The Coffee Visionary: The Life and Legacy of Alfred Peet
Jasper Houtman
(Author)
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Description
"The coffee tells my story." --Alfred Peet At a time when most Americans drank coffee percolated from canned grounds, the son of a coffee roaster from a small town in the Netherlands laid the foundation for specialty coffee in the United States. When Alfred Peet opened Peet's Coffee, Tea & Spices in Berkeley, California, in 1966, and started selling small batches of on-site, hand-roasted coffee beans, the renowned roastmaster had no way of knowing that he was brewing a coffee revolution and defining the coffee culture we know and love today.
Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
Rare Bird Books, a Vireo Book
Publish Date
August 07, 2018
Pages
208
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.1 X 1.2 inches | 1.55 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781944903381
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About the Author
Jasper Houtman is an editor for the Dutch financial daily Het Financieele Dagblad and has twenty-five years experience in writing for magazines and newspapers in the Netherlands. Traveling through Guatemala and Honduras in 2004, he became interested in coffee, which led to a fascination for the story of Alfred Peet, who is relatively unknown in his motherland, the Netherlands.
Reviews
4.5/5 stars "This book tells us of the success of his undertaking through Peet's constant search for the world's best coffee beans . . . The book is beautifully designed . . ." --San Francisco Book Review
