The Curious Barista’s Guide to Coffee

To much information for coffee

Well enlightened

This books opens the world of coffee and it’s types and it’s origins I was more intrigued with the stories of it being rare and difficult to grow and the process it takes for a cup of coffee.

I loved the move

Beautiful handy book with interesting content!

Great addition to a coffee bar! Hard cover, well made. Thank you!

Un buen libro, con varios datos interesantes. Además la cubierta está súper bonita, excelente para un regalo

Even though it is small it fit in perfectly with the other books I stacked it with. Very happy with this cute little book.

I recently fell in love with Coffee. It started with buying an Aeropress, evolved into trying some speciality coffee, and resulted in me realizing that there's truly more to coffee than running hot water over some crushed up beans for a solid hit of caffeine. While some would say that Coffee and I are still in the youthful infatuation stage, since we've only known each other for about 9 months now, I say that I'm fully committed to this relationship and want to take the next step of understanding where Coffee comes from, why it tastes the way that it does, and how can I continue to make it better. This book encompasses all of these aspects - and more - in brilliantly illustrated and detailed chapters that cover everything from how the coffee is grown to why and how it yields a cup of golden coffee. Stephenson provides a deep yet understandable level of detail when it comes to things like describing the phase changes a coffee bean goes through when it is roasted. The level of detail is not too scientific, but not too cursory either. Just the right amount for a layman-turn-barista like myself. To top it all off, roughly the final quarter of the book is dedicated to all sorts of different recipes with coffee, a few of which I've tried, but all of which sound amazing. Combining understandable education with gorgeously printed pages make this book one of the best options for the coffee lover who wants to take his relationship (with Coffee) to the next level.

I want to go into the coffee shop business without any prior work experience in this field. I needed something which would give a clear and simple explanation about the coffee world. This book was it. It is very well made and written. It feels and looks luxurious. The covers are thick and velvety as a good milk coffee should be! The pages are parchment quality. The photos are rich and vibrant. Unlike other books purporting to be about the world of coffee, this book is not padded out with cookery instructions involving coffee. It has all the information I needed. It is well written and kept my attention which is why it only took me a weekend to finish reading most of it. However, this book does not deal with the financial and marketing aspects of running a coffee shop. That is another subject matter which is why I bought a separate book for that.