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"I consider La Marzocco a critical piece of the region’s coffee infrastructure: this multigenerational Italian artisan espresso-machine maker (from the hills outside Florence) was directly imported to Seattle in the late 1970s, normalizing quality espresso service in the U.S., supplying Starbucks for decades, and helping catalyze Seattle as a hub for coffee technology—spurring local manufacturers (Synesso, Slayer, Mavam) and parts/retail innovators like Espresso Parts." - Jordan Michelman