The online article by Gemma Wilson writes about La Marzocco’s open attitude, espresso expertise, professional-grade commercial & home equipment, and the time when the Bambi brothers founded the company in Florence to the moment in which the Seattle office, decades ahead, opened its doors to the community: “Kent Bakke, CEO of La Marzocco International, got into the coffee game when he bought a Pioneer Square sandwich shop, complete with old espresso machine, in 1977. He started fixing up espresso machines around town, and in 1978 went to Italy to see if he could start distributing machines in America…” Read MORE.