Welcome to your first Starbucks barista art contest at StarbucksMelody.com.  In a previous blog entry, I featured artwork drawn by a downtown Seattle barista.  I’m really convinced that there has…

[[Edit on February 24, 2010: I just realized that the Serious Eats blog has been updated with their story of dropping by the first Starbucks at 1912 Pike Place, and…

I’m sure everyone notices the chalk art signage at their local Starbucks store. Once in a while a sign will jump out at me, and I think, ‘this is stunning.’ …

[[Edit on Feb., 15, 2010: Starbucks officially anounces the pour over system in the MyStarbucksIdea.com blogs: Introducing Pour Over Brewing in the Afternoon Check out that link for more information…

Today we have another series in our continuing pursuit of Starbucks coffee education.  In a previous blog post,  I talked at length about the experience of cupping coffees at 15th…

Starbucks has announced that the next annual meeting of shareholders will be March 24, 2010, to be held in McCaw Hall, in Seattle.  I will be there. For those that…

Let me just say that I never went out of my way to try and collect Starbucks city mugs. It just happened.  I have a very small collection of them….

Remember GOOD sheets at Starbucks?  Before I talk about the GOOD Sheets, I have talk about the background story to them.  The background story to Starbucks launching them is as…

Now is the time to talk about charitable small monetary donations at the register in Starbucks company-operated stores.  Once in a while people visit  mystarbucksidea.com and post idea threads which…

It is time to talk about My Starbucks Idea again!  Starbucks has revamped and improved the site as of yesterday late night, and this time with all true improvements after…