Le Strade della Mozzarella (#LSDM) stopped in London on Monday to spread the joy of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP and so did the master gelataio Simone Bonini. The craftsman behind the Carapina shops in Florence and Rome showcased stracciatella ("torn apart")...
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Acme Coffee Cups: An Icon as Plain as Can Be
If there's a lesson to be learned from the Looney Tunes Road Runner animated cartoons it's this:A-C-M-E spells doom. To help catch his elusive prey Wile E. Coyote keeps putting his faith in the latest contraption manufactured by the Acme Corporation. The...
Now Playing in London’s West End: the Maserati of Espresso Machines & Stradivarius of Pizza Ovens
If real wizardry was what the people wanted, November's red carpets would have been diverted from the Harry Potter premiere at Odeon Leicester Square to a great new coffee shop on St Martin's Lane and a superb new pizzeria restaurant on Great Newport St. Notes Music...
World’s thickest, moussiest espresso crema
The technique used by Rome's renowned Caffè Sant'Eustachio to produce an astoundingly thick, foamy head of crema atop its signature Gran Caffè is a closely guarded secret. Screens on each side of the Astoria espresso machines block the view of nosey cafenatics seeking...
Roman gladiator wakes from the dead
first espresso of the morning, Caffè Sant'Eustachio, Rome
World barista champion rolls his espresso cart into London menswear shop
Rather than violate the civil liberties of a law-abiding British citizen I would prefer that Gwilym Davies voluntarily strap a GPS tracking bracelet to his ankle. But if the 2009 World Barista Champion refuses to help us trace his movements via GPS or constant twitter...