For Clare Cosi,
the holidays
are murder...
Holiday Buzz
Now a Top-10
NY Times
Bestseller
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WHO IS
CLEO
COYLE?
To read Cleo's
essay "Brewing
up Murder"
The essay
appeared in
the Quarterly
Issue of Mystery
Readers Journal
To read
Cleo Coyle's
WIki Entry
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CONTACT
CLEO COYLE AT
CoffeehouseMystery@
gmail.com
What is a
cozy mystery?
The Cozy
Mystery
List tells you
click here
Gumshoe
Review
Interviews
Cleo Here
LIBRARY
THING
Hosted a chat
with Cleo.
Read it by...
Fun Foodie
Book Resort
Interview
with Cleo
Here.
How to Clean
Your Drip
Coffee Maker...
Your best tasting
cup of java will
come from a clean
coffee maker!
Just for fun, see actor
Al Pacino's coffee
commercial below.
It was shot in New
York's West Village,
the home of
my Clare Cosi's
Village Blend!
NYPD DET.
MIKE QUINN'S
BEAT
Click » NYPD: Official Website for New York's Finest
Click » NY Crime File (Daily News)
Click » Police Blotter (NY Post)
How to Make
Cuban Coffee
For more
info on the
Moka Express
stovetop pot
used in the
above video,
MEMBER
OF...
Click the logo
to learn more
about
Sisters in Crime
Colonial
Cranberries
To read my
HOLIDAY GRIND
guest post
at Fresh Fiction.com
and get 4 of my
holiday recipes,
CLICK HERE.
A BLOG
POST
FOR
WRITERS:
Read Cleo's
Guest Post at
Mystery Writing
Is Murder
"Genre Blending
and Your Character's
Love Life"
Click here to read.
Cozy Murder
Mysteries Blog
Interviews
Cleo
SHAMELESS
PLUG!
NOW
IN
PAPERBACK!
National
Mystery
Besteller
*Starred Review*
~Library Journal
Read an
excerpt!
Introduced by
the author!
Without lots
of exclams!!!
CLICK
HERE
TO READ
THE
EXCERPT
(pdf)
How to Make
Coffee in a
French Press
For more
info on the
French Press pot
click the photo
below...
For more coffee
tips, scroll down
this left column...
Cleo's Past
Coffee Pick was...
Kafe Lespwa
"Coffee of Hope"
from Haiti
Read more in
Cleo's archives or
click here to
visit Just Haiti.org
See more of
Cleo's past
coffee picks
by scrolling
down the
right column.
HOLIDAY
GRIND
Cleo's TOP-9
National
Bestseller in
Hardcover
is
now a
bestseller in
paperback!
“Fun and gripping…”
~ Huffington Post
vibrant characters
I've ever read."
~ Mystery Scene
"This one will keep
your cup
piping hot."
~ Kirkus
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To order this very special entry in Cleo's series, click on one of the links below:
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Independent
Bookstore
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⇑ Click on the photo to get the recipe! ⇑
Welcome
to my *virtual* coffeehouse!
The coffee is brewing, the
fireplace is crackling, and the muffins
are baking. So come in to my virtual
Village Blend to warm your
bones and hang out for a little while.
Contact at:
CoffeehouseMystery@gmail.com
Click here to learn about Cleo's
Coffeehouse Mystery book series set
in a landmark coffeehouse in New York's
legendary Greenwich Village.
Last Updated
Friday * May 24
Congrats to my new
Free Coffee Drawing
winner...
Sandy of
Loveland, Ohio
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If you would like to enter
tomorrow's drawing
(and all of my future drawings),
simply write an e-mail with
the subject line "Sign me up"
and send it to...
Join me for my next weekly
Free Coffee Drawing
Saturday * May 25th
@ 10 PM (Eastern) * 9 PM (Central)
8 PM (Mountain) * 7 PM (Pacific)
This week's prize
is a full pound package
of my current Coffee Pick,
a premium blend from a
Seattle micro roaster who supplies
coffee to clients that include
The Four Seasons and
Wynn Las Vegas...
New Recipe
Cleo Coyle's
"Secret Ingredient"
Blueberry Hand Pies
To read my new
recipe post just...
See you there!
~ Cleo
My New
Post...
On Losing a Pet:
Pay Attention to the Cracks.
"It’s How the Light Gets In"*
*Songwriter and poet
Leonard Cohen
This week, I'm sharing
some personal thoughts
on losing a pet. If you've ever
loved and lost, I hope you will...
Join me by clicking
the link below...
See you there...
~ Cleo
In Memoriam
Fluffy-Bunny
5.7.2013
Recipe!
Cleo Coyle's
Pousse-Cafe
Learn how to make this deliciously
beautiful layered hazelnut-coffee
flavored drink, superb served
after dinner with hot coffee
or espresso...
Get a free PDF of this recipe, along with
tips on layering any after-dinner drink,
by jumping to my new post
(with videos included),
at this link...
See you there!
~ Cleo
Recipe!
Cleo Coyle's
Chocolate
Ricotta Muffins
Don't miss this easy, low-fat
muffin recipe with a
mocha variation...
To get this recipe, jump to
my new blog post by...
See you there!
~ Cleo
A Bonus Recipe
from Holiday Buzz!
Baking up
Biscochitos!
Readers of my Coffeehouse Mysteries
may remember these delicious cookies from
a scene in Holiday Buzz. A Latina baker named
Rita included them on her special display table at
one of the book's New York Cookie Swap parties.
To get the free recipe, simply
visit my new recipe blog by...
The above recipe is a bonus
from my Coffeehouse Mystery:
Holiday Buzz
To see more recipes from
the book, click here or
on the image below...
