Danny Meyer opens second Blue Smoke and Blue Smoke Bake Shop in Battery Park City

We all have come to love everything about the original location on East 27th Street between Park/Lexington Avenue and now the infamous Bourbon Pecan Pie makes its debut in Battery Park City with an extensive bourbon menu.
The new Blue Smoke and Blue Smoke Bake Shop is located on 255 Vesey Street between West Street and North End Avenue

More coffee pouring in Greenwich Village: Prodigy Coffee is now open

The coffee bar which opened last week Wednesday, January 4th, plays records on old-school vinyl with a selection of baked goods.
Prodigy is located on 33 Carmine Street between Downing/Bleecker Street

Rain damage in Central America puts a damper on the arabica coffee bean

This might relate to some of the reasoning behind the coffee price hike at Starbucks on the East Coast. Many coffee roasters are trying their best not sacrifice quality and keep up with tight arabica supplies but the increasing prices makes it hard to do so.
Coffee roasters are now supplementing the arabica beans with robusta blends causing a more bittery taste which could be a turn off to consumers. Supplies of the arabica coffee bean will remain stagnant until Brazil’s harvest in mid-2012