Coffee from an elephant's gut fills a $50 cup

Coffee from an elephant's gut fills a $50 cup - Yahoo! News
GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand (AP) — In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as ...

Coffee from an elephant's gut fills a $50 cup
A Thai mahout's wife jokingly poses with a plastic basket containing coffee beans freshly cleaned from elephant dung below the tail of an elephant in ...

Tomatoes may be a natural antidepressant for depression

Tomatoes may be a natural antidepressant for depression
Examiner.com
It appears the tomato may act as an antidepressant. The study's finding will be published in the January 2013 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Pot smokers enter legal limbo

Pot smokers enter legal limbo
CNN
The crowd at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle began counting down as midnight approached. It wasn't New Year's Day they were anticipating, but the moment that marijuana would become legal in Washington state.

Rolling over for Meatball Mondays

Rolling over for meatballs
San Francisco Chronicle
It was maybe five years or so ago that A16 became known for its Meatball Mondays. At that time, trendy restaurants didn't serve them, but in the last few years they've become almost as common as hamburgers on Bay Area menus.

Starbucks to Open 1500 More Cafes in the US

Starbucks to Open 1500 More Cafes in the US
ABC News
Another Starbucks may soon pop up around the corner, with the world's biggest coffee company planning to add at least 1,500 cafes in the U.S. over the next five years. The plan, which would boost the number of Starbucks cafes in the country by about 13 ...

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Giant Food recalls veggie burgers due to listeria scare

Giant Food recalls veggie burgers due to listeria scare
Examiner.com
Retail chain Giant Food of Landover, Md., has announced a recall of Veggie Patch meatless burgers due to possible contamination by listeria monocytogenes.