Scroll down this page
to see more of my recipes...
Recipe Post!
Pittsburgh Dads,
Kennywood Park, and
School Picnic Memories
Even Moe, Larry, and Curly Joe
knew about Kennywood Park!
My new blog post takes you on a
fun (and funny) video trip to this beautiful,
century-old landmark park,
one of only 2 amusment parks in the
National Register of Historic Places.
Jump to my new post
and get a tasty "School Picnic"
recipe, too. Just...
See you there!
~ Cleo
Scroll down this page
to see more of my recipes...
Recipe Post!
How to Make
Italian Easter Pie
Palmiers
Based on the flavors in my beloved
Aunt Mary's Easter Pie, these delicious
Palmiers make fun, visually appealing
appetizers (the taste is similar to a quiche).
For the recipe, visit my
new Recipe Blog by...
See you there!
~ Cleo
Scroll down this page
to see more of my recipes...
Recipe Post!
Cleo Coyle's
Crunchy Sweet
Italian Bow Tie
Cookies...
Also known as "Angel Wings," these
crunchy, sweet Italian Bow Ties
are known by many other names
in other countries. To get my recipe
for them, read my new blog post by...
See you there!
~ Cleo
The above recipe is a bonus
from my Coffeehouse Mystery:
Roast Mortem
To see more recipes from
the book, click here or
on the image below...
Recipe
Post!
Visit my new Recipe Blog to
get the recipe for this easy
homemade buttercrunch candy...
You can make it with
Matzos or Saltines. To get
the recipe...
See you there!
~ Cleo
Scroll down this page
to see more of my recipes...
Free
Recipe PDF!
A Brew to a Kill
Bonus!
A Healthier
Chocolate Fudge
Frosting
How to make chocolate
buttercream frosting without
butter or cream. What is this
very healthy secret ingredient?
Find out and get the recipe
at my new recipe blog by...
Scroll down this page
to see more of my recipes...
A Brew to a Kill
Bonus Recipe!
Cleo Coyle's
Black Bean
Brownies
No Flour, No Butter,
Just Chocolate Fudgy
Goodness...
To get my recipe,
visit my new
recipe blog by
clicking here.
To see more of my recipes,
keep scrolling down
this page...
Announcing my
new Coffee Pick!
Win a package of coffee from
Fonte, a micro roaster in
Seattle, Washington, whose clients
include The Four Seasons and
Wynn Las Vegas.
Fonte is an outstanding roaster
and their AA Blend makes an
amazing cup. It's also my new
Coffee Pick!
weekly Free Coffee
Drawings
The prize is a package of my new
Coffee Pick from a Seattle micro roaster,
who supplies coffee to clients that include
The Four Seasons and Wynn Las Vegas.
(To learn more, click here.)
To sign up for my weekly coffee drawings,
simply send an e-mail with the subject line
"Sign me up" to this address...
CoffeehouseMystery@gmail.com
and...
Drink with joy!
~ Cleo
To see the first names and towns
of my past Coffee Drawing winners,
scroll all the way down this page.
Sightseeing
is Murder!
Take my killer tour of New York
by reading my special guest post
at Mystery Fanfare. Just...
See you there
~ Cleo
Cleo Coyle's
Holiday Buzz Recipes!
For a peek at the
recipes included in my
new Coffeehouse Mystery,
Holiday Buzz,
The link above opens a free, illustrated
PDF document that you can
print, save, or share.
Eat (and read)
with joy!
~ Cleo
Bonus
Recipes!
Cleo's bonus recipes can be
found on the Recipe Page
of this site by clicking here.
Visit Cleo's recipe blog:
CleoCoyleRecipes.com to get
more bonus recipes.
Some direct links
for you:
A Kinder, Gentler
Pfeffernusse
Step-by-Step Photos
to her Holiday Buzz
Recipe for Pumpkin Cake
with Surprise
Cream Cheese Swirl
Learn how to turn leftover
Candy Canes into delicious
Peppermint Syrup to stir
into hot chocolate, tea, or lattes,
or pour over ice cream
or pound cake. Click here for
the recipe.
Got leftover fruit cake? I use my
own Italian panettone to make
pain perdu. What is pain perdu?
Click here for the recipe.
***Breaking News***
Holiday Buzz
For the
2nd week, still a...
#3 Bestselling Mystery
at Barnes & Noble Stores
Nationwide (after Sue Grafton
and Janet Evanovich)
And in the
Sunday Times (12/23)...
#10
New York Times
Bestseller
Click here
to see the entire
list, and...
Thank you,
Coffeehouse Mystery
readers!
You've made
Cleo Coyle a Top-10
New York Times
bestseller!
~ Alice & Marc
(Cleo Coyle)
"Jingle bells, beautiful displays,
scrumptious treats: Holiday season
in New York City has it all,
including murder. Coyle’s coffeehouse
series captures the New York experience,
from high-society parties to gritty
back-street deals. The fine mystery is
followed by some holiday recipes that
will even pack the pounds on readers
who are only browsing them."
~ Kirkus Reviews
Read the entire review
by clicking here.
"The food, the snow, and the likeable
characters are as delightful as
Nat King Cole crooning
'The Christmas Song.' If you’re
a sucker for all things Christmas,
this book is for you."
~ New York
Journal of Books
Read the entire
review by clicking here.
* Cozy Mystery Book Reviews
Read the review by clicking here.
* Mystery Reviewer Joe Meyers
for Hearst Media Group
Read the review by clicking here.
A Mystery Guild
Featured Alternate
Selection
Barnes & Noble
"Holiday Mystery Pick"
Order via your
local Bookseller or...
