Today was an amazing surprise. As @vanessa_peters explained in her post, we had reason to visit the @lamarzocco Accademia del caffè Espresso in #Florence. I didn’t know what to expect, and I was blown away. Part coffee lab, part roastery, part museum, and an amazing repair and machine shop. It was a delight and I wish I could have spent more time there.
Besides a gorgeous collection of classic machines and rooms full of exhibits describing the art and science of coffee growing, roasting, and extraction, the museum featured the original custom van built by the Bambi brothers to sell their machines out on the road — more than just a display, it was a complete rolling coffee bar! There was also a rather astonishing Rube Goldberg contraption by artist Charles Morgan built from machine parts.
Unfortunately we had only an hour to spend there. I could have spent all day. Hats off to @lamarzocco / @lamarzoccohome for creating a truly beautiful and magical shrine to the art of speciality coffee.
