FZ MAGAZINE: The Filicori Zecchini BLOG
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How to foam cow’s milk and vegan milk
A good cappuccino, a caffè macchiato and many other delicious drinks prepared in the coffee shop start with a top quality espresso coffee and foamed milk; soft but dense, delicate...
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What does it mean if you dream about coffee according to the Smorfia Napoletana
The city of Naples and its inhabitants have a very strong tie with coffee. As many of you will know, another passion the Neapolitans have is the Neapolitan Cabala (a...
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How to store loose leaf tea
Tea is not just a pleasure, but a real ritual which must follow certain precise rules, articulated by centuries old gestures, skill and sacredness. In the same way, the way...
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Il Macchiatone: background and recipe of the “cousin” of the caffè macchiato
It’s not a caffé latte, it’s not an espresso, or a latte macchiato and it’s not even a cappuccino: the Macchiatone brings together some characteristics from all of these drinks,...
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Chemex Coffee Pot: history of an extraction method which is a “work of art”
There are those, far from the logic of the espresso, who place no time limit on how long it takes to prepare themselves a coffee using unusual extraction techniques, such...
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The Italian literary cafès: 5 addresses not be missed
This time we are not here to tell you about unusual coffee shops around the world, but about places that seem as though they have been left behind in the...
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How to make cappuccino: tricks and advice from the expert
To start the day right, a pastry and cappuccino are the winning combination: for many Italians, breakfast isn’t really breakfast without these two where, however, the cappuccino may be substituted...
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Mont Blanc: a sweet coffee-flavored peak to savor
Do you love coffee but can’t give up the sweetness of the cream ? The Mont Blanc, the mouth-watering espresso with only the foam part of the milk added and...
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How to establish the price list in your bar
There are few other topics as sensitive as price policy, even and perhaps above all, when talking about commercial activities. And bars, as you know, are no exception. In this article...
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Coffee in a glass cup or a coffee cup?
Often we Italians drive bartenders crazy with the strangest requests. But after the great diatribe between supporters of “normal” coffee and those who cannot do without their decaffeinated, there’s another...
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The Turin Bicerin: history and recipe
Dark chocolate, coffee, fresh cream: are the three layers of sumptuousness which make up the Bicerin, the classic Turin drink that
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Fall recipes with coffee
We are used to thinking of coffee being sipped during the day, for adding to tall milk or maybe even for making a tiramisù. But actually this ingredient is also...