After we returned to America I made various attempts to obtain true caffe’ at coffee shops and more often than not had to explain what a true caffe’ is to the local barista and suffer with a watery bitter or burnt extraction costing upwards of $1.25. I eventually purchased a manual espresso machine to make my own and daily had my “fix” while dreaming of true Italian caffe’. Traveling away from home was also a trial in finding a decent caffe’ and I would amuse family, friends and coworkers in my search for a real caffe’.
I admit I was a coffee snob. And no, Starbucks is NO comparison for Italian coffee.
In Italy coffee is served at what is called a “Bar” which is nothing like what Americans know as a

One of the common rituals in Italy is the morning coffee with a pastry, I have easily adapted to this. We usually partake when we are out running errands in the morning; we will stop in a bar where we will both have a pastry -Valerie will have a cappuccino and I a caffe’, all for around 4 Euro.
They may not grow the beans here but Italians have definitely perfected the art of making delicious coffee.
2 comments:
I'm with you there Bryan, nothing better to keep you motivated!
Did you know that for all that flavor, it actually has less caffein than American coffee?
Soo..Salute e cin cin!
Ginger
Natl Geo had a very good article on this in their mag a few months back.
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