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The year was 1946, and Ambrose Pasquini had just
arrived in New York. Fresh from fighting in the underground
resistance in Italy against the Germans, he had left his ravaged
homeland to seek opportunities in the burgeoning United States.
Mr. Pasquini moved to Los Angeles in 1951 as a top tool and dye maker
for Mitchell Camera House, yet he could never escape the feeling that something
was missing. Growing up in Europe he would enjoy an espresso in the mornings and often times
during the day, but now in America he missed this rich coffee of his native Milan.
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Eventually other restaurant owners began asking him about this "new contraption
that makes coffee". So he began importing machines, changing their European
wiring to American standards and selling them to the local restaurants in his area.
As time passed and business prospered, Mr. Pasquini started to modify the machines
even more, adding improvements such as pressure and temperature controls that left
less room for user error. His main concerned being performance and durability for
the restaurant owners.
Although the Los Angeles public now loves their coffee, at first the community
seemed reticent for the new product that Mr. Pasquini had such affection for.
Not one to shirk from a challenge, he whittled away at the resistance to the new
devices by introducing espresso to consumers and restauranteurs alike through his
successful Los Angeles  s like the Sunset strip's Via Veneto and Pasquini's,
which was open for 25 years in the alley of the old Bullock's department store
downtown Los Angeles.
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Now five decades later, he heads a family business that's riding the boom
in Italian-style coffee. Today the Pasquini Company is a family business
with Mr. Pasquini's sons, Guy and Matthew, working at the company.
The present commercial machines, imported from the La Cimbali Company
in Milan, are perhaps the most common espresso machines found
in restaurants and 's around the country.
In the mid 70's, Mr. Pasquini used his tool and dye knowledge and
experience to design an espresso machine for the home. Now people could enjoy
delicious coffee with all the features and reliability of the commercial machines, in
the comfort of their own home. His first home machine was called the Livietta,
followed by the Livia 90 which came out in the mid 90's.
Today the Pasquini Family is proud to announce the new Livietta T2,
an espresso machine for the new century.
Today, world class restaurants insist upon Pasquini, and you'll learn
why you shouldn't settle for anything less.
To name a few of the establishments that have discovered the excellence of Pasquini
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Valentino's
L'Orangerie
Disneyland & Disney World Hotels
The Olive Garden
J. Paul Getty Museum and Villa
We can also be found in movies and tv shows like
"Fraiser"
"Friends"
"CSI"
"Pretty Woman"
"You Got Mail"
These, among many others have known for years what you can discover today; that the secret to the finest espresso and cappuccino is Pasquini.
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