"For those movie-loving coffee snobs in your life." -- Yahoo Movies
"I am a sucker for publicity photos from Hollywood's golden age, so I had a great time going through this handsome hardcover book from the eminent critic who brought us Hollywood Rides a Bike: Cycling with the Stars. What's more, the cover photo of Dick Powell and Ellen Drew reminds me of one of my favorite lines of dialogue from their film Christmas in July: âIf you can't sleep at night, it isn't the coffeeâit's the bunk. Thank you, Preston Sturges. Besides that wonderful cover shot there are scores of others featuring Rita Hayworth, Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, William Powell, and others right through the 1960s and beyond like Elvis Presley. There's even a shot of Bobby Clark (of Clark and McCullough) with Ella Logan in The Goldwyn Follies. This is a perfect book to leave on a coffee table-where else?-to amuse your guests." -- Leonard Maltin, IndieWire
"A follow-up to his 2012 book, 'Hollywood Rides a Bike: Cycling With The Stars,' Rea, a longtime movie critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, gives 'Hollywood Cafe' the same joyful 'check-this-out!' collector's treatment, using the captions that accompany each image, be they staged publicity stills or candids of actors caffeinating between takes, to offer nuggets of film lore and coffee trivia." -- Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times
"You will see Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz drinking coffee as they read the morning papers; Kirk Douglas in a robe and pajamas doing the same. Elizabeth Taylor and Warren Beatty are photographed with cigarettes and cups of java on the set of 'The Only Game in Town' in 1970, as are Yves Montand and Candice Bergen (with an empty cup) from 'Live for Life' in 1968. These are some of the photos of film stars with coffee in outtakes and off screen in this amusing and nostalgic book by the film critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer." -- Florence Fabricant, "Front Burner," The New York Times
"A beautiful hardcover photography book featuring a collection of vintage photos unlike any before it. Nearly 200 stars are captured enjoying coffee from the Silent Film Era through the 1980s in the book. Among them: Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Bette David, and more." -- Sarah Allen, Barista Magazine
Rea has a keen and amused eye for the ubiquity of Hollywood's favorite stimulating beverageâ¦. Did you really think the factory ran on dreams alone? -- Dana Stevens, movie critic, Slate
As this charming collection of rare photos shows, the stars are just like you and me: THEY NEED THEIR COFFEE! A wonderful pick-me-up. -- Shawn Levy, author of Paul Newman: A Life and Rat Pack Confidential
What a combo-Hollywood glamour, classic movies, and caffeine! -- Murray Carpenter, author of Caffeinated
A remarkably curated, wittily arranged book to savor again and again, with appreciation... of stardom, studio photography and, of course, coffee. It's a delight! -- Mick LaSalle, author of Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood
Hollywood's finest stars drinking coffee. A treasure trove of photographs and delicious insights. -- Zachary Carlsen, co-founder, Sprudge
