Have you seen the Handpresso? It's a marriage of a bicycle pump and an espresso machine - two very functional items that obviously belong together. Right? OK, maybe not. It's a portable espresso machine that works through a hand-pump. Can you really make a good espresso with a perfect crema with a modified bike pump? More

We've been talking a lot about coffee since this Bittersweet Baking thing got underway. To celebrate, to keep us awake, and to keep us in our chairs blogging and not running out for lattes, we started brewing our own espresso drinks in the office. More

We don't speak German, unfortunately, so we can't give you the full scoop on these gorgeous espresso machine prototypes from Pierre Ittner and Room 69. Pictured above is his Café Macchina - Red Hot design. Serious style! Check out the other models below.

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Imagine the best cup of rich, dark French press coffee you've ever had. Now imagine it with the added brightness, clarity, and dimension you find in vacuum, or siphon, brews. That's partially what the makers of the Clover coffee system were after when they designed this simple yet brilliant machine.

We'd heard of the Clover system awhile back, and we've been hoping to try it, but until recently we were disappointed. There's only a handful at present, so they're hard to find. More