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Neapolitan coffee and health

Article by Michele Sergio published in Il Roma on 03 June 2018 The times when Francesco Redi, a XVII century doctor and naturalist, wrote “I would drink the poison first, that a glass that was full, of the bitter and rude coffee”. It…

Naples: among the first cities to know coffee !!!

Article by Michele Sergio published in “L’Espresso Napoletano” of May 2018 Thanks to Pietro Della Valle, Naples was one of the first cities to come into contact with a new drink: coffee A fascinating figure is that of the great…

Cappuccino: when coffee meets milk

Article written by Michele Sergio published in IL ROMA on 22 April 2018 The Italians’ favorite breakfast is undoubtedly a croissant and a cappuccino. Two are the only ingredients to make cappuccino: coffee and hot milk. The commercial…

The historic cafés of Italy

The coffees. Places of art and letters, heritage to defend Article by Michele Sergio published on L’Espresso Napoletano of April 2018 Stendhal, Wagner, Goethe, Casanova and even Buffalo Bill spent time there. At the Antico Caffè Greco…

The five rules for a perfect Neapolitan espresso.

Article by Michele Sergio published in Il Roma of 25 March 2018 Coffee in Naples, you know, is a serious matter and the Neapolitan one is unanimously recognized, for goodness and tradition, as the best. In the morning, above all, the…

Coffee bar vs home-made coffee: who wins?

Article written by Michele Sergio and published in “Il Roma” of 25 February 2018 The world of coffee lovers has always been split in two: the supporters of espresso, the one prepared in bars, contend the primacy of the best coffee to the…