Seattle's Best Coffee

Jeff Mauro is known for his sandwiches, but recently, he's teamed up with Seattle's Best Coffee to create sandwich-inspired coffee drinks. "I put sandwiches into things, put sandwiches onto things, and this was another challenge for me," Jeff told us of the recipe.

You've heard of chocolate, caramel, and hazelnut blended coffees, but peanut butter and jelly? I was obviously intrigued and determined to try it for myself. Jeff even claims this recipe is the most interesting coffee recipe that he's developed, further remarking, "I have never seen on a menu or anywhere else — both peanut butter and coffee and a fruit as well."

Read on to see the PB&J coffee recipe.

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• Texas butter shown to have traces of flame retardants! — Diner's Journal

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• Over in the UK, marmalade's in deep decline. — Daily Mail
• This year, Starbucks will venture into India . . . — Wall Street Journal
• . . . and Seattle's Best Coffee will be everywhere. — Ad Age
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• Jamie Lauren says she was misrepresented on Top Chef. — The Feast
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• The traditional way to make a perfect espresso. — The Atlantic
• Mario Batali has two new cooking shows in the works. — San Jose Mercury News
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• Walmart will donate $2 billion to food banks over the next five years. — USA Today
• Find out what President Obama ate at a special $15,000-a-plate dinner last night.— Grub Street NY
• What do you think of Seattle's Best Coffee's new logo? — Eater
• Make ramp season last longer by pickling them. — Huffington Post Food
• Learn how to concoct aromatic bitters at home. — Chow

Looks like Burger King wants its own piece of the coffee and breakfast pie. The number two fast food chain has become the latest restaurant to enter the on-the-go breakfast market. In an announcement yesterday, Burger King said it plans to offer Starbucks-owned Seattle's Best Coffee in 7,250 of its US restaurants by September.

In addition to hot coffee drinks, the new rollout, which begins this Summer, will also include iced drinks with the option of vanilla or mocha flavor and whipped topping. Pricing for the drinks will be up to the discretion of franchise owners, but suggested prices range from $1 to $2.79. The coffee beverages will be sold all day.Burger King is ditching its BK Joe coffee brand once the Seattle's Best Coffee takes over. In addition to the new drink offerings, "You should expect to see new and improved products from Burger King at breakfast," said marketing vice president John Schaufelberger.

One thing's for sure: McDonald's McCafés, Dunkin' Donuts, Subway, and even Seattle's Best parent company Starbucks will soon face stiff competition. Would you be apt to buy Seattle's Best joe from Burger King?

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