The best thing that happened to me was that an Italian woman saved my mother's life in 1972 in Melbourne, they were in hospital together. She quickly introduced my mum to Italian coffee and Italian food (thanks also must go to all the Italians that immgrated to Australia and bought all their good stuff with them).

Lavazza is great and of all the crimes America has committed, Starbucks must be one of the biggest. They have not been that successful in Melbourne as the Italians have made us coffee snobs.

Yeah Lavazza is expensive in UK/Ireland, but I love Italian tuna in olive oil €6.99 for a bottle, makes me want to cry.