One Italy, Many Different Coffee Styles

Carlo Odello
Director of Italian Tasters - Centro Studi Assaggiatori, the leading sensory company in Italy. Lecturer for the International Institute of Coffee Tasters (Iiac) and member of the board. Communications manager for the Italian Espresso National Institute (Inei). In the last ten years he has been travelling throught the world spreading a real knowledge about the Italian espresso.

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Roberto Sala
Owner of a 100-year-old coffee shop in a small town close to Milan, he represents the fourth generation of baristas in his family. He has been in the coffee industry for 25 years, running his coffee shop and training baristas. He was the first barista to serve a certified cappuccino at the Italian parliament. He was the first trainer to join the Italian Barista School, too.

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Paolo Scimone
At 11 he was playing with the coffee machine in the hotel managed by his parents. In 2005 he moved to London to train himself as a bartender. From 2007 to 2009 he has been managing his own coffee shop and then two other in the Milan area. He is the quality assurance manager for a local Italian roastery and in charge of the training of its staff.

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Angelo Gregio
Owner of the coffee shop Alidangelo in Rimini, he has been working with great barmen for the last 15 years. He is often studying the perfect workflow of a coffee shop and its products, usually making use of sensory analysis to assess their quality, features and history. He regularly holds courses and seminars on coffee and bartending.

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Davide Mazzaferro
​More than twenty years in the business, a long experience in both local and historical coffee shops in the Milan area. Currently serving as director of one historical café in the walking area of downtown Milan, he is a latte art specialist. He loves to share his remarkable knowledge in the field with the younger generation.

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