Bob Wilson talks with about XPress Lid

Bob heads up manufacturing of the XPress lid by SmartCup. He started with a handful of parts and developed into a consumer product. He heads up manufacturing domestically and aboard. We catch up with Bob at Coffee Fest in Seattle. Coffee Fest has been celebrating coffee long before coffee was "hot". In 1992, they gathered coffee professionals together in Seattle for their first consumer coffee festival. After several years of hosting thriving events, Coffee Fest turned its focus toward the specialty coffee, gourmet tea and alternative beverage industry and brought retailers, distributors and manufacturers together for its first retail trade show in 1998.



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Arkham City Fandub - Mad Hatter

Don't own it. DC Comics. Nonprofit entertainment. Yadda yadda. Anyways, I wanted to do this, because in my school's festival show Alice in Wonderland, I play the Mad Hatter. Granted this is much different than Carroll's version, but Carroll didn't make an awesome video game with Batman in it, did he?



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Sunny Sky Asian Antiques and Gifts Qing Huang Tea Ceremony

www.sunnyskyantiques.com Sunny Sky brings you part of Asia with antique furniture, accent pieces and gifts imported from China and Asia. The Chinese Tea Ceremony and fine quality Chinese teas are a specialty of Sunny Sky. Recorded on August 24, 2009 using a Flip Video camcorder.



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Tea Trekker's Yellow Tea 101

This is #2 in a series of six videos describing the basics of the six classes of tea. Robert Heiss shows the manufacture of yellow tea, and describes what to expect from it. Robert is co-author of the newly-released The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook, A Guide to Enjoying the World's Best Teas (Ten Speed Press 2010), and The Story of Tea, A Cultural History and Drinking Guide (Ten Speed Press 2007) which was a finalist for both the IACP Book Awards and the James Beard Foundation Book Awards in 2008.



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Bakery Tour by Cake Master

Cake Master Cara tour of the Bien Fait bakery corporate gifts and food gifts of specialty cakes fruit cakes tea cakes and Vermont specialties are prepared www.bienfaitcakes.com



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Founder Jeff Baccetti Talks About Growth at SmartCup

We talk with Jeff Baccetti, Co-Founder/inventor of XPress lid at the 2010 Coffee Fest in Seattle, WA. Jeff has a passion for inventing, researching, designing...and drinking good coffee. He has creatively developed many other business, technical and recreational items including: RFID applications, Money transfer processes through ATM's, on-demand business jet scheduling software to name a few. Coffee Fest has been celebrating coffee long before coffee was "hot". In 1992, they gathered coffee professionals together in Seattle for their first consumer coffee festival. After several years of hosting thriving events, Coffee Fest turned its focus toward the specialty coffee, gourmet tea and alternative beverage industry and brought retailers, distributors and manufacturers together for its first retail trade show in 1998.



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2011 South West Regional Barista Competition

The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), the world's coffee authority and largest coffee trade association (www.scaa.org), searches for the best, most skilled barista from the South West Region at its annual South West Regional Barista Competition, March 4-6th in Hollywood. The host sponsor is Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. At the competition, baristas dazzle four sensory judges, two technical judges and one head judge as they prepare and serve four espressos, four cappuccinos and four signature beverages during a 15-minute race against the clock. A signature beverage is a highly innovative, freestyle espresso-based beverage created by the barista for the competition. Who: forty+ of the South West's top professional baristas, as well as coffee and espresso experts from the Specialty Coffee Association of America What: SCAA's 2011 South West Regional Barista Competition hosted by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. When: March 4-6, 2011 Where: Siren Studios, Hollywood Times: Friday, March 4: 11 am -- 5 pm; Saturday, March 5: 11 am -- 5 pm; Sunday, March 6: 10:30 am -- 1 pm Visuals/Highlights: At the competition, the South West Region's premier baristas battle it out with a Nuova Simonelli Aurelia, the official espresso machine. As they ready their beverages, contestants engage the audience, explaining their actions and selections, while seven judges watch and evaluate their every move -- all in pursuit of espresso perfection. Background: The South West Regional Barista Competition ...



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Tea Trekker's Black Tea 101

This is #5 in a series of six videos describing the basics of the six classes of tea. Robert Heiss describes and shows several styles of blacktea, and describes what to expect from them. Robert is co-author of the newly-released The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook, A Guide to Enjoying the World's Best Teas (Ten Speed Press 2010), and The Story of Tea, A Cultural History and Drinking Guide (Ten Speed Press 2007) which was a finalist for both the IACP Book Awards and the James Beard Foundation Book Awards in 2008.



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Marketing Coffee in a Tea Culture (Talk of Asian Marketing)

Specialty coffee shops cater to coffee connoisseurs. These shops were the only places to find real coffee beens for many years.



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The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook

Mary Lou Heiss and Robert Heiss announce the publication of their newest book on tea. The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook is a concise guide to purchasing and steeping the world's favorite beverage. Inspired by the questions posed to them during the 37 years they have been retailing premium tea, The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook will help guide tea enthusiasts to a better appreciation of this beloved beverage. For beginners and enthusiasts alike. Mary Lou and Robert are co-authors of the newly-released The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook, A Guide to Enjoying the World's Best Teas (Ten Speed Press 2010), and The Story of Tea, A Cultural History and Drinking Guide (Ten Speed Press 2007) which was a finalist for both the IACP Book Awards and the James Beard Foundation Book Awards in 2008. Mary Lou and Robert have been tea enthusiasts for more than 35 years and retail premium teas from their store and on-line teashop, TeaTrekker.



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G4: Four Generations of Brewing Technology

Since 1941 the Wilbur Curtis Co. remains dedicated to creating high-quality commercial coffee brewing equipment. Our latest Generation 4 technology features an advanced touch screen digital system that makes coffee brewing simple, easy, and efficient with each cup. Watch how 70 years of innovation makes Curtis Co. a leader in coffee brewing technologies.



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SARRO: Home, Kitchen & Garden Gift Ideas for Mom - Mary Jo Sarro .com

About MaryJo Sarro.com . . . . Mary Jo Saro, M.Ed. is President of Threan Communications, LLC, a communications company that integrates traditional and social media, organizes socially responsible events and internet events and is the publisher of MaryJoSarroTV, TheNewWorldofFood.com with Mary Jo & Chris Sarro, Bodykids News and the Bodykids Book Series with nationally acclaimed Bodykids Characters. (Copyright, 2011, All Rights Reserved.)



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Making Original Chai Naturals

www.cafeessentials.com Original Chai Naturals This medium spiced Chai is a perfect balance of spices blended in a creamy base with black tea. Luxurious mouth feel and all this creamy goodness is achieved when simply adding to water. Hot Drink Easy as 1-2-3 Naturals™ Café Essentials® Naturals are designed with natural quality ingredients and contain NO artificial flavors, NO artificial sweeteners, NO added colors, NO trans fat & NO hydrogenated oils. Café Essentials Naturals give you the clean, real taste consumers have been searching for and will keep your customers coming back time after time. https



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Tea Pots and Treasures

A great little specialty shop in downtown indianapolis with delicious teas and lots of unique items. Sample the teas and treat yourself to a cookie while you explore.



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Cafe Greko Food Video

Cafe Greko Coffee House, with its two sites in Tarpon Springs Florida, is an intimate and welcoming place for all who walk through our doors. We provide great coffees, teas, and other specialty beverages, as well as home-cooked muffins, soups, salads, sandwiches and quiche.



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