Buy at Amazon by
clicking here
Buy at IndieBound by
clicking here
Clare Cosi's 2nd* attempt
to solve a holiday crime!
**To read my first
holiday-themed title in the
Coffeehouse Mystery series,
pick up Holiday Grind.
Now an audiobook
produced by AudioGo!
(BBC Audiobooks America)
Simply search for the title
"Holiday Grind" at the above
online booksellers.
Thanks to everyone for your
lovely comments on the
Cozy Mystery giveaway!
See them by clicking here.
Congrats to the
drawing winner,
Tamara W.
~ Cleo
Have you read Cleo's
latest hardcover
bestseller?
A Brew to a Kill
...is a fun foodie odyssey
through New York City. Some of
the book's culinary themes are
reflected in the recipe section...
To see some of the
fun recipes featured in...
A Brew to A Kill,
An illustrated PDF document
will appear that you can
print, save, or share.
Mystery Guild
Featured Alternate
Selection
"Fans of the Coffee House series
will savor another serving of
Clare’s pluck..."
~ Booklist on
A Brew to a Kill
"A foodie’s delight…
and a satisfyingly rich mystery."
~ Kirkus Reviews on
A Brew to a Kill
the Month selection by
"Coyle is not sitting back with
the 11th entry (after Murder by Mocha)
in her popular series. She has taken
the coffeehouse on the road, cleverly
incorporating food trucks into her plot and
introducing fresh characters...
A collection of astonishingly varied
and drool-inducing recipes is included."
~ Library Journal on
A Brew to a Kill
Click to buy:
A Brew to a Kill
Or...
Click to buy:
A Brew to a Kill
Or...
IndieBound.Org
Click to buy:
A Brew to a Kill
It is inhumane, in my opinion, to
force people who have a genuine medical
need for coffee to wait in line
behind people who apparently view it as
some kind of recreational activity.
I bet this kind of thing does not happen to
heroin addicts. I bet that
when serious heroin addicts go to purchase
their heroin, they do not tolerate
waiting in line while some
dilettante in front of them
orders a hazelnut smack-a-chino
with cinnamon sprinkles!
~ Dave Barry
***Now a bestseller***
in paperback!
New Paperback Edition
of Cleo's hardcover
bestseller...
Murder
by Mocha
Includes fun
Chocolate Recipes!
To see them,
click the link below...
For a Keeper PDF document
illustrating Murder by Mocha's
featured recipes,
CLICK HERE!
"...a tasty espresso-dark tale of
multigenerational crime and punishment
lightened by the Blend's frothy cast
of lovable eccentrics."
~ Publishers Weekly
"This rich and entertaining
mystery blends atmosphere,
unforgettable characters,
and a killer plot that
will keep readers hooked until
the very end..."
~ RT Book Reviews
Some links to see the new
paperback edition of...
Murder by
Mocha
Or...
Or...
To find an
Independent
Bookstore
near you,
Congrats to some of the past
winners of my
FREE COFFEE DRAWING
Donna of Abilene, Texas
Michele of Porter, Indiana
Ellen of Orlando, Florida!
Shirley of Mucungie, Pennsylvania!
Phyllis of Bartlett,Tennessee
Karen of Ottawa, Kansas
Judy of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mary of Shalimar, Florida
Theresa of Antioch, Illinois
Deana of Des Moines, Iowa
Donna of Richland Center, Wisconsin
Marion of Farragut, Tennessee
Cheryl of Carlsbad, California
Claudia of Highland, Michigan
Barb of West Chicago, Illinois
Crystal of Long Beach, California
Laura of Orange, California
Gerry of State College, Pennsylvania
Margery of Princeton, New Jersey
Nancy of Pelham, New Hampshire
Lisa of Staten Island New York
Candace of Sharon, Pennsylvania
Rae of Temecula, California
Sarah of Lino Lakes, Minnesota
Whitney of Spartanburg, South Carolina
Renee of Fernandina Beach, Florida
Adrienne of Rochester, Minnesota
Tamara of Lexington, North Carolina
Tom of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Mitzi of Norman, Oklahoma
Kathy of San Marcos, California
Julia of Sidney, Nebraska
Maggie of Peoria, Arizona
Andi of Sheridan, Wyoming
Sandra of Midlothian, Virginia
Kelly of Grand Forks, North Dakota
Margo of Capitola, California
Donna of Santa Barbara, California
Carol of Coralville, Iowa
Geneen of Manalapan, New Jersey
Maureen of Floral Park, New York
Colleen of Edina, Minnesota
Caroline of Weedsport, New York
Roxanne of Redwood City, California
Marylin of Clinton, Michigan
Karen of Ridge, New York
Pat of Lindenhurst, Illinois
Sheryl of Stevensville, Montana
Judy of Corona, California
Michelle of Antioch, California
Tina of Coker, Alabama
To see more of my winners
jump over to my Web archives
by clicking here.
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Cleo says: "I've come to think of this
as Mike Quinn's theme song..."
Click the arrow in
window below
To read Cleo's article
on the birth of modern
coffeehouse culture...
Click Here.
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Some Caffeinated
Video Fun...
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Audio News!
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A Brew to a Kill
newly released in
audiobook format by...
AudioGo
BBC Audiobooks America
See their wonderful
announcement by
CLICKING
HERE
and...
Listen with joy!
~ Cleo
Decaffeinated
Corpse
A past #1 bestseller of
the Independent Mystery
Booksellers Association
Now produced as
an audiobook from AudioGo
(BBC audiobooks America)
Question 1.
"What do you consider to be
literary caffeine – the ingredients
that give your readers that extra
jolt of adrenaline?"
Cleo's Answer?
Below...
