Originally broadcast on television as an episode of Modern marvels on the History Channel in 2005.
Summary
Traces the origins of coffee from Ethiopia over 1,000 years ago to the espresso-fueled explosion of specialty coffee stores like Starbucks today. See how American coffee companies grew to be giants, and how billions of coffee beans make their journey from coffee farms and plantations, and are processed in gigantic roasting and packaging plants. Details the invention and production of instant coffee, decaffeinated coffee, freeze-dried coffee, the espresso machine, and much more.
