What happens when premium espresso meets rich, creamy cocoa? Aside from your coffee dreams coming true, the answer is simple and decidedly delicious — Starbucks® Caffé Mocha. Like the yin and yang, a blogger with their laptop, peanut butter and jelly, or Angelina and Brad, espresso and cocoa are better together. The icing on the cake? Every Starbucks® Caffé Mocha is handcrafted from the Read more

Last Fall brought word that Starbucks would be introducing Blonde, and today, the new "super-premium light roast coffee" hits stores and retailers nationwide. Starbucks Blonde comes in two different blends: the Veranda (described as "mellow and soft") and the New Age-sounding Willow (characterized as "bright and clean"). As a regular Starbucks drinker, I was curious to know what the coffee Read more

Sounds like fresh-pressed juice is just one of the many areas in which Starbucks Coffee is hoping to grow this year. Now, Starbucks is hoping to gain nighttime ground by offering beer and wine in select stores. Starbucks first started testing wine and beer several years ago, in a couple of stores near its Seattle, WA, corporate headquarters. (We even got to check out one of Starbucks's first Read more

After all that speculation, we've finally received confirmation that it's true: Starbucks is entering the juice market. The coffee behemoth announced today that it's acquired the Evolution Fresh chain and plans to open up a string of juice bars. The juice and health foods retail concept will open next year. Apparently, we aren't the only ones who think fresh-pressed juice is America's obsession Read more

Do you belong to the camp of believers who are convinced Starbucks's coffee is way too strong? If so, there's a new blend for you. Enter Starbucks Blonde, a new "super-premium light roast coffee." It was unveiled in New York today and will roll out in Starbucks stores, and as whole bean, roast, ground, Via, and K-Cup packs in supermarkets as well, come January 2012. Perhaps weak coffee will take Read more

This could be more evidence that bottled fresh juice is the biggest thing since sliced bread: rumor has it that Starbucks is getting into the juice bar biz. Coffee chain CEO Howard Schultz has reportedly hired the longtime manager of Manhattan juice bar Liquiteria to train staffers on the art of juice in Starbucks's Seattle headquarters. This all makes sense, considering Schultz hinted at Read more

Bianca Benitez and Rob Sinclair are finding the perfect balance between their love of fashion and their love for each other, making them about the cutest and most chic couple in the world. Their label, Dear Creatures, is a labor of love for the two fashion designers. They have been embracing their unique style, positive energy and boundless optimism, in each collection for the everyday woman who Read more

Through the lights, sounds, and smells of the season, knittress and artist Diva Zappa creates imperfect perfections by painting with her yarn. Interpreting the way she feels from the breeze and what she sees in the wind, her work is a celebration of her life. Fall back into Fall with Diva as she trusts her instincts and finds inspiration in the good and the bad of every day. Read more