Hartford Examiner
Interviewed
Cleo Coyle
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To read the interview..
See you there!
~ Cleo
One of Cleo's favorite
past Coffee Picks...
My Summer 2011 Coffee Pick was
Cops Coffee
"Midnight Shift," dark roast.
Cops Coffee (Your safest cup of brew)
comes from Cops & Doughnut Bakery in
Clare, MI, owned and run by actual,
working police officers...
To learn more about these officers,
their bakery, or to order their smooth,
dark cuppa joe for yourself,
click here or on the photo above.
Take a very special Field Trip
to Cops and Doughnuts Bakery
with a Michigan woman who is
also a reader of the
Coffeehouse Mysteries...
CLICK HERE TO
TAKE THE FIELD TRIP
You can see
more of Cleo's
COFFEE PICKS
by scrolling down
the right column
of this site...
Special
Video Post!
Click the arrow in the window below
to watch a U.S. Barista Champion
make you a cappuccino...
Drink with joy!
~ Cleo
SWEET NEWS!
First time for Cleo Coyle
on the Publishers Weekly
bestsellers list!
Click to see.
Thank you to my very kind readers!
You've put me in great comany
on that list. ~ Cleo
A VERY SPECIAL
PAST
COFFEE PICK
A humanitarian
choice...
Grown in Haiti
Kafe Lespwa
"Coffee of Hope"
in Haitian
Creole
This delicious coffee
is grown by subsistence
farmers in Haiti.
To purchase this coffee...
CLICK HERE
and jump to JustHaiti.org
To read Cleo's original
"Coffee Pick" post on this coffee,
read her archived post
by clicking here.
BOOKS
& COFFEE!
Members of the
Public Library Staff in
Ringwood, New Jersey,
recently enjoyed cups of Cleo's
past coffee pick, Kafe Lespwa!
Thanks to Elise (standing in the back) and to...
(from left to right) Marilyn, Idalia, and Beth
for allowing me to share this wonderful photo!
Elise was a random winner
of my weekly
Free Coffee Drawing!
Thanks again, Elise!
And thanks for reminding us all
that the library is a great place
to find our favorite authors. :)
~ Cleo
To see the names and states of
many more coffee drawing winners,
scroll down this home page...
The note below was re-posted
from Cleo's e-mail box at
CoffeehouseMystery (at) gmail.com
Hello
I am running a small coffee shop in
From far Japan
~Masako
Above is a photo of Masako's coffee shop in Hiroshima, Japan. Below is Masako posing with two of her baristas, who were University students at the time the photo was taken.
Cleo's reply:
Hello, Masako!
I am so happy that you wrote to me "from far Japan," and I am even more excited to learn that you are running your own coffeehouse, just like my Clare Cosi.
For my readers here in America, I have posted some of the Japanese versions of my books that you are reading and enjoying. I am so proud of these beautiful, little Japanese editions of my books. The interiors are fantastic, too, and even include illustrations.
Thank you again for writing, Masako. Please keep in touch. Send a photo of you and your coffee shop and I will post it for everyone to see.
Warmest java wishes,
~Cleo Coyle
"from far" New York City!
Japanese
cover for...
Coffeehouse
Mystery #1:
On What Grounds
by Cleo Coyle
Published in
Japan by
Random House
Kodansha
Japanese
cover for...
Coffeehouse
Mystery #2:
Through the Grinder
by Cleo Coyle
Published in
Japan by
Random House
Kodansha
Japanese
cover for...
Coffeehouse
Mystery #3:
Latte Trouble
by Cleo Coyle
Published in
Japan by
Random House
Kodansha
Muffin Egg * Crostada Egg * Cookie egg
Mini Pizza Egg * copycatfrap egg salsa egg
urban brownie egg tart pretty penne tarts
pump checklist pancakes muffin soul cane
spoonbread Twinkie cupcakes bliss guide
___________________________________
My fall 2012
Coffee Pick was...
My fall 2012 coffee pick was Terroir's Kenyan “Lenana,"
which is named after one of the peaks of Mt. Kenya,
and is grown by farmers with very small farms,
many having only a few hundred coffee trees
(one tree produces less than two pounds of green coffee).
Leana is a medium-bodied coffee
with fruity tasting notes that include blackberry,
red cherry, and strawberry.
To read more about this coffee
or to purchase it for yourself, click here and...
My new Coffee Pick comes from
Terroir* Coffee, a company created by
one of the most respected names in the trade:
George Howell.
Like my own Matteo Allegro, George has been
sourcing coffee for a very long time, and his story
is an inspiration.
If you read the Coffeehouse Mysteries,
I believe you'll find it inspiring, too.
To read George's story, click here.
This French term is used in Europe to denote the special
characteristics that geography, climate, and craftmanship bestow
upon wines, coffees, teas, cheeses, and other fine food products.
********
My Summer 2012
Coffee Pick was...
Carpe Diem
Coffee!
That's right, "seize the day," is the energizing
motto for this small-batch, women-owned roasting company in North Berwick, Maine. These "coffee goddesses" (Jane and Gussie) produce an
excellent cuppa joe, and its my pleasure
to share their skillfully roasted beans with
you via my weekly free coffee drawings
this summer!
You can read their inspiring underdog
tale here. Their site's general coffee
product page is here.
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My Picks Were...
Bistro Blend,
to learn more or buy, click here.
This is a velvety smooth yet robust and satisfying coffee, which is blended from all three of the world's major coffee-growing regions: Costa Rica, Kenya, and Sumatra. A sweet, rich cup.
AND...
