Coffee Love

From Milan to Mexico City, Budapest to Bangkok, London to LA, nothing both unites and divides us like coffee. Its aroma is as universal a signal of daybreak as the rooster’s crow and a far better reason to get out of bed. Great with company and great company when you have none, coffee makes the world a far less lonely place. But coffee also stimulates division. There are a dozen basic brewing methods to distinguish cultures; a myriad variations to delineate subcultures; and millions of idiosyncrasies to identify each typically atypical cafenatic. Not one to pour cold water on a hot debate, Daniel Young celebrates these differences. His close-up views of coffee customs from around the world are collected in Coffee Love, which has just been released by Wiley. At the book’s heart is a recipe for more delicious division, 50 recipes in fact – 50 Ways to Drink Your Java.

Discover espresso libations such as the cocoa-dusted caffè marocchino or the frothily elegant caffè shakerato. Sample coffeehouse classics like Vienna’s orange-liqueured Maria Theresia or Venice’s zabaglione-layered caffè imperatore. Brew a genuine Turkish coffee, a French café au lait, or a Mexican café de olla. Cool down with a cold-brewed iced coffee, a Greek-style frappé or a Thai iced coffee. Or caffeinate your cocktail hour with an absinthe-spiked Slavia macchiato from Prague, a flaming brandy carajillo from Madrid or a tequila-infused espresso latino from LA.

Daniel’s evocative essays and photos bring the coffee experience so close you can practically catch the intoxicating scent of freshly ground beans. You’ll visit restored landmarks such as the Gresham Kávéház in Budapest. You’ll meet Bologna’s espresso maestro. And you’ll learn the secrets of the world’s most distinctive coffee drinks.

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