the US and you haven&#8217;t seen the latest McDonald&#8217;s Iced Coffee commercials on TV, its possible it hasn&#8217;t hit your market yet.  Here in Southern California, a marketing campaign blitz is underway.  See Premium Roast Iced Coffee at a Southern California McDonald&#8217;s &#8230;
If you&#8217;ve managed to miss the McDonald&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.gourmet-coffee-zone.com/2008/04/08/mcdonalds-iced-coffee-smart-and-savvy-advertising/</link>
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