Fireside Blend,
to learn more or buy, click here. This is a reduced caffeine blend that's laced with chocolate overtones. Colombian supremo combined with Decaf Guatemalan and Decaf French Roasted Sumatran. It's one of the best low-caffeine coffee blends I've ever tasted, full bodied and full flavored. A very nice choice for evening sipping.
To see my previous Coffee Picks,
scroll all the way down the right column
of this home page..
Carpe Diem, everyone.
It's time. Wake up
and drink with joy!
~ Cleo
To enter my next
Free Coffee Drawing
and all of my future drawings,
simply send an e-mail that says
"Sign me up" to
Drink with joy!
~ Cleo
A little video
For those of you reading
A Brew to a Kill...
The Mud Truck is a famous Coffee Truck
in New York City. It was one of the inspirations
for the Muffin Muse in A Brew to a Kill.
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You can see some of my past
Coffee Picks by scrolling
along the right column
of this site.
Coffee Origins by Cleo Coyle
C O F F E E
O R I G I N S
In the movie Sideways, when one of the characters opens a bottle of wine, she finds herself considering the origins of that bottle—where the grapes were grown, who harvested them, what the weather was like on the day they were picked. Was the sun shining? Was it raining?
Here's the thing...I like to approach my coffee-drinking the same way. I marvel at how the beans can arrive at my doorstep from half a world away; how they can be grown by people of vastly different cultures, speaking different languages, living a completely different way of life.
When I learn about the coffee beans, I also learn about the people who grew them, about their world, 
about the care they took to cultivate the coffee I drink.
Scroll up the right column of this Home Page to read about my past "Coffee Picks" or click on links in my archives below...
Click here
more about this quirky,
award-winning film.
(Not for everyone,
but I loved it!)
You can read more
about Cleo's previous
Coffee Picks
by clicking on the articles
archived below...
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- ALFRED PEET AND THE BIRTH OF MODERN COFFEEHOUSE CULTURE BY CLEO COYLE
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- Cleo's Free Coffee Drawing Winners...
- SPRING 2011 COFFEE PICK: Cops Coffee
- SUMMER 2010 COFFEE PICK: Haiti's Kafe Lespwa
- NOTE FROM CLEO: A FIRE CHIEF READS ROAST MORTEM...
- COFFEE PICK FALL 2009 - Gimme! Coffee's Amaro Gayo
- Coffee Maker Question and Cleo's Answer
- Cleo's Coffee Break with Coffeehouse Mystery Readers...
- SOME FAVORITE POSTS FROM CLEO'S COFFEE TALK MESSAGE BOARD
- Killer Coffee Club discusses Cleo's Holiday Grind
- A Coffeehouse Mystery Reader Visits Intelligentsia in Chicago and Meets US Barista Champ Kyle Glanville
- Battle of the Instant Coffee Sticks!
- An Angel in Queens
- SUMMER '09 COFFEE PICK - Dallmayr Prodomo
- How to Store Strawberries
- Joanna Ellis and Moosehead Quilters of Maine
- Happy Birthday, Mr. Chandler - Cleo Coyle on Raymond Chandler
- Industrial Design & the Coffee Cup Lid - Coffee Break with Josh Harris
- MAY - JUNE 2009 COFFEE PICK: Bishops' Blend
- Meet Shirley Jackson: A Queen of the Red Hat Ladies!
- Bruce Porter's Java Art
- SPRING 2009 COFFEE PICK: Rooster Brother (La Minita Estate)
- JANUARY COFFEE PICK: Kopi Luwak? - NOT!
- NOVEMBER - DECEMBER '08 COFFEE PICK: Bouchon Blend
- SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER '08 COFFEE PICK: Joe's Vienna Roast
- CLEO'S KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: An Interview with an Exec. Chef
- JULY - AUGUST '08 COFFEE PICK: Solar Roast Coffee
- MAY- JUNE '08 Coffee Pick: Papua New Guinea
- A Conversation with Founder of CozyLibrary.com - Diana Vickery
- Memorial Day 2008 - Patriot Guard Ride by Jim Kerick
- The Return of Java the Cat!
- OH, SNAP! Rachael Ray Makes Gaffe Over...Coffee?
- APRIL '08 Coffee Pick: Purple Princess
- MARCH '08 COFFEE PICK: Kenyan
- How Cleo Spent St. Patrick's Day '08 - NY Parade Pics!
- FEBRUARY '08 COFFEE PICK: Rwanda's Village Blend
- THE AMANDA PROJECT
- MOVIE REVIEW: What is Cloverfied?
- JANUARY '08 COFFEE PICK: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe
- DECEMBER '07 COFFEE PICK: 100% Kona
- Author Perfume?
- Taking care of the one behind...
- Alfred Peet and the Birth of Coffeehouse Culture...
- NOVEMBER '07 COFFEE PICK: Major Dickason's Blend
- Coffee Shop Wedding and Coffee Peeps!
- Telling Fortunes with Turkish Coffee
- The Art of Roasting Coffee
- OCTOBER '07 COFFEE PICK: Gombe Reserve
- Coffee and Books a Great Combo!
- Newbie Barista Wins Canadian Championship
- 9/11 IN MEMORIAM
- SEPTEMBER '07 COFFEE PICK: Magnolia Grill Blend
- Picture This - Clare's Trip to the Garden
- Remembrance of Foods Past
- On Chandler's Not So Simple Art of Murder
- Q&A with Cleo
- SEXPRESSO - When Coffee is served BY Cheesecake
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Arson leads
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MORTEM
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“Fun and gripping…”
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"Some of the most
vibrant characters
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"This one will
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French
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When the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association published its list of top selling mystery novels for April 2008, French Pressed made the #1 spot on the paperback list. Thank you, Coffeehouse Mystery readers. You helped to make French Pressed a national bestseller.
