Guides: Hospitality: Coffee

Coffee making YouTube clips

BUONDI Barista Training: Beverage Menu A short video explaining the main espresso beverages including flat white, latte, cappuccino, mocha, hot chocolate, short macchiato, and long black.
Coffee 101: How to Steam Milk Cappuccinos, macchiatos, and lattes all use milk that's been steamed to sweeten the coffee and create a froth.
Quick Tip: Six Common Milk Frothing Mistakes Morgan from Whole Latte Love shares six common frothing mistakes. Learn what you may be doing wrong and how to fix it.
The Cafe Menu A short video defining the main espresso beverages including latte, flat white, long black (lungo), short black (espresso), macchiato, cappuccino, doppio, ristretto, etc.
How to: Coffee Tips - Cleaning Espresso Machine How to: Coffee Tips - Cleaning Espresso Machine with Justin Metcalf of Box Hill Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
Techniques: How to make coffee like a true Barista (Tutorial) Fórum del Café has sent us this video tutorial where a barista teaches how to make a proper coffee.
How to: Coffee Tips - The Espresso Coffee Basics How to: Coffee Tips - The Espresso Coffee Basics. Learn the basics to Espresso coffee with Justin Metcalf at Box Hill Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
How to froth milk with a steam wand - Barista Tips Shown on the Brasilia Opus Sublima Coffee machine with Paul Meikle-Janney, Head Judge for the World Latte Art Championship.

Coffee art YouTube clips

How to Make a Latte Art Heart | Perfect Coffee Alright, I'm going to talk to you about latte art. Latte art is kind of the exciting part of making espresso drink. It's what gets a lot of people really pumped about making coffee.
How to make Latte Art: The Basics in Slow Motion by Barista Dritan Alsela In this video, I'm showing you how to pour the Latte Art Basics: Heart, Rosetta and Tulip. My advice for every Latte Art beginner is to start pouring these basic patterns first and only proceed to more advanced ones, after you really learned how to pour and control the basics.
How to do a Coffee Milk design Even with coco powder ,you just need to practice.I dont drink my coffee with milk and I do some designs just with a little bit of coffee cream I put on the top.
Latte Art Style by Barista Dritan Alsela In this Video, I'm sharing some impressions from my daily work in my coffee shop (Dritan Alsela Coffee).

Useful Websites

Equal Exchange Coop - Coffee A company dedicated to fair trade with small-scale coffee farmers in the developing world. It is a for-profit Fairtrade worker-owned, cooperative headquartered in the US.
Espresso & Coffee Guide A comprehensive guide providing a wealth of information on coffee. Also provides a detailed coffee and espresso glossary.
How to make Latte Art This is a wiki that shows six steps to making latte art.
Jura: About Coffee See the section on barista tips and decoration.
National Coffee Association USA: Complete Guide to Coffee Provides a really useful overview of the coffee industry from a reputable source. See the section 10 Steps from Seed to Cup.

Coffee Magazine online

BeanScene Magazine Keeps you up to date with everything coffee.

Coffee

Barista bible : perfect espresso "Driven by a passion for great coffee and a search for the truth about espresso, Christine connects with baristas and coffee experts around the world, refining her skills and research to become the ultimate authority on everything about espresso." -- Back cover.
Call Number: 641.877 COF:C
The Coffee Dictionary An A-Z compendium of everything you need to know about coffee, from a champion barista. The Coffee Dictionary is the coffee drinker's guide to the dizzying array of terms and techniques, equipment and varieties that go into creating the perfect cup.
Call Number: 641.877 COF:C
Coffee Obsession This is perfect your barista technique with over 100 global coffee recipes from chai latte to ristretto. You can take a journey from bean to cup with Coffee Obsession, which shows you how to make iconic coffees through step-by-step barista training.
Call Number: 641.877 COF:M
How to Make Really Good Coffee This book gives a brief outline of how and where coffee is grown and processed and then "spills the beans" on how to get the best cup your chosen equipment can provide whether you use a plunger, filter, stovetop or full-blown espresso machine.
Call Number: 641.877 COF:L
The world atlas of coffee Coffee producers have access to more varieties and techniques than ever before and we, as consumers, can share in that expertise to make sure the coffee we drink is the best we can find. Where coffee comes from, how it was harvested, the roasting process and the water used to make the brew are just a few of the factors that influence the taste of what we drink.
Call Number: 641.877 COF:H
Marley Coffee Cookbook The Marley Coffee Cookbook sings the praises of coffee-infused cuisine.
Call Number: 641.5 MAR

DVD for Loan

Day to Day Business in a Cafe There are many roles to play in operating a small business successfully. This case study presents an overview of what is involved in running a cafe such as: a typical day, customers, products, staff, legalities and regulations, operations and location and marketing. It provides a valuable insight into the priorities of a small business owner, operating within the framework of regulations, customer demands and fierce competition.
Call Number: 647.95 DAY