Why We Love Coffee: Fun Facts, History, and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drink (Atlas of Coffee, Coffee Supplies and Techniques)

A Brewer’s Coffee Culture Guide

If you’re looking to put your at-home barista skills to the test, this encyclopedic coffee recipe book is for you. By learning the origin of coffee and its evolution over the years, you’ll be brewing high-quality drinks from all over the world without having to leave your kitchen.

From coffee beans to extraordinary flavors. Being hundreds of years old, coffee has influenced civilizations and inspired many makers to discover new recipes for millions to enjoy. Yet what if there was a way to experience the best natural coffee flavors in the world by making them yourself? Why We Love Coffee is a visual collection of coffee facts and recipes that not only teach you how to recreate beloved coffee blends, but taste them like a professional coffee enthusiast.

Learn the language of coffee for amazing creations. Why We Love Coffee explores how coffee culture has experimented with different flavors and techniques over the years to create extraordinary drinks that millions of people enjoy today. Each chapter goes into the science of coffee ingredients and infusion, and how they can enhance your senses for the best tasting results. So, if you love home coffee and want to grow your tastes and skills beyond anything you’ve experienced before, this coffee book will transform you from a coffee lover to a flavor expert.

Inside Why We Love Coffee, you’ll also learn:

• How the coffee capitals of the world grow and harvest their coffee beans
• Effective methods for roasting and grinding coffee
• How to detect coffee ingredients through color and aroma
• Recommendations for brewing equipment
• Recipes for coffee appetizers and entrees

So, if you liked How to Make the Best Coffee at Home, The Home Cafe, or Baker Bettie’s Better Baking Book, then you’ll want to own Why We Love Coffee.

Luigi Odello is an Italian journalist and professor specializing in sensory analysis, specifically with drinks such as wine and coffee. Since 1990, he has served as the president of the Italians Tasters and Institution of Coffee Tasters, serving 300 hours of university lectures and writing over 90 theses and multiple books. Odella currently lives in Brescia, Italy, and continues his studies, as well as serving as the founder of the Odello Associati and writer for various publications.

Giovanni Ruggieri is an Italian chef who provided the recipes inside Why We Love Coffee which mix coffee and coffee beans into dishes that enhance the flavor and impress your next dinner guests.

Fabio Petroni is an Italian photographer.