When Gertrude Stein claimed that the only "truly civilized beverage" was Champagne, she was exaggerating. As that marvelously idiosyncratic lady made clear in her essays and books and at meetings with her friends, coffee, tea, lemonade and other non-alcoholic beverages can be among the great pleasures of life. Personally, I know that without coffee my life would be greatly diminished; that a fine cup of tea can be a gift from the gods; and that there are moments when nothing in the world more rewarding than entering a Parisian cafe, there to take a place at a minuscule table and to pass a magnificent half-hour with an ice-cold citron presse. It is precisely to such pleasures that this section is devoted.

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Cafe Diable - An Elegant Ending	Coffee - Myths and Realities	The Reasons For Drinking (Non-Alcoholic But Delicious Punches)
Tea in Japan An Art-Form as Much as a Beverage	Tea as a Drinkable Beverage A Few Historical Notes	Taking Tea in Istanbul
Turkish Coffee - A Gift from the Gods	The Perfect Cup of Tea	Moroccan Mint Tea
The Best Coffee Shop in the World	Tea Time	Coffee in 42 Different Nations
Tea Sandwiches	The Well-Made Cup of Coffee	Which Type of Tea?
About Flavored Coffees	New Coffees from Rombouts	A Madness for Gourmet Coffee An American Phenomenon
Hot Chocolate - Gift from the Gods	The Ideal Cafe	Reflections on Frappes
Cocktails Without Alcohol	OverEnergized and OverTouted

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