| This is a book for those
who, after years of slurping what all too often passes for 'coffee,' and
what far too many establishments continue to pretend is 'coffee,' have
been blessed by a coffee epiphany. It is for those, in other words, who
have finally realized what a sensuous, ravishing, and complete experience
a perfect cup of _real_ coffee is, and who would like to learn how to duplicate
that experience at will in the comfort of their own home. Brewing up a
cup of coffee may seem to most of us to be a relatively simple matter,
but what we quickly learn from this book is that, far from being simple,
selecting the right type, form, and state of coffee and correctly employing
the methods that will produce that perfect cup demand real knowledge and
skill; we learn, in short, that a true understanding of coffee opens up
an area of connoisseurship every bit as big, or even bigger, than that
of wine itself. |
