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...world's leading snowshoe destination is Vail, Colo. On 40 trails, the combined Nordic centers at Vail and nearby Beaver Creek offer daily nature tours, sunset and full-moon events, plus various all-day outings that include a gourmet picnic and backcountry expeditions. Peg and Les Regenbogen, Easterners who have vacationed in Vail for the past 10 years, converted from cross-country skiing while there. As they glided through the mountains on snowshoes, they were thrilled to sight golden eagles, bighorn sheep and herds of elk. Les, 67, recommends Vail because "you can start...
With all these gourmet delights, tea drinkers are finally learning what it takes to make a decent cuppa. Gone are the days when it was O.K. to drop a bag in hot water and let it stew to a pulpy mess, creating an overbrewed, bitter cup. Each tea variation--green, oolong and black--requires a different steep time and water temperature. Real enthusiasts prefer loose tea strained through infusers, which makes for a stronger, finer brew. Still, there's no need to become Martha Stewart to make tea. "It's not about getting it right, but what you like," says...
...cents] per lb. in early October. Last week, as rains drenched Brazil, the price dropped a bit. Still, supermarket brands like Folgers and Maxwell House, which cut the price of a 13-oz. can by a dime in August, are jacking it up by 30[cents]. For the moment, gourmet beans at Starbucks or Peet's are staying the same...
...American empire is doomed, and the cause is coffee. First, the facts. Denny's, the chain of 1,700 downscale eateries, is switching to freshly ground whole-bean coffee. Dunkin' Donuts is testing espresso in 200 outlets. 7-Eleven began to sell "gourmet blends" last year. So do various McDonald's around...
...American empire. Yes, the mightiest nation on earth still slugs it out with the Saddams and the Milosevics. But willpower is melting away like foamed milk on top of a double-shot decaf. The numbers speak for themselves. At the beginning of this decade, there were but 500 "gourmet coffeehouses" in the U.S., says the National Coffee Association; now there are 7,000, including 2,000 Starbucks...