If your morning coffee is a total crapshoot -- sometimes perfect, sometimes a watery pot of sadness -- it could be because you're just dumping in grounds and hoping for the best. It's time to stop ...

The application of the Golden Ratio to beauty provides a fascinating intersection of mathematics and aesthetics. It confirms ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...

Getting the balance of coffee to water right makes a real difference. When you use too much coffee, you end up with an over-extracted, bitter cup that wastes your grounds. Use too little, and you're ...

In the pursuit of perfection, people have created countless beauty standards. One of the most famous is the golden ratio, first studied in ancient Greece and later used to measure facial symmetry and ...

Cooking rice feels deceptively simple until you realize the instructions on the bag don't scale. Double the rice and water, and somehow it turns out gluey or undercooked. The missing piece is the ...

The so-called Golden Ratio refers to the ideal proportions of water and ground coffee at the beginning of the brewing process ...