... I've come to love Miscela's more robust and chocolatey brew - first served locally at Osteria. Taurisano's stores and Web site now make both the coffee and cups more widely available. See the story here

Sicilian Brew - Philly.com - October 2008

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... Philadelphia's new European-style coffehouse chain ...
See the story here

La Dolce Vita - Where Philadelphia - May 2007

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Academia del Caffé Designed As Ultimate Authentic Italian Café Experience.

(PHILADELPHIA) - Philadelphia Coffee Works announces the opening of Academia del Caffé, a new Italian café experience with six convenient Center City locations.

Three new small locations opened in February and March 2007 at 620 Chestnut Street, 1039 Chestnut Street and at 2400 Market Street (Design Center).

One additional smaller location is scheduled to open in September 2007 at 1618 Walnut Street.

The 1800-square foot location at Penn Square, 1 South Penn Square, will open in May 2007 and the 3000-square foot location will open at the Curtis Center on Washington Square by the end of 2007.

Academia del Caffe, Philadelphia and Wi-fi.

Metro.us has been looking around for Wi-Fi areas in Philadelphia, and of course ended up in our Café for interviews and a few pictures.

You can read the article here, it's in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format.

Academia del Caffe in downtown Philadelphia has received the honors it deserved and so now will be "The Best" for 2006.

A heartfelt thanks to all the customers who voted for us and to the AOL crew who did the research.

Our coffeeshop is receiveing recognization in Italy too. Our motherland heart is always close to The Authentic Coffee of Italy ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anecdote:

David Letterman, who - like many comedians - often found the task of producing a constant stream of humor rather exhausting, occasionally sought enlightenment in unlikely places. Asked by a clerk in a pastry shop what he wanted in his coffee one day, Letterman indicated a balloon-filling machine behind the counter and replied: "Helium!"