The country has sacred social rules associated with consumption, together with a disdain for chains, and an unspoken acceptance of coffee's integral role as both social lubricant and essential ...

In 1901 Luigi Bezzera, an engineer from Milan, created the first espresso machine which used steam to make coffee. But espresso as we know it was born in 1947 when Achille Gaggia, a bar owner in ...

This Sunday, coffee and design will converge at the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) for the opening of the "Passione Italiana: The Art of Espresso." From the home to the café, the exhibit will ...