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JAVA
CHEERS
to
COUNTER
CULTURE
COFFEE
"Top Innovator"
DETAILS magazine named Counter Culture Coffee as #1 (of North Carolina) among five industry "innovators creating coffees that have the complexity of fine wines." Click here to read an excerpt. posted at BaristaExchange.com
I'm a big fan of Counter Culture and have written about them on this site and in my books. Read my Coffeehouse Mystery: French Pressed or scroll down this column to my "Coffee Pick" list.
Says Counter Culture: "We hope that such media coverage helps spread awareness that coffee can not only be an authentic, delicious food experience, but also a conduit for community, sustainable agriculture, and cultural exchange."
Java Cheers,
~ Cleo
A
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Corpse
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BULLETS
ON THE
BEACH
Remember Murder Most Frothy? My 4th Coffeehouse Mystery gave Clare Cosi a summer job as a "coffee steward" at a posh new eatery in the Hamptons, the fabled seaside escape for New York's rich and famous.
When a co-worker is gunned down, she's on a case that leads her to strange clues on the beach, a rogue Navy SEAL, and a suspicious manager at the restaurant where she's pouring gourmet cups of joe.
Well, click here to visit some real coffee peeps who work hard to give the Hamptons folks a great cuppa joe. My shout-out to the Coffee Peeps of New York's Hampton Coffee Company!
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PETER
PANS
"Overstaying the
Hamptons Party"
New York
Times
Click below to read a past Times feature about "house shares" in the Hamptons and men who try to keep the postcollege "boys of summer" party going decades after their undergrad days. Shades of my character Matt Allegro? Hmm...
THE READING
GUIDES
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» Book #9, ROAST MORTEM
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CLEO'S
COFFEE &
CRIME FILE
click below
for stories on
NYPD Task
Force stakes
out coffee
shops in NYC
Woman found
not guilty
of poisoning
coffee with
antifreeze
Killer uses
"caffeine"
defense
Killer
confesses to
taking coffee
break next to
corpse
NYPD Nails
Coffee-Drinking
Bank Robber
Bikini Coffee
Shop Served Eviction
Notice
Driver puts sugar
into coffee &
plunges into river
more to come...
2010 WORLD
BARISTA
CHAMP
Mike Phillips, our U.S. Barista Champ, finished among the top 3 baristas in his first World competition, held in Atlanta, Georgia. The following year, in Olympia, London, he won FIRST PLACE and is now THE WORLD CHAMPION FOR 2010! Way to go, Mike!
How did he get there? "I really care about coffee and the entire chain of things, from where the coffee is grown and processed, all the way to the shop where it's prepared and the customers who enjoy it."
Mike works at Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea in Chicago, Illinois. There are several Intelligentsia locations in Chicago. Mike works at their flagship store at 3123 North Broadway. Click here to virtually visit the store.
VIDEO OF
WINNING
PERFOMANCE!
To see Mike competing
in last year's World
Championships,
click here.
For an interview
with Mike before
the 2010 World
Barista competition,
click the arrow in
the window
below...
Java Master Gives
Tips on Making
the Perfect Cup
Italian-born
Gennaro Pelliccia
is responsible for the
taste of the 108 million
cups of Costa coffee
sold in Britain each year.
His policy with Lloyd's
of London
insures his tongue
for
10 million pounds!
Click here
to read Mr. P's
tips on making
a great
cuppa joe...
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Haunted Bookshop
Mysteries
THE GHOST
AND THE
HAUNTED
MANSION
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* A Fresh Fiction
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"The plot is marvelous,
the writing is top-notch..."
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Want to Grow
Your Own
Coffee Plant?
Thanks to CM reader Linda for posting info about where to buy coffee plants and seeds. Click here to go to the coffee seed catalog page and scroll down. Look for the "coffea" plants listed in ITALIC alphabetically.
Coffea arabica $3.84 -12 seeds
Coffea catura $3.29 -12 seeds
Coffea kona $3.95 -12 seeds
Linda also says: "Gurney's Plant and Seed catalog has small coffee plants for $8.95 each. Click here and look for item # 11295 for coffee plants."
WAKE UP AND SMELL...
THE CANVAS!
"I started painting with coffee because I wanted a cheaper medium that was accessible to me," says Filipino artist Sunshine Plata. A tube of oil paint costs at least 500 pesos ($11), while a jar of instant coffee is only around 150 pesos ($3). Click here to read more about Sunshine and her coffee art.
COFFEE AND BABY FORMULA?!
I laughed out loud at this blog from Sarah Bates of Zanesville, Ohio. Click here to read how a baby changed everything for this coffee connoisseur.
—Cleo
Caffeine
Myths
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A recent story by the amazing Jane Brody in The New York Times examines coffee and health, click here to read more. (I learned a lot about the myths of caffeine!)
Click here to read about a Harvard study that shows coffee's link to preventing heart disease.
Click here to read how a cup of coffee a day may offset Alzheimer's disease.
In Memoriam
Sheena
2.21.2009
MOON DOGGIE
COFFEE
HELPS HOUNDS!
CM reader Laundrygoddess tells me she loves the Moon Doggie Coffee cafe in Northern New Jersey!
The folks at Moon Doggie micro-roast their own coffees (just like Clare Cosi) AND they rescue basset hounds, too. How cool is that? Let's give them some business!
