1. Chicago, Tampa, Miami, Phoenix, and Atlanta have the highest percentages of caffeine consumers. That includes cokes and chocolate, not just coffee. Atlanta, by the way, is the HQ of Coca-Cola. Philadelphia and Baltimore were among the “least caffeinated cities.” Perhaps picking up the coffee drinking would help you in your war over E.A. Poe, Philadelphia.
2. Chicago readers who drink coffee (or Coffee-drinking Chicagans who read) may be interested in this round-up of local coffee shops.
3. A review of the book, Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture. This touches on the morality of buying or drinking certain kinds of coffee.
4. The South lost the war in part due to a lack of coffee.
5. This video claims to show how a viking would make modern coffee. Lars, did Vikings drink or chew coffee at all?
6. I don’t think Vikings had coffee since coffee was introduced to Norway in the 17th century.
7. Jen asks how to make the perfect cup of coffee with a french press.
8. Rob Walters reports, “Gary Arendash, a researcher at Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute in Tampa said giving Alzheimer’s mice the human equivalent of five cups of coffee, or 500 grams of caffeine, a day also has plaque-busting effects and reverses symptoms of impaired memory in aging Alzheimer’s mice.” Take that with a grain of salt.
9. “Voltaire is said to have drank 50 cups of coffee per day.” So watch your coffee consumption, because you don’t want to turn out like Voltaire.
Of course the Vikings had coffee. They ran a profitable business importing expensive beans from their South American subsidiaries by way of Vinland.
Their mistake was trying to pickle it.
pickled coffee . . . I assume the beans, not the grounds. You know, that could be a great flavor to add to the fish boil.