Creative Loafing Tampa

DIY pumpkin spice latte -- espresso machine not required (video)

Get your fix at home for a fraction of the cost.

• by Katie Machol
Get your fix at home for a fraction of the cost.
• Tags: Drink, pumpkin spice latte, starbucks, coffee, latte, diy, pumpkin, fall, caffeine

Four Loko controversy continued: Are the newly formulated drinks worth drinking anymore?

• by Jessica Edmondson
But the real concern that consumers and Phusion share is the quality of the once highly-popular drink. Will the change in content put a bad taste in consumer mouths? The verdict is still out.
• Tags: Drink, Food News, Drink, alcohol, Food News, caffeine, four loko, jessica edmonson, New Four Loko, Phusion Products

Nicotine condoms: Knocking out two bad habits at once

• by Shawn Alff
• Tags: Sex and Love, Sex and Love, cigarettes, caffeine, contraceptive, smoking, birth control, condoms, tobacco, anti-smoking, unprotected sex, nicotine, benzocaine

Four Loko: The controversial party beverage that leaves you "wide awake drunk"

• by Jessica Edmondson
What are the effects of mixing caffeine and alcohol? Probably a quick way to get drunk without the luxury to sleep it off.
• Tags: Drink, Food News, underage drinking, Drink, alcohol, Food News, caffeine, four loko, energy drink, caffeine effects, alcoholic energy drink

Nix the fix: The cyclical nature of caffeine dependency

• by Jessica Edmondson
While many health studies suggest caffeine consumption, particularly in coffee, can lead to health benefits, the debate continues on the concrete effects of caffeine.
• Tags: Drink, Food News, Drink, Coffee, Food News, caffeine, soda, side effects, energy drinks, caffeine effects, health effects, morning coffee, Adenosine, Discovery Health

We taste like what we eat: a review of a dietary supplement for flavored sexual secretions

• by Sex and Love editor
• Tags: Sex and Love, Sex Reviews, tea, diet, water, Sex and Love, flavor, head, ginger, caffeine, poison, vanilla, parsley, Sex Reviews, oral sex, taste, cinnamon, cum, celery, semen, chemistry, chemical, got milk, body fluid, BOP, dietary supplement, lifestyle nutrition, Arnold Plamer, extenze, energy drink, lcohol, nicotine, diuretic, toxin, artificial, seed oil, and wheatgrass, Uncategorized

The magic of clicking with people like clockwork: a book review of Click

• by Shawn Alff
• Tags: Sex and Love, books, New York Times, book-review, shawn-alff, Sex and Love, study, caffeine, research, destiny, cocaine, dopamine, nonfiction, Authors, books, sway, Ori Brafman, Rom Brafman, bestselling, Click: the magic of instant connections, soul mates, love at first sight, quick-set intimacies, Uncategorized

Perky Jerky: Caffeinated truck stop beef

• by Brian Ries
You might as well soak low-end jerky in coffee for a few days.
• Tags: Food News, Food News, caffeine, perky jerky, beef jerky, Uncategorized

Yerba Mate "Rainforest" Tea - packed with health - kicks coffee addiction

• by Jenna Weber
• Tags: Drink, Drink, Coffee, tea, caffeine, yerba mate, Uncategorized

Holistic treatment of stress

• by Carol Roberts
A typical patient's recovery strategy, using holistic medicines, from "burnout" due to stress.
• Tags: Green Living, Health & Wellness, WMNF, high blood pressure, caffeine, Green Living, Health & Wellness, stress, adrenals, insomnia, panic attacks, natural treatment of exhaustion, melatonin, cortisol, diabetes, osteoporosis, panic attack, coffea cruda, carol roberts, wellness works, healthy diet, adaptogenic herbs, Uncategorized

Iced coffee granita recipe: A summer pick-me-up

• by Ian Finn
Cold and caffeine are the perfect pick-me-ups on a hot, summer day.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Drink, Recipes & Cooking, Food and Restaurants, Drink, Florida, Coffee, Recipes & Cooking, caffeine, vanilla, iced coffee, hot summer day, almond milk, soymilk, blender drinks, iced coffee recipe, granita recipe, Uncategorized

Food & Drink: Week in review

• by Brian Ries
Read all about the week that was in one convenient spot.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Drink, Recipes & Cooking, Food News, Restaurant News, Food and Restaurants, wine, Drink, recipe, beer, salad, review, Recipes & Cooking, jasmine thai, Food News, Restaurant News, contest, grapefruit, avocado, caffeine, most caffeinated city, roast, pasta, gorgonzola, spinach, Scrimshaw, taco bus, kale, capital grille, diana kennedy, beans, north coast, tom, pritchard, oak, Ruth-Eckerd-Hall, lady antebellum, Need You Now, David Nail, Uncategorized

Tampa wins trifecta -- Most Caffeinated City, Least Addicted, Most Pain Killers!

• by Brian Ries
• Tags: News, Food and Restaurants, Drink, News, Food and Restaurants, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Drink, caffeine, pain, relievers, addiction, winner, most caffeinated city, Uncategorized