CH Omakase 2016: Ember Mug

Control the temperature of your coffee or tea with this app-connected item

By Nat Livingstone Johnson A few degrees makes a big difference in the flavor and pleasure of your morning beverage, plus nobody wants to discard a coffee but when the last few sips are cold and stale, there’s no avoiding it. With the CH Omakase Ember Mug this ceases to be an issue. The app-connected mug maintains temperature for two hours when on the go, …

Compostable, Cannabis Coffee Pods

San Diego-based company Brewbudz has announced it’s planning to launch cannabis coffee pods, so Mary Jane enthusiasts can have an extra early morning buzz. Expected to cost $7 each, each pod will contain 10 milligrams of THC for those sipping recreationally (but up to 50 milligrams will be available for medicinal users). Perhaps most excitingly, these single-serve pods are 100% compostable—unlike so many on the …

The Dark Historic Associations of Gingerbread

From violent literary associations to war-driven distribution, the history of gingerbread cookies happens to be tinged with darkness. According to historians, ginger first entered the European world of baking in the Middle Ages, after centuries of use as a medicine, due to The Crusades. Those fighting in the Middle East brought it back and centuries later it became a confectioner’s ingredient used to make hard, …