Everything But The Coffee

Author : Bryant Simon
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520945173

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Everything but the Coffee casts a fresh eye on the world's most famous coffee company, looking beyond baristas, movie cameos, and Paul McCartney CDs to understand what Starbucks can tell us about America. Bryant Simon visited hundreds of Starbucks around the world to ask, Why did Starbucks take hold so quickly with consumers? What did it seem to provide over and above a decent cup of coffee? Why at the moment of Starbucks' profit-generating peak did the company lose its way, leaving observers baffled about how it might regain its customers and its cultural significance? Everything but the Coffee probes the company's psychological, emotional, political, and sociological power to discover how Starbucks' explosive success and rapid deflation exemplify American culture at this historical moment. Most importantly, it shows that Starbucks speaks to a deeply felt American need for predictability and class standing, community and authenticity, revealing that Starbucks' appeal lies not in the product it sells but in the easily consumed identity it offers.

Author : Bryant Simon
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520269927

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“Simon knows more about Starbucks—and about why so many Americans find perfection in their lattes—than anyone. He connects our deepest desires to be good, smart, ethical consumers with our equally strong yearning to consume in an authentic way. Our coffee, Simon shows, is us.”—Sharon Zukin, author of Naked City

Author : Scott Rao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Coffee brewing
ISBN : OCLC:945450267

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Everything But Espresso by Scott Rao Pdf

Author : Kevin Sinnott
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-19
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781610580946

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The Art and Craft of Coffee by Kevin Sinnott Pdf

“Sinnott’s guide to primo coffee enables readers to fill their cups to the rim . . . with greatness . . . [It] will result in a better cup of joe.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) There is no other beverage that gives you a better way to travel the world than coffee. You can literally taste the volcanic lava from Sumatra, smell the spice fields of India, and lift your spirits to the Colombian mountaintops in your morning cup of joe. The Art and Craft of Coffee shows you how to get the most out of your coffee, from fresh-roasted bean to hand-crafted brew. In The Art and Craft of Coffee, Kevin Sinnott, the coffee world’s most ardent consumer advocate, educates, inspires, and caffeinates you. Inside you will find: How green coffee beans are farmed and harvested Insight into single-origin coffee beans and worldwide coffee harvests A photo guide to roasting your own coffee at home How to choose the best grinder for your beans A complete, visual manual for 9 coffee brewing styles, including French press, vacuum, Chemex, auto-drip, Turkish ibrik, and espresso Delicious recipes for dozens of coffee and espresso beverages “In the decades that Kevin Sinnott has spent meeting with and interviewing hundreds of coffee professionals, rather than crossing over to the dark side and becoming one himself, he has taken what he has learned and translated it from coffee geek-speak into English. Why? For the sole purpose of allowing you to better enjoy your coffee. In short, if you like coffee, you will love this book.” —Oren Bloostein, proprietor of Oren’s Daily Roast

Author : Mark Pendergrast
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780465024049

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Uncommon Grounds by Mark Pendergrast Pdf

The definitive history of the world's most popular drug. Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the disastrous "Coffee Crisis" that caused global prices to plummet to the rise of the Fair Trade movement and the "third-wave" of quality-obsessed coffee connoisseurs. As the scope of coffee culture continues to expand, Uncommon Grounds remains more than ever a brilliantly entertaining guide to the currents of one of the world's favorite beverages.

