The Complete Idiot's Guide to Coffee and Tea

A freshly brewed introduction to the caffeine subculture. For hot beverage novices and budding baristas, here is an essential introduction to the world of coffee and tea, from a basic history of each product, to advanced tips and tricks for blending, brewing, and using syrups and milk, to recipes from around the world. There are over 100 million coffee consumers in the United States (Specialty Coffee Association of America, 1999 Market Report) Annual import of tea for consumption is more than 99, 000 tons (International Tea Committee, Tea Statistics) Written by food and beverage writers who are experts in the field Contains the finest recipes from worldwide barista champions Appropriate for holiday gift-giving