Coffee Class with Anthony Caporale

Join Chef Anthony Caporale for a deep-dive into the fascinating world of coffee! We'll explore the origins of this magical bean, follow its centuries-long journey to today's major coffee producing regions, and examine how the coffee crop is harvested and processed. We'll look at how roasting shapes the bean's flavor, review common roast levels, and even roast our own batch of beans! Finally, Anthony will show you how to master the sometimes intimidating French Press, and then he'll demonstrate how to pull a perfect espresso shot using an original La Pavoni lever press machine! If you love to enjoy a good cup of joe as you're curled up with your library books, you won't want to miss this masterclass on the world's most celebrated bean!



******

Bio:

Chef Anthony Caporale is one of the most captivating and compelling speakers in the beverage world, uniquely combining degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science with decades of restaurant management experience and an entertainment background that includes over 600 Off-Broadway performances. A multi-award-winning mixology author, speaker, and consultant specializing in the history and science of alcoholic beverages, Chef Anthony runs beverage training programs for some of the world's largest companies such as PepsiCo, Ingredion, and Angostura. Perhaps best known as the creator and star of "The Imbible" series of long-running Off-Broadway musicals about the history of cocktails and spirits, he has also been featured in dozens of TV and video series, written countless articles, and given two "Talks at Google." Anthony was the Keynote Speaker at the 2024 Institute of Food Technologists dinner hosted by PepsiCo, where he presented a scientific approach to creating successful non-alcoholic drinks, and he was a panelist at Bar Convent Brooklyn 2025 on “Hacking Non-Alcoholic Cocktails.” He has been a Chef Instructor as well as the Director of Spirits Education and Beverage Research at New York's award-winning Institute of Culinary Education for over a decade, and authored the cocktail chapter of their groundbreaking cookbook, "Recipes for Innovation." anthonycaporale.com | FB/LI @artofthedrink | IG/X @drinkart

Registration required. Class size limited.

You may also like the following events from Mystic & Noank Library:

• This Monday, 2nd March, 04:00 pm, Writers Group in Mystic
• This Tuesday, 3rd March, 08:00 pm, Experience Calm With Guided Meditation Sessions in Mystic, Connecticut
• This Friday, 6th March, 10:30 am, Stories, Music (Nursery Rhymes) and Dancing! in Mystic

Also check out other Food & Drink events in Mystic, Workshops in Mystic, Arts events in Mystic.