Scott Rao wrote:When I began in the coffee business fourteen years ago, I read every book I could find about coffee. After reading all of those books, however, I felt as if I hadn't learned much about how to make great coffee. My coffee library was chock-full of colorful descriptions of brewing styles, growing regions, and recipes, with a few almost-unreadable scientific books mixed in. I would have traded in all of those books for one serious, practical book with relevant information about making great coffee in a café.

Fourteen years later, I still haven't found that book. I know many other professionals as well as some obsessive nonprofessionals would like to find that same book I've been looking for. This book is my attempt to give it to them.

malachi wrote:Scott is braver than I am

bigabeano wrote:as long as the vultures are polite while devouring my carcass, i'll be ok.

HB wrote:My copy arrived today. I've read the first few chapters and like what I've read. Our own John "Mr. WDT" Weiss gets several mentions.

RapidCoffee wrote:Scott was gracious enough to contact me last year, and offered me the opportunity to review his paragraph on the WDT. It was a hectic time, and I'm afraid I dropped the ball. So I can only hope Mr. Rao was in a generous mood when he wrote that section...

Publishing a book implies a huge amount of work. It's a tremendous accomplishment, your own little piece of immortality. Congratulations, Scott!