Sari Gilbert: “La Tazzina del Caffe”

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“The mainstay of Italian coffee lore, la tazzina del caffe, or an espresso, as served by one’s local bar and during the day consumed – generally – standing up, is another one of those things about which Italians have very strong feelings. The purists want is very dense, ristrettissimo, which is the way they serve it in Naples…”

Sari Gilbert, My Home Sweet Home: Living (and Loving) in the Eternal City 

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