It’s true, Italians love their coffee and have so ever since the coffee bean first arrived at the ports in Venezia, brought from the Islamic world in the sixteenth century. But Espresso was invented in Italy at the beginning of the 20th century by Luigi Bezzera of Milan who invented a method of making coffee with steam pressure. This method provided a quick way of making a single cup of coffee, “espressly” for one. The original Italian may have meant “pressed coffee”, but the meaning also had the connotation of speed.
If you want even at home have the pleasure of an Italian Espresso you can buy, in our shop, quality Italian coffee selected by the Italian School of Cooking. GO >>
Feel like a truly Italian espresso? Come to Pinocchio in Ranelagh or Temple Bar to taste it and treat yourself with an Italian relaxing break or visit our take away page to order your take away coffee >>