The Coffee Lover's Companion: The Ultimate Connoisseur's Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying Coffee [Hardcover]

Diana Rosen (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1559723688
• ISBN-13: 978-1559723688
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,576,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

DIANA ROSEN

As a passionate enthusiast of fine specialty tea, I've explored its history, customs, and charms in several books, amplified by two trips to India. Next on the agenda, Japan and China!

In the meantime, I write! Of my 13 books (so far) six involve tea, and other topics include coffee (yes, I'm bi-beverage), ice cream, Social Security, Incense and with the delightful Deborah Felder, 50 Jewish Women Who Changed the World (but enough about me.) I'm a facilitor for freewrite classes, coach and editor for other writers, and contribute prolifically to various web sites on food, beverage, and lifestyle topics.

I play mah jongg at the slightest invitation, and host locals and tourists at the incredible historic landmark, the Los Angeles Central Library, as a docent. Whenever you visit LA, come see us! www.lapl.org

In between time, as a lover of my adopted hometown, Los Angeles, I enjoy all its cultural icons: movies, theatre, museums, Art Deco and Beaux Arts architecture, and an occasional premiere or two.

If you've enjoyed any of my books or want to ask me questions, just write
[e-mail] or follow me on twitter@dianarosen or on facebook!

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary book for the true coffee connoisseur!, July 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Coffee Lover's Companion: The Ultimate Connoisseur's Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying Coffee (Hardcover)

After having read this book, I can now say that Diana Rosen is one of my favorite authors! Her COMPANION is an incredible guide to coffee around the world, as well as to enjoying it in your own home. As a coffee lover for many years -- I don't simply drink coffee, I *savor* it -- I was thrilled to see the research Ms. Rosen obviously put into this work. This study of "the magic bean" is one I'll keep. . .I consider it to be the definitive work, and it has a permanent place on (where else?) my coffee table.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars delightful and informative, September 25, 2004

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This review is from: The Coffee Lover's Companion: The Ultimate Connoisseur's Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying Coffee (Hardcover)

This book delves deep into coffee. It covers history, culture around the world, and information on coffee varieties and how to brew a good cup. The end includes fantastic recipes. The best thing is that the book is very well-written, a joy to read.
From the dustjacket:
-Coffee legends, fables, and history
-Brewing methods and tips
-Coffee traditions in countries throughout the world
-Appraisal of coffee types, from Ankola to Yunnan
-Tips on making the perfect cappuccino, espresso, or caffee latte
-Growing and processing of coffee beans
-Buyer's guide to coffeepots and other brewing equipment
-Recipes for drinks, desserts, and other foods made with coffee
-More

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An Unexciting Potporri on Origins and Uses of Coffee, September 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Coffee Lover's Companion: The Ultimate Connoisseur's Guide to Buying, Brewing and Enjoying Coffee (Hardcover)

After reading books on this subject by Thorn and Kummer it was a real disappointment to me to find that this so-called "ultimate guide" fell far short. If your interest lies more in the way coffee is served and consumed here and in other countries this may hold your interest. (The author's dissertation on U.S.practices manages somehow, even there, to omit any references to the influence of the key people at Peets, Starbucks, and Allegro, for example.) It is far too shallow for my taste in the areas of coffee selection by type and location (pros and cons) and blending techniques.