I cannot think of a comment that needs to be added to this one: Taipei – A Taipei funeral parlour is using the heat saved from cremations to operate air conditioners and to brew coffee for mourners, the director said Wednesday. The project is part of the Taipei No 2 Funeral Parlour’s plan to protect [...]
(Soylent) Green Energy Powers Taiwan Funeral Coffee Brewers
October 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Weird but True
Tags: cremation·funeral business·green energy·soylent green·taipei city·Taiwan
Taiwanese Barista Competition hosts Stephen Morrissey
November 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Events
News about the Taiwanese Barista Competition and a couple of related events, straight to Cindy Chang, from Cindy to Emily Oak, Emily to me and then me to you. I always take the most direct route to get breaking news. The semi-finals round of the Taiwanese Barista Competition will be taking place from November 21st-22nd [...]
Tags: coffee house tour·competition·joe hsu·stephen morrissey·taipei city·Taiwan·workshop
Mr. Brown’s product endorsement
October 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Weird but True
I had a good laugh over a press statement issued today by King Car Food Ind Co Ltd of Taiwan, who boldly declared their Mr. Brown’s ready-to-drink coffee product as (and I quote) “safe for human consumption.” In their defense, one of their other products was recently listed as tainted with poisonous melamine …on second [...]
Tags: Brunei·coffee product·contamination·melamine·mr brown coffee·Taiwan