Click here or on the photo above to visit Moon Doggie Coffee's online shop. They have a great list of coffees, including DECAF coffees and flavored varieties. If you're in NJ, stop by their shop and say hi to Nicole, their barista manager. Shop's locatiion: 108 W. Pleasant Ave. Maywood, NJ
Woof! —Cleo Coyle
Nuke Therapy
Feeling disgusted with increased pink slips while failed CEOs get golden parachutes? Well, click here and you'll feel MUCH better! The site is the brain child of a tres clever industrial designer who himself lives in the Hamptons, Miles Jaffe, author of The Hamptons Dictionary, a hilarious handbook of class warfare: CLICK HERE
THANKS, MARY T.!
Thanks to Coffeehouse Mystery reader Mary T. of Appleton, Wisconsin for the little missive below...
Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony!
Yes, like the Japanese with their tea traditions, the Ethiopians have a very special way of enjoying coffee. Click here to learn more!
COFFEE COMPOST!
Did you know that old coffee grounds = good compost for your garden? Click here to read more. (Who knew coffee repelled slugs? Now there's a hilarious metaphor for a CM book.)
Coffee Health News!
Coffee May Boost Memory
in Older Women
USA Today reports...
Women older than 65 who drank more than three cups of coffee a day — or the caffeine equivalent in tea — showed better memory retention than men, a French researcher reports. Click here to read the short USA Today report. Or click here to read a longer Scientific American article.
Coffee is Culinary!
Click here to read about a master chef Marcus Samuelsson's work with a master coffee blender to pair coffee with food. Coffee as a culinary experience: Clare would approve!
Coffee Recipes!
Acclaimed chef Marcus Sameulsson created a yummy Chocolate Cinnamon Bread recipe for Starbucks. If you'd like the recipe, click here!
MORE RECIPES...
The National Coffee Association has some great coffee recipes. Click here to get them.
For even more coffee recipes, click here
COFFEE NEWS!
Ethiopia announces commercial culitvation of low-caffeine coffee plants! Ric Gostwick's "dream" coffee from Decaffeinated Corpse is no longer fiction! To read about this amazing breakthrough, Click here
AND NOW
FOR SOME
OF CLEO'S
PAST
COFFEE PICKS...
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SEPTEMBER '07
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
MAGNOLIA GRILL BLEND
With the tip of a chef's hat to the married couple who run Magnolia Grill, Cleo's coffee pick for SEPTEMBER 2007 was Magnolia Grill Blend sold by Counter Culture Coffee roasters. This coffee is no longer available but you can see the roaster's other blends by CLICKING HERE.
OCTOBER '07
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
GOMBE RESERVE
Cleo's pick for OCTOBER 2007 was Gombe Reserve sold by Green Mountain Coffee Co. and endorsed by Dr. Jane Goodall. To read more about this coffee or purchase it for youself, CLICK HERE.
NOVEMBER '07
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
MAJOR DICKASON'S BLEND
In tribute to the late, great Alfred Peet, Cleo's pick for NOVEMBER 2007 was Major Dickason's Blend sold by Peet's Coffee and Tea. To purchase this coffee for yourself, CLICK HERE. To read Cleo's past featured article "Alfred Peet and the Birth of Coffeehouse Culture" as well as the article after it about the Major Dickason coffee blend itself, go to Cleo's article archives by clicking here. Note that you must wait a minute or so for the archives to load.
JANUARY '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
"YIRG" - ETHIOPIAN YIRGACHEFFE
Cleo's pick for JANUARY 08 was Ethiopian Yirgacheffe sold by Counter Culture Coffee Company. This coffee was also featured in Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mystery: FRENCH PRESSED.
FEBRUARY '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
RWANDAN VILLAGE BLEND
Cleo's FEBRUARY '08 pick was Rwandan Village Blend sold by Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Co. To purchase this excellent coffee for yourself, CLICK HERE. To read Cleo's archived article on this coffee, CLICK HERE.
MARCH '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
KENYA
Cleo's MARCH '08 pick was Kenya, sold by Counter Culture Coffee, Co. and Peet's Coffee. This coffee was also featured in Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mystery: FRENCH PRESSED.
APRIL '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
PURPLE PRINCESS
Cleo's April '08 pick was the amazing "Finca El Puente" from a coffee in Honduras nicknamed "Purple Princess" by the coffee director of Counter Culture Coffee of Durham, NC. This coffee was also featured in Cleo Coyle's Coffeehouse Mystery: FRENCH PRESSED.
MAY - JUNE '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Cleo's June '08 pick was the "Jamaica Blue Mountain" of the South Pacific. An award-winning coffee grown on the exotic island of Papua New Guinea (north of Australia).
JULY - AUGUST '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
SOLAR ROAST COFFEE
Cleo's July - August '08 pick was Solar Roast Coffee of Pueblo, Colorado, the only company in the world that roasts its coffee using solar energy! Meet Dave and Mike, the two brothers who invented this one-of-a-kind solar roaster, and learn how you can purchase their delicious coffees for yourself by CLICKING HERE and reading Cleo's archived article.
SEPT. - OCTOBER '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick:
JOE'S VIENNA ROAST
from the NYC coffeehouse:
Joe, The Art of Coffee
The September-October '08 pick was Joe's Vienna Roast, sold by Joe, The Art of Coffee café in Greenwich Village, New York, recently named one of the best coffee bars in the country by Food and Wine magazine (and one of Cleo Coyle's inspirations for her fictional Village Blend!). CLICK HERE to visit Joe online. (To read Cleo's archived article about the Joe cafe, click here.)
NOV. - DECEMBER '08
Cleo's Coffee Pick
BOUCHON BLEND
This smooth, delicious coffee is the House Blend served at Bouchon Bakeries, which are owned and run by award-winning chef Thomas Keller. This coffee was featured in Cleo Coyle's 7th Coffeehouse Mystery: ESPRESSO SHOT. It is blended and roasted by Equator Estate Coffee and Teas, a women-owned company based in northern California. Click here to learn more about the coffee or order it for yourself.
