Fruit tart: queen of the spring table
by Simona Vitagliano Crunchy, tasty, genuine, colorful, the fruit tart is the queen of the spring table and is irresistible in all its variations. It is a classic recipe of our country, the dessert that is offered at every occasion because it is known that it can...
Italy that starts again
by Simona Vitagliano Italy has awakened. Again. With 18 May 2020, we said goodbye to the more restrictive phase of the quarantine that kept us safe and sheltered, within the home, to avoid an uncontrolled spread of Covid-19 and the congestion of hospitals. With the...
Moscow Mule, trendy cocktail
by Simona Vitagliano Spring has begun, quarantine is over and summer is approaching: what better time to redo our eyes (and palate) with a tasty trendy cocktail? By the way, have you ever heard of the Moscow Mule? A fresh and disturbing long drink If you found...
How will be the reopening of the bars
Article written by Michele Sergio and published in Rome on April 26th We are all waiting to be able to return to the bar, to enjoy our beloved espresso, to live that daily act of social sharing than to drink a coffee offered. The bars, in fact, are the ideal place to...
The coffee landscapes
From the plantations of the producing countries to the bars and cafes of the Neapolitan alleys and squares Article written by Michele Sergio and published on the Neapolitan Espresso of April 2020 Once it was all jungle. Then the tropical trees made room for the...
For Easter a coffee-flavored chocolate egg
Article written by Michele Sergio and published in Rome on April 12, 2020 Easter returns, a religious anniversary dear to Christians and Jews. The term Easter derives from the Hebrew "pesach" literally "to go further" to mean and remember the liberation of the Jewish...
Doctors and coffee
Article written by Michele Sergio and published in Rome on March 29, 2020 The weeks we are experiencing in Italy are difficult. The most difficult since the Second World War. We have never had to face a health and epidemiological emergency like the one in progress;...
A great virtual party for the 160 years of the Gambrinus
by Simona Vitagliano Exactly 160 years have passed since that May 12, 1860 in which the entrepreneur Vincenzo Apuzzo opened the doors of the Gambrinus premises for the first time (name that came only later thanks to the architect Antonio Curri) in the heart of the...
The three women of the pastiera
Article written by Massimiliano Rosati and Michele Sergio for the Caffè Gambrinus blog Present in all the houses of the Neapolitan families there is no Easter without pastiera. We don't know if the one prepared in the pastry shop or the one made at home by mothers is...
How to make coffee at home in these days of “forced leisure”
Article written by Michele Sergio and published in Rome on March 15th 2020 Italy is a country of art, culture and good food. Speaking of the Bel Paese, thoughts often go to people who crowd the streets for daily shopping, to the many people who spend long breaks at a...