Sep 29 2009
How to Celebrate National Coffee Day
Hey, kids! Today, September 29, is National Coffee Day - I hope you’re celebrating appropriately! Me, I’m sipping a cooling cup of Trader Joe’s Bali Moon coffee mixed with Trader Joe’s Bay Blend. I’ve been doing a lot of mix-and-match coffee bean pairs lately, and finding that I really really like the results. It lets me mix dark and light roast coffees to come up with something in between, or pair up a rich coffee with a more acidic snappy blend and enjoy the best of both worlds.
If you don’t have a nice range of coffee selections to pair up, though, you can enjoy National Coffee Day in lots of other ways. Here’s some samplings from around the country:
In New England, get a free cup of Newman’s Own Organics at McDonald’s. Locations in Eastern MA, NH and RI are handing out free cups of Newman’s brew all day today and tomorrow in appreciation of National Coffee Day.
Filterfresh Coffee Service, a Massachusetts company, is kicking off a literary contest to celebrate National Coffee Day. Drop by the Filterfresh blog for details on their writing contest. If you can write an essay about why Coffee is the Greatest Beverage of All Time!, you could win a home brewer and a supply of coffee.
If you’re in Coral Gables, you can grab a free coffee at Buttercream Cupcakes and Coffee - don’t forget to have one of their yummy cupcakes to go with it.
Starbucks will be debuting their new VIA instant coffee at locations around the country this week. Look for promotions locally for a free tall cup of VIA at your local Starbucks Oct 2-4.
It was a great excuse to drink even more espresso than usual!