Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks: Espressos, Cappuccinos, Lattes, Mochas, and More!

by Mathew Tekulsky

Mathew Tekulsky chronicles the history of coffee drinking, surveys the types of beans and blends available, reviews coffee-making accessories and their uses, and dispenses tips for brewing a perfect cup of smooth, flavorful coffee. An appendix lists sources for gourmet coffee beans and flavorings and coffee-making equipment. 10 line drawings.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 4, 1993

Reviews

[(a)lyss(a) · Rating 2 out of 5]

The weakness of this book is how outdated it is now.

The book has a list at the end of places where you can buy coffee beans, with addresses included, and I would be very surprised if any of those places are still there today. The recipes are straight forward and fairly simple, which is nice. But without a history of the drinks or more information about coffee, there isn't anything in the book you can't find online.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little book filled with delicious recipes for the home gourmet to use.

[Jess · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great little book to have on hand if you love a cup of coffee as much as you do reading! Some of these recipes I had never even heard of but cannot wait to try! Enjoy!

[Diane Morris · Rating 2 out of 5]

A nice book texture-wise, good hand size, easy-to-read font, dark print on beige-cream paper.

The basic point is there is coffee and espresso; it can be hot or cold and you add things to it. Usually 1/4 cup cream or 1 cup milk and sweetener - sugar, chocolate syrup, maple syrup, ice cream, rum, Kahlua, Cointreau.

The most interesting thing I found was you could make cold coffee by steeping coffee grounds in cold water for 10-24 hours - just like sun tea.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sp many good coffee ideas

[Mckinley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basics

[Carly Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perfect for any coffee lover! Great book to give with a new espresso machine! No photos, though.

[Wallis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good recipes. I've tried quite a few, and it was easy to modify them to be vegan. I'm hoping this book will save me a few $$ as I will brew and concoct my own coffee drinks at home instead of paying $5-6 at a coffee shop for a similar drink.