Download or read book St. Louis Coffee: A Stimulating History written by Deborah Reinhardt and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gateway City was a popular stop for miners, trappers and settlers heading west, so offices and wholesaler warehouses lined the riverfront. Railroads and steamboats brought an abundance of goods, including green coffee. By the early twentieth century, St. Louis-with more than seventy roasting companies-was the coffee capital of the United States. Some coffee businesses-including Blanke, Forbes and Evans-faded, while Ronnoco remains, working alongside newer generation roasters such as Kaldi's and dozens more. Author Deborah Reinhardt traces an industry that helped shape St. Louis history and shows how today's creative coffee professionals continue to influence a culinary culture. Book jacket.