FLORENCE, Italy – La Marzocco, an artisanal Florentine company leader in espresso equipment innovation and design renowned across the global coffee community, becomes a partner at FrenchChefs, a series of culinary events featuring Michelin-star chefs and brands of excellence in the F&B sector. For th occasion, La Marzocco goes to Tours, France, to inaugurate on the 5th of February the first of many FrenchChef encounters around the country throughout 2024.
La Marzocco at FrenchChefs
During this event, hosted in the beautiful venue of Couvent des Minimes, La Marzocco will offer to all attendees, including notorious French chefs and many others (such as Louis Gachet, Nadia Summutt, Thomas Pezeril, Noel Berard, Christopher Hache, Emmanuel Pilon, Virginie Basselot) a world-class coffee experience with beans from Caffè Carlito and the company’s iconic handmade-in-Florence machinery, the Linea Mini and the Pico grinder, flagship coffee preparation products from the La Marzocco Home range for small businesses, boutique restaurants, concept stores and homes.
This will prove to be an opportunity to meet-and-greet over extraordinary meals, to enjoy gourmet recipes and the latest trends in the culinary field, while immersing in today’s contemporary and international coffee culture alongside representatives from the Accademia del Caffè Espresso, La Marzocco’s cultural hub focused on understanding and promoting espresso coffee.
Finally, guests can not only engage with subject matter experts but also receieve an open invitation for visiting Accademia, the company’s historic manufacturing site turned today into a multifunctional and gastronomic coffee destination.
About La Marzocco
Named for the symbol of Florence, Italy- the seated lion- La Marzocco has been the leader in espresso machine innovations since 1927.
For over 90 years, each La Marzocco espresso machine has been assembled by hand I Florence, Italy, and today La Marzocco espresso machines can be found in the finest cafes and restaurants around the world.
About Accademia del Caffè Espresso
Housed in La Marzocco’s iconic industrial building in Via Bolognese 68, Florence, the Accademia Del Caffè Espresso was home to the company’s factory from 1959 to 2009; the so-called “Officina” or Workshop, was managed by the company’s founding fathers, Giuseppe and Bruno Bambi, and then by Piero, alongside a small group of brilliant craftsmen.
Today, the space has become a center for espresso excellence, offering a multitude of opportunities and platforms to connect, educate, and champion the international coffee community towards a sustainable future.
