The Home Café by Asia Lui Chapa – Coffee, Matcha & Tea Recipes

There is a certain ritual to the first cup of the day. The kettle, the grinder, the slow swirl of milk into coffee. The Home Café by Asia Lui Chapa turns that everyday moment into something worth celebrating, with a beautifully curated collection of recipes for espresso, matcha, tea and coffee drinks you can make without leaving the kitchen, or changing out of your pyjamas. Across 168 pages, Asia shares the playful, photogenic drinks that built her much-loved AC Home Café following: fruity matcha spritzers, dessert-inspired lattes, a Cherry Pistachio Mocha worth photographing, and a lavender latte almost too pretty to drink. Every recipe is designed to be simple enough for a weekday and special enough for a slow Sunday, using ingredients you most likely already have on hand. It is barista-quality flavour, minus the queue and the price tag. We love it as the kind of book that earns its place on the bench rather than the shelf. It sits beautifully alongside the rest of our lifestyle book collection, and pairs naturally with a tidy, considered kitchen where a good drink feels like part of the daily rhythm of the home. For anyone slowly building their own home café corner, it is the loveliest place to start. Is The Home Café suitable for beginners? Yes. The recipes are written to be approachable, with everyday ingredients and clear steps, so you do not need specialist equipment or barista training to make something that looks and tastes wonderful. Does it include drinks other than coffee? It does. Alongside espresso-based recipes you will find matcha, tea and spritzer options, making it a genuine all-rounder for households where not everyone reaches for a coffee. Would it make a good gift? Absolutely. It is a natural fit for our For the Foodie edit and a thoughtful choice for anyone who loves a beautiful drink and a quiet morning ritual. Pair it with our Recipes journal for a gift that celebrates the joy of making things by hand. Gifting ideas: a housewarming present for a friend setting up a new kitchen, a Mother's Day or birthday gift for the home barista, or a thoughtful pairing with our Papier HQ glassware so they can serve their first iced latte in something beautiful, alongside a candle from our Ecoya collection for the full slow-morning experience. Why You'll Love It More than 100 café-style recipes spanning espresso, matcha, tea and spritzers, so there is something for every mood and every member of the household. Approachable for beginners, with everyday ingredients and clear, simple steps. Genuinely beautiful to look at, with the kind of styling that makes it a pleasure to leave out on the bench. A clever way to save money on takeaway coffees while still treating yourself daily. Written by Asia Lui Chapa, the creator behind AC Home Café, whose drinks have led to partnerships with Peet's Coffee and beyond. Product Details Author: Asia Lui Chapa Publisher: Page Street Publishing Publication date: 25 April 2023 Language: English Format: Paperback, 168 pages ISBN-10: 1645676641 ISBN-13: 978-1645676645 Weight: 399 g Dimensions: 14.73 x 1.65 x 21.59 cm Styling Tips Keep it where the magic happens. This is a bench book rather than a shelf book, so prop it against a tiled splashback near the coffee machine or kettle, where it can double as a quiet styling moment and a daily prompt to make something lovely. For a flat-lay or open-shelf vignette, layer it under a smaller hardback or beside a single ceramic mug and a short faux stem. The soft, neutral cover sits happily within a coastal Scandi or Japandi palette and adds a relaxed, lived-in warmth without clutter. If you are building a gift, stack it with a candle, a linen tea towel and a beautiful mug, then tie the bundle with twine for an effortless, considered finish. The Takeaway: The Home Café is a warm, beautifully styled invitation to make your daily cup feel like a celebration. With recipes for coffee, matcha, tea and spritzers that are as lovely to look at as they are to drink, it brings the calm, considered feeling of a favourite café into your own home, no barista required.