Coffee Recipes exists to answer one question: how do I make the drink I keep paying $6 for, at home, so it actually tastes right?
I’m Ahmed Itani, the home barista behind this site. I’m Lebanese-Canadian, which means I grew up around coffee made with care — the small-pot, no-shortcuts kind — and I’ve spent years recreating café drinks in an ordinary kitchen.
How recipes are tested
Every recipe on this site is made in a normal kitchen with equipment most people already own or can buy for less than a week of takeout coffee: a moka pot, a French press, a $15 milk frother, and a kitchen scale.
- Every measurement is given in grams/millilitres and household units, verified on a scale.
- Every espresso drink includes a no-espresso-machine path.
- Every recipe has a “What Goes Wrong” section, because the difference between a good latte and a sad one is usually one fixable mistake.
- No recipe is published until the ratio is repeatable — same result, three times in a row.
Editorial standards
Copycat recipes are original creations inspired by café menu items; brand names are used to describe taste, not to claim affiliation. Nothing here is sponsored. If a shortcut is worth it, we say so; if an extra step is not worth the wash-up, we say that too.
Questions or corrections? Reach out via the contact page — genuinely appreciated.