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illy Master Barista Series
10 May 2010
Hands-on instruction for budding home baristas – plus eye-opening facts about coffee’s history, cultivation, chemistry and more – from Giorgio Milos, illy’s Master Barista from Italy.
Myth: A little slice of lemon is an espresso’s crowning touch.
Myth: Espresso is a type of coffee bean.
Myth: Making café-quality espresso and complex-tasting, espresso-based beverages at home,is too daunting to try.
Fact: Espresso is one of life’s simple pleasures: one that is remarkably simple to enjoy at home.
The keys to café-quality espresso at home: demystifying preparation and dispelling myth.
(Lemon, by the way, is used to mask an ill-prepared espresso’s bitter taste. Espresso is a preparation method, not a bean.)
Join Giorgio Milos, illy’s Master Barista from Trieste, Italy, to learn how authentic Italian espresso is right in your reach, right at home.
On faculty at illy’s world-renowned Università del Caffe in Italy, Giorgio has trained some of the world’s top restaurateurs and hoteliers. He is a World Barista Championships Italian winner, and a Specialty Coffee Association of Europe-certified Master Barista.
