The New Coffee Paradigm

Is the $11,000 Clover coffee machine worth it's hefty price tag? Slate investigates.

 


The Refrigerator as Platform

Appliance maker Whirlpool envisions the refrigerator as a "platform" for integrating consumer electronics into the kitchen space, from iPod modules to PC plug-ins.

 


The $11,000 Coffee Maker

CHOW investigates the Clover, the high-priced commercial coffee maker that's developing a cult following.

 


Fish Phone

Making the ecologically correct seafood choice is just a text message away.

 


Fresh From the Laboratory

Chocolates that soothe stress and appetite-suppressing smoothies are among the new wave of superfoods driving high-tech food research and product development.

 


Taste Before You Buy

The future of food marketing is in melt-in-your mouth film strips according to First Flavor, a company that creates the edible strips to replicate food and beverage products.

 


Extreme Gadgetry

At Popular Science, a gallery of 25 laboratory-inspired kitchen tools.

 


Carbon-Neutral Cooking

The San Francisco Chronicle looks at the ecological appeal of solar ovens.

 


Buzz Donuts

The world's first caffeinated donut has arrived. What other hybrid foods will be next? A pre-mustarded hot dogs? Nitroglycerin-powered cheesesteaks? Donut-infused coffee?

 


Drip Coffee That Tastes Like French Press

The Los Angeles Times reports on the revolutionary (and expensive) Clover coffee machine, which combines the technology of the French press and the vacuum pump.