Getting the word out to all - follows (below) an email I received today from La Marzocco in Firenze... Thought this was a nice thought and a kind acknowledgment to Piero who has done so much for "our" espresso based world...

(Matt last year with Piero @ the Marzocco Factory)



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Dear La… Continue

I write this today with profound sadness combined with some tears. As I walked into the office today my son Matt told me about Dr. illy’s passing. The shock still has not set in as at this writing I have had only minutes to attempt to process the news.



My personal association and that of Bellissimo… goes back many many years. When I entered this industry I used his philosophy and his benchmarks for coffee as the Bible of what was right and wrong. He was my ultimate… Continue