Author : Jeff Koehler
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781632865113

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Where the Wild Coffee Grows by Jeff Koehler Pdf

"Enchanting . . . An absorbing narrative of politics, ecology, and economics."--New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice) Located between the Great Rift Valley and the Nile, the cloud forests in southwestern Ethiopia are the original home of Arabica, the most prevalent and superior of the two main species of coffee being cultivated today. Virtually unknown to European explorers, the Kafa region was essentially off-limits to foreigners well into the twentieth century, which allowed the world's original coffee culture to develop in virtual isolation in the forests where the Kafa people continue to forage for wild coffee berries. Deftly blending in the long, fascinating history of our favorite drink, award-winning author Jeff Koehler takes readers from these forest beginnings along the spectacular journey of its spread around the globe. With cafés on virtually every corner of every town in the world, coffee has never been so popular--nor tasted so good. Yet diseases and climate change are battering production in Latin America, where 85 percent of Arabica grows. As the industry tries to safeguard the species' future, breeders are returning to the original coffee forests, which are under threat and swiftly shrinking. "The forests around Kafa are not important just because they are the origin of a drink that means so much to so many," writes Koehler. "They are important because deep in their shady understory lies a key to saving the faltering coffee industry. They hold not just the past but also the future of coffee." "A must-read for coffee enthusiasts."--Smithsonian (Best of the Year) "Reads like an engaging multimystery detective novel."--Wall Street Journal "Fascinating . . . How a local crop transformed into a global commodity."--Real Simple (Best of the Month) Coffee is one of the largest and most valuable commodities in the world. This is the story of its origins, its history, and the threat to its future, by the IACP Award–winning author of Darjeeling.

Author : Anthony Capella
Publisher : McArthur & Co
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-12
Category : Fin de siecle
ISBN : 9781552789377

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The Various Flavours of Coffee by Anthony Capella Pdf

It is a cup of coffee that changes Robert Wallis’s life — and a very bad cup of coffee at that. The impoverished poet is sitting in a London coffeehouse contemplating an uncertain future when he meets Samuel Pinker. The coffee merchant offers Wallis a job employing his palate and talent for words to compose a “vocabulary of coffee” based on its many subtle and elusive flavours. As Willis finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his coworker, Pinker’s spirited daughter Emily. Their love is tested when Wallis is dispatched on a journey to North Africa in search of the legendary Arab mocca. As he travels to coffee’s fabled birthplace — and learns the fiercely guarded secrets of the trade — Wallis meets Fikre, the defiant, seductive slave of a powerful coffee merchant, who serves him in the traditional Abyssinian coffee ceremony. And when Fikre dares to slip Wallis a single coffee bean, the mysteries of coffee and forbidden passion intermingle…and combine to change history and fate.

Author : Colin Harmon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0995769907

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What I Know about Running Coffee Shops by Colin Harmon Pdf

Author : Shawn Steiman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781631590535

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The Little Coffee Know-It-All by Shawn Steiman Pdf

If they call you a nerd, well, you've got the last laugh - the best coffee in town! What's the best way to store coffee and why? What's the best way to brew? What's the best coffee in the world? In The Little Coffee Know-It-All, Shawn Steiman, Hawaii's own "Doctor Coffee," answers these questions and more in a fun, playful but scientifically rigorous manner. This book is the perfect companion to your journey from coffee drinker to coffee enthusiast.

Author : Jonathan Gagné
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578246082

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The Physics of Filter Coffee by Jonathan Gagné Pdf

The Physics of Filter Coffee is a deep dive into the science behind coffee brewing. In the book, renowned astrophysicist Jonathan Gagné brings welcome scientific expertise to coffee making. Not only does the book contain numerous original ideas about coffee brewing, but Jonathan lays to rest many controversial ideas about coffee making.

Author : Susan Zimmer
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781449460112

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I Love Coffee! by Susan Zimmer Pdf

* I Love Coffee! features over 100 easy-to-make coffee drinks, including the Black Forest Latte, Sugar-Free Java Chai Latte, Iced Orange Mochaccino, Tiramisú Martini, and Candy Cane Latte. * I Love Coffee! brings the passion for coffee into your home with a creative variety of hot and cold drinks. It is the ultimate how-to handbook for the 111 million coffee drinkers in North America. Now coffee lovers can make delicious cappuccinos, cold coffee quenchers, decadent coffee desserts, and classy coffee martinis year-round using simple techniques with gourmet results in this indispensable coffee guide and cookbook. In I Love Coffee! coffee connoisseur Susan Zimmer shares expert advice and techniques, from how to brew the perfect cup and how to make a basic cappuccino without a machine to a World Barista Latte Art Champion's tips for making masterful latte art designs. It is brimful with a wealth of coffee understanding from the "ground" up, from bean to cup, including international coffees and brewing techniques best suited to a variety of preferences, all topped off with plenty of problem-solving tips and delectable full-color photographs.

