Product Description

Confessions of a Coffee Bean opens with the fascinating history of coffee and details the bean’s epic journey from crop to cup. It then describes the evolution of the coffeehouse, highlights surprising facts about coffee and your health, and introduces the most enticing coffees available today. Rounding out the book is a tempting collection of recipes for coffee beverages, as well as desserts and treats that celebrate the very taste that is coffee.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2025308 in Books
• Model: 0020
• Published on: 2001-10-04
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .55" h x 7.50" w x 7.54" l, .76 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 204 pages

From Booklist
Only a careful statistician could actually say which chain has more successfully come to conquer a market: Starbucks or McDonald's. Each started from humble single-outlet origins to become dominant in its own industry. And each in its own way wrought revolutionary change in the way Americans consume food. Antol sets out not just to tell the story of Starbucks, but to talk about the role of coffee throughout its relatively brief history in the world. Confessions of a Coffee Bean covers vast ground as Antol moves from the bean's origins to its spread throughout Europe. She addresses the physiological and cultural effects the bean has exerted over all segments of humanity. Recipes to supplement the text include both coffee-flavored items and assorted accompaniments to a cup of coffee. An index helps make all this information accessible for school reports on one of the world's most desired commodities. Mark Knoblauch
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About the Author

Marie Nadine Antol is a professional writer specializing in her first love—food. Her best-selling books include Healing Teas. For over twenty-five years, she has pursued her culinary interests through study, travel, and cooking.