FZ Magazine: The Blog of Filicori Zecchini
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When was the espresso machine first invented?
The most famous Italian drink in the world has a long history: the coffee plant , in fact as we have seen, it arrived from very far away, Ethiopia probably...
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Tea and coffee, the comparative properties
Why choose between tea and coffee when it is possible to drink both of them at different times of the day?Sure, it’s not always easy to understand which is the most appropriate moment...
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All the faces of cappuccino: the top 10 most popular varieties, from the light cappuccino to the iced cappuccino
As we all know, there are many different variations on the classic espresso: hot macchiato, cold macchiato, long, condensed, double, with alcohol… to mention just the most famous varieties. But...
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7 trend-setting cappuccino decorations
Artistic designs, unusual colors and, in some cases, even glitter. We all know that latte art is trendy and that, to help your customers remember you ...
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Nitro Cold Brew, the secrets of nitrogen coffee
It looks similar to a beer, while it tastes like a coffee. We are talking about Nitro Cold Brew Coffee, one of the coffee shop trends of 2019...
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The curious story of the coffee cup
Even if the classic espresso coffee is often served also in a glass cup , the porcelain coffee cup seems preferable since this material conserves heat better and helps to...
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The history and origins of coffee, a drink loved throughout the world
Who knows who it was to first see the red berries of the coffee plant, and imagine that it could be transformed into an energizing and e curative drink...
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Advice on how to prepare coffee with the Italian Moka Pot
Italians still prefer to make their coffee with a moka, which continues to be the most consumed version of coffee...
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The V60 coffee pot: the method and history of filter coffee
The secret of this kind of coffee extraction is all in the name: in fact it derives from the shape of the coffee pot which is a “V”-shaped cone with an angle of...
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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...
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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...
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How to store coffee: secrets and advice for preserving the flavor
We all know that strong, unmistakable aroma of just opened coffee. And it is precisely that smell that we...