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781465434760

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Coffee Obsession by DK Pdf

More than 150 million Americans drink coffee each day. We're not the only nation obsessed: More than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed in the world each day. In Coffee Obsession, we take a journey through the coffee-producing nations around the world, presenting the different styles, flavors, and techniques used to brew the perfect cup. We explore how coffee gets from bean to cup in each region, and what that means for the final product. Through clear step-by-step instruction, Coffee Obsession will teach you how to make latte, cappuccino, and other iconic coffee styles as if you were a professionally trained barista. With more than 130 classic coffee recipes to suit every taste, detailed flavor profiles and tasting notes, as well as recommended roasts from around the world, Coffee Obsession is like nothing else out on the market.

Author : William H. Ukers
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1395 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547251781

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All About Coffee by William H. Ukers Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "All About Coffee" by William H. Ukers. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Michaele Weissman
Publisher : HMH
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780544186613

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God in a Cup by Michaele Weissman Pdf

Follow the ultimate coffee geeks on their worldwide hunt for the best beans. Can a cup of coffee reveal the face of God? Can it become the holy grail of modern-day knights errant who brave hardship and peril in a relentless quest for perfection? Can it change the world? These questions are not rhetorical. When highly prized coffee beans sell at auction for $50, $100, or $150 a pound wholesale (and potentially twice that at retail), anything can happen. In God in a Cup, journalist and late-blooming adventurer Michaele Weissman treks into an exotic and paradoxical realm of specialty coffee where the successful traveler must be part passionate coffee connoisseur, part ambitious entrepreneur, part activist, and part Indiana Jones. Her guides on the journey are the nation’s most heralded coffee business hotshots: Counter Culture’s Peter Giuliano, Intelligentsia’s Geoff Watts, and Stumptown’s Duane Sorenson. With their obsessive standards and fiercely competitive baristas, these roasters are creating a new culture of coffee connoisseurship in America—a culture in which $10 lattes are both a purist’s pleasure and a way to improve the lives of third-world farmers. If you love a good cup of coffee—or a great adventure story—you’ll love this unprecedented up-close look at the people and passions behind today’s best beans. “Weissman illustrates how the origin, flavor compounds and socioeconomic impact of a cup of coffee are relevant now more than ever. . . . Tagging along behind the main characters in today’s specialty coffee scene, [she] travels from the exotic to the expected to artfully deconstruct the connoisseur’s cup of coffee.” —Publishers Weekly

Author : Jonette George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Coffee brewing
ISBN : 0992318351

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The Specialty Coffee Book NSW by Jonette George Pdf

Another book in the Specialty Coffee series, discovering the best coffee haunts throughout Sydney and NSW. Join us on a journey that will take you from the farm to your cup and help you understand the difference between ordinary coffee and the best!No matter where you are, there is a passionate barista hiding behind an espresso machine, ready to pour his heart out and make you the best coffee possible. Don't waste a shot on anything mediocre - Australia has some of the best roasted beans in the world.It really is the difference between the old flagon of wine and a great Grange. We have cupped coffee from one end of NSW to the other, and found the equivalent of the Grange of coffees for you. Specialty - yes. But even better than specialty. Coffee with heart and soul.Great taste and flavour in every cup! That's what we are looking for now our taste buds are primed. Pumped to seek better and better coffee every day.Don't give up on your search for the Holy Grail. Meet some of NSW's most passionate café owners in the Specialty Coffee Book NSW and let them tell you their story of coffee in a cup.