What are your stories on how you started this hobby? : r/espresso

The story of buying espresso is a journey that began in early 20th-century Italy as a way to speed up coffee breaks. Today, it has evolved into a global ritual involving everything from high-end home machinery to specific cultural etiquette.

Angelo Moriondo patented the first steam-driven coffee brewer in 1884 to serve customers faster.

In 1903, entrepreneur Desiderio Pavoni purchased the rights to Luigi Bezzera's improved machine. Pavoni rebranded the process as "espresso"—meaning "made on the spot" or "pressed out"—and launched it at the 1906 Milan Fair.