Today, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced that they had acquired Coffee Equipment Company and its Clover system of coffee machines, single-serving cup makers that will let Starbucks customize your coffee for you.
So what?
The So What is this: Clover coffee machines are networked. They all speak to headquarters via CloverNet, and monitor EVERYTHING about your cup [...]

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Bertucci’s Pasta Sauce: A Culinary Mystery Solved
I’ve had a puzzle for a little while. Actually, more than a little while, about 3 years. The puzzle is simple but not easy: I love the taste of Bertucci’s tomato sauce on their pasta but have never been able to figure out what makes it work. Try as [...]

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Cooking spaghetti this afternoon for dinner. Ingredients thus far:

2 onions, finely chopped
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
3 tbsp butter
1 cup Riesling white whine
1 tsp kosher salt
Cracked black pepper to taste
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 lb turkey meatballs
1 tsp olive oil

Cook onions and garlic in butter and olive oil until light brown. Drink the Riesling. Add [...]

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