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In Italy , coffee is a fast ritual . Most people do not sit down at a table with a large cup . They stand at the counter , then drink , pay , and leave . The whole visit often takes less than two minutes . The person who runs the counter is the barista , and the drink at the center of everything is the espresso . The name means " pressed out " . The machine presses hot water through the coffee at high pressure , and what comes out is a small cup with a surprisingly big taste . The first espresso machine appeared in Milan in 1901 . Almost every drink at the bar carries its recipe inside its name . A macchiato , for example , is an espresso " stained " with a drop of milk , because that is exactly what the word means . When you have learned the word , you have already learned the drink . The cappuccino has a story as well . Centuries ago , Capuchin monks wore robes of a warm brown color , and the drink probably took its name from them . There is also an unwritten rule : Italians drink cappuccino only in the morning , never after lunch . At the bar , many customers say just two words that mean " a coffee , " which always means a single espresso . In most bars it still costs about one euro . Italian coffee , in other words , is not only a drink . It is a small language with its own vocabulary , and the best classroom is the counter itself . You learn it at the counter , standing , in two minutes .
