An Italian-style coffee roaster has come to East Harlem. Michele Maturo, a native of Milan and a coffee aficionado, is consulting with Jake Leonti, a professional roaster, to process green beans from various countries into blends, both Italian and American style, to sell retail and wholesale.

Beyond the handsome dark navy brick facade punctuated with a glass garage door is a huge blue roaster resembling a 19th-century locomotive. Coffee is brewed and served using assorted systems at the food counter that also sells excellent housemade breakfast pastries, ciambelli doughnuts, cakes, panini, salumi and gelati.