It's been a long time coming, but a very special restoration project has just been completed at the Bakke Coffee Museum, and we're so excited to share it with you! This machine was incredibly unique to begin with — a rare example of a pre-WWII two-group vertical steam pressure machine with a lever attachment added at some point. (Presumably shortly after the lever was introduced by Achille Gaggia in ca. 1948.) The other original group, which used steam pressure from the boile

The Bakke Coffee Museum contains hundreds of vintage espresso machines, and each machine is hiding its own mysteries. Sometimes it is behind a gorgeous chromed exterior, and sometimes it is underneath an apparently boring facade. But there is always something unique and intriguing to be learned from a machine, a variation in the evolution of espresso machine technology that has something to contribute to the larger history of espresso. Kent's very first espresso machine! On i

All over the world, coffee rituals are deeply entwined with everyday life. Whether you are in Vietnam, France, or Cuba, drinking coffee is part of the daily routine. Often this involves a brief pause from work. (Even if you are Italian, throwing back your espresso while standing at the bar!) On April 19th the Bakke Coffee Museum will celebrate the Swedish coffee break tradition of Fika, which has long been essential to daily patterns of life in that northern country. At least