How to Make Coffee Before You’ve Had Coffee: Ristretto Roasters’ Spectacularly Simple

This single-minded little book is about one thing and one thing only: teaching you easy, bulletproof methods for brewing a spectacularly good cup of coffee even when you are standing half-awake in your own kitchen with toothpicks holding your eyelids open.

Zagat has named Portland, Oregon’s Ristretto Roasters one of the 10 coolest independent coffee houses in the country. Now founder and chief roaster Din Johnson demonstrates that you needn’t be a barista to make great coffee at home. Whether you prefer a chewy, earthy cup or a bright, clean one, there is a dead-simple method here that will work for you.