Starbucks unveiled its new everyday coffee brew--the Pike Place Roast--in stores today. The Seattle-based chain's press release explains the new brew has "Starbucks signature bold flavor with a smoother finish balanced by soft acidity and subtle, rich flavors of cocoa and toasted nuts." Additionally, the stores indicate when the coffee was roasted and will "brew smaller batches with a hold time of no more than 30 minutes." A store in Chicago actually ran out......

Call it a ghetto latte, call it bootleg latte - the real question is whether or not ordering a cheaper Starbucks item and then jazzing it up at the condiment station is right. The topic has been debated on Starbucks Gossip, after a reader noted that a customer managed to turn her iced grande and venti Americanos with shots into an "Iced Quad Venti Breve Latte and an Iced Triple Grande Breve Latte," saving almost......

The Starbucks price hike (11 cents on regular coffee, 50 cents on specialty drinks like Frapuccinos) is reverbating amongst consumers. The Post speaks to one unwitting victim of the Seattle juggernaut, who says, "It's a real shame. I already spend about $300 a month on coffee. And frankly, I don't even like Starbucks, but it's convenient." Damn, lady, Gothamist thinks coffee might be the least of your problems - that's about $10 a day on......

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