In 2022, the Italian leading coffee company Lavazza ranked once again among the top-100 companies with the highest reputation in the world, according to the “2022 Global RepTrak” ranking released by The RepTrak Company, which is a company specializing in measuring corporate reputation in the eyes of public opinion. Lavazza consolidates its reputati...
READ MOREAs a former – and long-time – resident of the British Isles, I like reading Irish and English newspapers. During the first, 2020 Covid-19 lockdown I forked out for two subscriptions, one for Dublin’s Irish Times and one for London’s Daily Telegraph: both of them remain among my cherished, early morning, first-coffee-of-the-day readings. Just about...
READ MOREThe historic cafés of Italy aren’t just places for drinking coffee; having retained the atmosphere and traditions of times gone by, they represent the memory and identity of those times and, therefore, of a part of Italian history. Not that the coffee and treats they offer should be overlooked. They are just as popular for their identity as they ar...
READ MORECappuccino is the Italian beverage for excellence, consisting of Espresso coffee and steamed milk. Italy is the largest consumer of Cappuccino in the world. This is traditionally eaten during the morning, at breakfast or sometimes in the afternoon, but never during meals. The Italians in the morning are divided between those who have breakfast with...
READ MOREIn every Italian city, the day's rhythm begins at the cafe. But in Trieste, a city on Italy's north-east coast, that rhythm comes with a twist. Wander into any cafe here and, in addition to the familiar clinks of cups and hissing of steaming milk, you'll hear people ordering "capo in b": a mini cappuccino served in a glass that's a favourite of Tri...
READ MOREEven nowadays, Italy is full of many regional recipes handed down from generations like the one for coffee in Aosta Valley, tipically known as “valdostano” coffee. This particular drink is composed of alcohol and coffee, to be shared among the diners, representing a traditional ritual. To drink the “valdostano” coffe you must use special container...
READ MOREAn 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 wi...
READ MOREItaly is bidding to have Italian espresso coffee inserted on the UNESCO list of "intangible cultural heritage", the nation's deputy agriculture minister Gian Marco Centinaio announced on Thursday. "In Italy coffee is much more than a simple drink" - Centinaio said - "It is a genuine ritual, an integral part of our national identity and an expressio...
READ MOREThe buzzy heart of Midtown Manhattan may seem like the last place you'd look for some slowed-down, European-style repose, but that's exactly what you'll find at Lodi, the new-ish all-day café, bar, bakery, and restaurant from Estela and Altro Paradiso's beloved chef Ignacio Mattos. Inspired by Italian "caffè" and "aperitivo" culture, the hybrid des...
READ MORESeattle coffee purveyor Caffe Vita has permanently taken over the high-profile La Marzocco Cafe & Showroom in the Seattle Center KEXP radio building. The La Marzocco cafe made a mighty coffee splash when it opened in the shadow of the Space Needle in 2016. It served as a functioning everyday cafe, but also as a showroom for the Italian espresso mac...
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