The perfect Italian espresso is sweet and syrupy naturally. It’s not bitter or burnt and it’s definitely not an entire cupful. It’s actually no more than a tablespoon. That’s how the Italians enjoy it in bars and restaurants across il bel paese (the beautiful country) and that’s how it should be made. True coffee aficionados…
When John Lazzatti and I reached Venice at the end of our Star Princess cruise, the ship sailed majestically up the lagoon past San Marco Square, and was the biggest structure in Venice while it was there. It docked south of the city, and we went back and forth to San Marco on a shuttle…
Not all Nespresso machines work with any coffee capsule. Water in the capsule container instead of Coffee in the Cup: The new Nespresso Machine models create incompatibility with Capsule Clones. In the test performed by K-Tipp, a large European Consumer Magazine, in January 2014, especially capsules from Coop, Jacobs and Aldi did not work, whereas…
Espresso, as most coffee gourmets know, is made by forcing water under pressure through finely ground coffee, resulting in a strong, full coffee flavor. Inventors have been perfecting the espresso machine and the taste of espresso for over a century. The origin of the word “espresso” is debated. Some say it is because the amount…