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By Silvia Simonetti On the occasion of Ferragosto celebrations at Casa Barbera, we met the representative of Italian coffee in Los Angeles, Matteo Pasquini, and learned about his family business while enjoying a delicious cappuccino.   Let's start from the beginning...In 1955 my father came to the United States and opened his own business "...

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Healthy Italian diet is common base on the popular Italian, Mediterranean type of cuisine. As an Italian, nutritionist, and a wife, I am trying to cook at home as much as a can – just like my mamma does. And sometimes, I think that the secret of Italian cuisine is nothing more but the homemade cooking with love. Olive oil,...

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Making an Italian coffee is considered an art. But what about having a real espresso and enjoying that moment as most Italians do?   While the ability of preparing a good coffee has been improving since Italians came to America, the Italian way of having away coffee has never become a real trend.   Read more   Fonte: L'italo-Am...

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I once met an Italian who didn't drink coffee. He made light of the fact, but you could see that he was tired of having to explain his disability every time some new acquaintance uttered the standard Italian greeting: "Prendiamo un caffè?" ("Fancy a coffee?").   His breezy but faintly passive-aggressive manner concealed, I suspect, deep pool...

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If you are a coffee aficionado, you've heard of La Marzocco. A hands-down favorite among baristas, these high-end espresso machines can be found in cafés and restaurants worldwide. The venerable company, founded in Florence in 1927 by Giuseppe and Bruno Bambi, still manufactures its machines in Italy but its headquarters are in Seattle, thanks to t...

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Today's culture spotlights the food industry. Celebrity chefs, TV reality food competitions, local "foodie" restaurants, and "farm to table" eateries dominate the market drawing regular consumers to become fanatics over what used to be just a cheeseburger. Another phenomenon, not new to the game, is the ever-popular food truck.   From as ear...

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by Margalit Fox   Vincent Marotta Sr., who as a creator of the Mr. Coffee machine helped send the percolator the way of the one-horse shay, died on Saturday at his home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. He was 91. His daughter Susan Parente confirmed his death.   One of the first automatic drip coffee makers designed for home use, Mr. Coffee...

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The first ever 100% biodegradable coffee capsule was created in Italy, the result of a five year joint research by Lavazza, one of the main coffee producers, and Novamont, a pioneering group in biodegradable plastics. Expo Milano 2015 from May 1 will be a chance to launch the new “green phase” of a market that is quickly moving in the direction of...

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Today's culture spotlights the food industry. Celebrity chefs, TV reality food competitions, local "foodie" restaurants, and "farm to table" eateries dominate the market drawing regular consumers to become fanatics over what used to be just a cheeseburger. Another phenomenon, not new to the game, is the ever-popular food truck.   From as ear...

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In true Italian style, Segafredo set to open a new, largest location at The Shops at Pembroke Gardens with a Grand Opening Celebration to be held on Thursday, April 9, 2015 from 6:30 – 10:00pm.   A ribbon-cutting ceremony with Mayor Frank C. Ortis, the Miramar Pembroke Pines Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Italy-America Chamber of Comme...

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