Long before there was Starbucks, Peet's and, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in Los Angeles, there was Pasquini.
In 1957 Ambrose Pasquini came from Italy to serve the best espresso in DTLA.
Today the family tradition continues as The SoCal Scene's Melvin Robert can attest. Melvin samples some of the finest hot brews while reporting on this famous first family of LA Coffee.
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