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3) Espresso Lungo: The slow road to Italy’s democratic espresso culture

A History of Coffee

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Early Espresso Machines and Fascist Constraints

Bezzera and Pavoni's early 1900s machines debut at Milan's 1906 fair; early steam machines produced thin coffee, while 1920s fascist policy limited espresso's spread and increased substitutes.

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