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Espresso is to Italy, what champagne is to France. -- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Espresso is a miracle of chemistry in a cup, -- Andrea Illy
Espresso consumption is an aesthetic experience,like tasting a vintage wine or admiring a painting, -- Andrea Illy
Espresso, made by steam expressing finely ground coffee, is rich in flavor and aroma and chlorogenic acids, but not very concentrated at all in caffeine. -- Chris Kilham
The quintessential expression of coffee is espresso. -- Ernesto Illy
The magic of espresso is that it's only made with 50 beans. -- Andrea Illy
We are too often double espresso followers of a decaf Sovereign. -- John Ortberg
Coffee arrived and the espresso was excellent, like an aromatic electric fence. -- Ben Aaronovitch
I bought an espresso maker and coffee maker and make them myself every day. -- Utada Hikaru
Their offense is shakier than Katherine Hepburn after an all-night espresso bender at Starbucks. -- Dennis Miller
Waitress!" Hedge called. "Six double espressos, and whatever these guys want. Put it on the girl's tab. -- Rick Riordan
I used to have two double espressos a day. I gave that up, had headaches for five days but now I'm feeling great. -- Hugo Weaving
What's it like to be a baby? It's like being in love in Paris for the first time after you've had three double espressos. -- Alison Gopnik
Once I had a potentially heart attack-inducing eight double espressos in one day. I think my assistant secretly swaps my coffees for decaf as she doesn't want me to die of caffeine overdose. -- Steven Soderbergh
The voodoo priest and all his powders were as nothing compared to espresso, cappuccino, and mocha, which are stronger than all the religions of the world combined, and perhaps stronger than the human soul itself. -- Mark Helprin
Leo: "So...giants who can throw mountains. Friendly wolves that will eat us if we show weakness. Evil espresso drinks. Gotcha. Maybe this isn't the best time to bring up my psycho babysitter." Piper: "Is that another joke? -- Rick Riordan
A good espresso to me is a little bit salty; you just become used to a good taste. Anytime I go into a new place and they don't clean their machine properly or the water temperature isn't right, it tastes awful. -- Andrew Bird
I usually get up not before 9. I have a huge library - I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime fiction - so I'll usually take a book and go off to one of my favorite bistros for a cappuccino or espresso or maybe I'll have some lovely smoked salmon for breakfast. -- Anthony Geary
There are certain aspects of acting that I don't like. I'm not a person who loves being on set. I mean, I know people that have their espresso machines in their trailers and they like being in there and they put pictures on walls. But I don't like it. I don't like sitting around. -- Joaquin Phoenix
I probably have about four or five cups of coffee a day. I make myself an espresso macchiato when I wake, which is a shot of espresso and just a dollop of steamed milk. Then, if I'm going to do some work at home, I would make myself a French press. It's the best way to make conventional coffee. -- Howard Schultz
When I first discovered in the early 1980s the Italian espresso bars in my trip to Italy, the vision was to re-create that for America - a third place that had not existed before. Starbucks re-created that in America in our own image; a place to go other than home or work. We also created an industry that did not exist: specialty coffee. -- Howard Schultz
I love coffee. I love a midday espresso on set, just for the energy. -- Carrie Brownstein
I drink a lot. More or less 10 or 12 coffees a day, both typical Italian and espresso. -- Domenico Dolce
What I don't like is breakfast in the morning. I have a double-espresso cappuccino, but no food. -- Wolfgang Puck
Pouring espresso is an art, one that requires the barista to care about the quality of the beverage. -- Howard Schultz
Can we just call them storm spirits?" Leo asked. "Venti makes them sound like evil espresso drinks. -- Rick Riordan
I honestly always thought my Master's in Fine Arts would get me further in the acting world than knowing how to work an espresso machine! -- James Michael Tyler
I get energy from meditation practice and from eating healthy fresh food, only one cup of espresso in the morning, and not drinking too much. -- Richard Simmons
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I got hooked on espresso when I visited Italy at 18, but these days I prefer a 'flat white.' It's like a small latte with less milk - they're popular in Australia. -- Hugh Jackman
Until now, I've been a kind of binge-writer - I'll carve out five or six hours on a weekend day and make a large container of espresso and just bang out a lot of words. -- Lev Grossman
Been trying the soapy water and instant coffee method. Works somewhat, but boy it tastes terrible. I don't know how you guys can stand it. I'm going back to milk and espresso for my cappas. -- David Lynch
To me, every kitchen appliance is useful and nothing's overrated. When I look at my little espresso machine, I don't see coffee. I see a steaming valve as an opportunity to make amazing creme brulee. -- Grant Achatz

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