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Tag Archives: coffee reading
Book Review – Coffee: A Global History by Jonathan Morris
Coffee: A Global History written by Professor Jonathan Morris is part of Reaktion books ‘Edible Series’. As a geographer I have always been interested in how things shape the world, and these books provide a great insight into how particular … Continue reading
Book Review – Coffee: From Bean to Barista by Robert Thurston
I had a bit of time over the holidays to catch up on some of the latest coffee related books. I’d actually forgotten I’d pre-ordered this one so it was a nice surprise just before Christmas. I learnt about the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Cafe Culture, Coffee, Coffee Growing, Coffee industry, General
Tagged Book, book review, caffeine, coffee, coffee beans, coffee farmer, Coffee industry, coffee reading, coffee roastery, health
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Book Review: Craft Coffee A Manual
Through my research into the coffee and coffee shop industries I have learnt lots about coffee and the different ways to prepare it – I even went on a SCA Barista Skills course at Prufrock in an attempt to understand … Continue reading
Book Review: Coffee for one by K J Fallon
While there has been growth and change in our coffee consumption out of the home in coffee shops as they have become staple features of the daily lives of many people across the globe, the patterns in coffee consumption at … Continue reading
Book Review: Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry.
The second edition of Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage and the Industry is a welcome addition to my ever-growing coffee related library. Edited by Robert Thurston, Jonathan Morris and Shawn Steiman, two history professors and the … Continue reading
Book Review: The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
I have seen the Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers mentioned in various places recently, from Caffeine Magazine (and video) to a number of coffee blogs (such as DoubleSkinnyMacchiato). Initially I assumed this was a novel, but on reading the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Middle East, Specialty Coffee
Tagged book review, coffee, coffee reading, Dave Eggers, Monk of Mokha, Port of Mokha, Specialty Coffee, Yemen
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Book Review: Where to Drink Coffee by Avidan Ross and Liz Clayton
I had some time to kill before a meeting in London recently and ended up at one of my favourite coffee shops in central London, Kaffeine (I happened to be in the Great Tichfield street branch but I like the … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Cafe Culture, Cafe types, Coffee, coffee culture
Tagged book review, books, Cafe, coffee, coffee reading, coffee shop, kaffeine, reading, Specialty Coffee, where to drink coffee
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Book Review: The Philosophy of Coffee
It’s always a good day when another coffee-related book arrives at the house, and Friday saw the arrival of the ‘Philosophy of Coffee’, written by the author of (the increasingly global) Brian’s Coffee Spot, Brian Williams. I first came across … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Cafe Culture, Coffee, coffee culture, Europe, history, Specialty Coffee, Starbucks, UK
Tagged Book, book review, Brians Coffee Spot, British Library, Cafe Culture, coffee, Coffee Blog, coffee culture, coffee reading, coffee shop, Global Industry, Philosophy of Coffee, Specialty Coffee
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Book Review: The Best of Jim Seven
A while ago I wrote a blog post which listed some of the blogs about coffee that I read. One of these is jimseven, written by James Hoffman, co-founder of Square Mile Coffee Roasters, and author of the book, ‘The … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, books, Cafe, coffee, coffee careers, coffee reading, coffee shop, global coffee boom, James Hoffman, Jim seven, reading, Specialty Coffee, Square Mile Coffee Roasters
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