JANUARY 2009
Cleo's Coffee Pick
NOT KOPI LUWAK!
One of the rarest coffees on the planet, Kopi Luwak is also one of the most expensive. Kopi Luwak was also a featured coffee in Cleo's 7th and most recently released Coffeehouse Mystery: ESPRESSO SHOT. To read Cleo's brief archived article on Kopi Luwak and learn how it got its hilarious nickname: "cat poop coffee," click here.
SPRING 2009
Cleo's Coffee Pick
ROOSTER BROTHER's
LA MINITA ESTATE
(Costa Rica)
This outstanding single-origin bean is treated with love by the coffee team at Rooster Brother, a store for cooks housed in a historic Victorian building in Ellsworth, Maine. Master Roaster Gene (pictured) does a masterful job of bringing out the very best in this smooth, bright, delightful coffee with the kind of hints of citrus and berry usually found in high-quality African beans. Click here to visit George and Pamela Elias's Rooster Brother store online and order some of this superb coffee for yourself! (Thanks to Coffeehouse Mystery reader Bud Knickerbocker of Bangor, Maine, for suggesting it!)
MAY - JUNE '09
Cleo's Coffee Pick
BISHOPS BLEND
Creating blends is a culinary art, and I'm happy to report that the roasters for Bishops Blend have done a masterful job at creating theirs. The beans are roasted medium dark and the package came to me (via UPS) freshly roasted, beautifully oily, and smelling of chocolate. The coffee is perfectly balanced; and as it cools, the notes include a slight vanilla flavor and a touch of cinnamon. Even better, when you purchase a bag, a percentage of the money goes toward ERD, a charity that provides disaster relief around the world as well as enabling people in the poorest communities on our planet to climb out of poverty. Buy a bag. Change a life. To learn more or purchase for yourself, click here.
SUMMER 2009
Cleo's Coffee Pick
DALLMAYR PRODOMO
Imported from Munich, Germany
To learn about this beloved German coffee brand, including tips on where to purchase it in America, read Cleo's feature article by clicking here. This is an archived article and make take a minute to load.
FALL 2009
Cleo's Coffee Pick
AMARO GAYO
(Ethiopia)
roasted by
Gimme! Coffee
To learn about this exotic Ethiopian coffee, including the outstanding roaster (gimme! Coffee) who takes pride in getting it to you expertly and freshly roasted, click here to visit Gimme Coffee. Or read Cleo's post in her archives. Click here...
SPRING 2010
Cleo's Coffee Pick
FRENCH LAUNDRY
ESTATE BLEND
roasted by
Equator Estates Coffee
"Roaster of the Year"
~ Roast Magazine
To learn more about this "chef's blend," created especially for award-winning Chef Thomas Keller's world-renowned French Laundry restauant, click here, and you will jump to the Equator Estates online shop. Scroll down to see the French Laundry blend among Equators other "chef's blend" offerings.
Summer-
Fall 2010
Cleo's Coffee Pick
Kafe Lespwa
"Coffee of Hope"
from Haiti
To purchase this coffee
or learn more about it,
CLICK HERE
To Read Cleo's
feature post on
this coffee,
CLICK HERE.
Spring-
Summer 2011
Cleo's Coffee Pick
Cops Coffee
COPS
COFFEE
"Midnight
Shift"
dark roast
"Your safest cup
of brew..."
Fall 2011
Cleo's
Coffee Picks
from
Batdorf &
Bronson
Coffee
Roasters
Mocha Java
Blend
To learn
more or buy,
click here.
and...
Dancing
Goats Blend
To learn
more or buy,
click here.
Winter
2011 - 2012
Cleo's
Coffee Picks
from
Rooster
Brother
A boutique
roaster in
Ellsworth,
Maine
Costa Rica's
La Minita Estate
"The Lafite of coffees."
An amazing cup
of joe from
To visit the
Costa Rican farm
where this coffee
is grown,
click here...
To read more
about this coffee
or purchase it
for yourself,
click here.
and...
100% Kona
Coffee
Grade:
Extra Fancy
Grown by
Kona Star Farms
of Kona, Hawaii
To learn
more, click here.
NOW
SOLD OUT
Cleo's
Spring 2012
Coffee Pick
Brazil's
Poco Fundo
"Almond joy
in a cup"
Roated by
Seattle
Coffee Works
To learn more
or purchase
CLICK HERE
Cleo's
Summer 2012
Coffee Pick...
From the
"Coffee Goddesses"
of Maine
Bistro Blend
&
Fireside Blend
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Roasted by
Carpe Diem
Coffee Roasters
To learn more
or purchase,
click here.
Cleo's
Fall 2012
Coffee Pick...
Kenyan
"Lenana"
This coffee was named after one of the peaks of Mt. Kenya. It was sourced and roasted by Terroir Coffee, a company created by one of the most respected names in the trade: George Howell.
CLEO'S NEXT
COFFEE PICK
Will be announced
this week.
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signed up
to win a free
package of
Cleo's latest
Coffee Pick?
Send an e-mail
that says "sign me up"
to Cleo at...
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FOR THE LOVE
OF OUR
WWII VETS
HONOR FLIGHT was created by a VA doctor when he discovered that his elderly patients (veterans of WW II) could not afford to make the trip to Wash. D.C. to see the WWII war memorial that is dedicated to them.
Now a national organization, Honor Flight raises money to help WWII vets make the trip to visit the memorial that would not exist without their bravery and sacrifice. Cleo has proudly donated. To learn more about Honor Flight, click here.
Murder by Mocha
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