内容分为：一、咖啡吧台师傅的热情；二、意大利Bar的趣味；三、创造日本的Bar文化；四、咖啡吧台师傅的技术；五、国际竞技大赛的经验谈等五个章节。

你真的不需要了解材料工程或是流體力學，也不需要會算大氣壓力與空氣密度，就可以完全了解你的咖啡機是怎樣煮出好的Espresso！ 作者實際走訪十八家進口、製造商，拆開二十多台專業機器，閱讀第一手資料後，以詳細的文字與精美圖例，為讀者解釋義式咖啡機的基本構造與運作原理。當然，書中也介紹了目前市面上不可不知的重要品牌。可以說，這是第一本espresso咖啡機的中文參考書籍。 一般的Espresso咖啡迷可藉由此書打破與咖啡機間的隔閡。而期望擁有自己咖啡館的「準老闆」們，這本書絕對能讓他們更了解咖啡館生態的營業需求，而挑選到一台最合適的咖啡機。

《咖啡师指南:意大利浓缩咖啡原理与技术》虽然价格低微，但是一生中能品尝到自己口中认为的极品真是不多，这只是像我这种平常人所能奢求的一点满足而已。第一次接触到意大利浓缩咖啡所带给我的感觉，就是苦带点酸又很浓郁的一杯小咖啡，但是也的确触动着我内心的感受。没想到一杯小咖啡所蕴藏的层次竟然如此丰富，能用一幅画来形容，而每一杯意大利浓缩咖啡都像是不同的画，所带给我的惊奇与享受正如期待中的一样美好，但是有时却很失望。

"I have learned many things from this book. But above all I have learned thy it is scientifically wrong to order a 'long' expresso as I have always done - you cannot play around with physics and chemisty: if you interfere with important parameters like time and volume you will jeopardize the quality aspects of expresso." --Roberto Satolli, Director of Occhio Clinico "In my 30 years working in the food service industry, I have rarely come accross a text that so thoroughly and yet so manageably treat its topic . . . Anyone who wants to truly understand the chemistry behind the process if brewung expresso should read this book." --Thomas J Kelly, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. "Trust the Illy family, with its decades of the vanguard of scientific research on coffee, to give us the reference book essential for anyone serious about expresso. The wealth of information seems doubly rich for being available in one source. it will guide anyone, amateur and especially professional, to the potent bliss of great expresso. --Corby Kummer, Senior Editor, The Atlantic Monthly, and author, The Joy of Coffee "I feel as though I have known and worked with the Illy family for years, having used their coffee and their machines in my restaurant. I also had the opportunity to visit the factory in Italy and to see the care take over quality in the whole process os transforming coffee into expresso. Their knowledge not only of espresso, but also of all culinary and gastronomic arts, is an excellant indication of the quality of this book. --Sirio Maccioni, owner of Le Cirque, New York -- Review Review "Overall this book serves as a complete overview not only of espresso coffee but also of coffee in general. With its comprehensive overview of the parameters important to coffee quality and coffee consumption on human health it becomes a good reference book for both food scientists and nutritionists in the field." - Massimo Marcone, University of Guelph, Canada for FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (2005) "A vital resource for anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge of coffee and its production, this book, with its industrial and historical perspectives, manages to combine the delivery of complex scientific data with pure enthusiasm for the product." - CAFE CULTURE (July 2005) ".the book's precision with the details of coffee science is unparalleled. It balances scientific prowess and readability without overwhelming the reader, whether new to the coffee world or a veteran." - FRESH CUP (June 2005) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

本土第一本以第一手經驗、深刻剖析espresso的咖啡書。 介紹義大利咖啡的歷史，及espresso為何風行世界的原因。