Dr. Ernesto Illy - a Really Good Coffee Pioneer In the early nineties, they started Coffee Fest in Seattle and that's where I first saw Ernesto Illy. What a class act. This man was such an elegant speaker, a real intellectual, a scientist and what seemed to me to be the "high priest" of espresso. He commanded respect but did not abuse it  - he was gentle and kind in his interaction with … [Read more...]