I went to Soho to see where it all started. Gaggia arrived in Soho in 1950 and opened its Showroom and service centre at 10 Dean Street. The building still stands and is now home to Pizza Expree restaurant on the ground floor and the world-renowned Pizza Express Jazz Club in the basement.
listen to my reflections about the birthplace of espresso in the UK and how the story continues after 75 years.
9 Dec 2025
Gaggia at 75 - Birth of Espresso - Episode 3
When a barista, or a home coffee lover, begins the ritual of making espresso.
That’s what connects Gaggia to the spirit of theatre.
Both are arts of precision and passion —
each movement purposeful, each result deeply satisfying.
24 Nov 2025
Gaggia at 75 Episode 2 - The Coffee Bar Era. Soho's Espresso revolution in the 1950's.
Gaggia at 75. The coffee bar era - Soho's Espresso Revolution. Episode 2, narrated by Raj Beadle, brand guardian and MD of Gaggia in the UK.
12 Nov 2025
Gaggia at 75 - Start of British Espresso Culture
Seventy-five years ago, in the heart of London’s Soho, something remarkable happened.
A machine — gleaming in chrome and alive with steam — began to change how Britain experienced coffee.
That machine was a Gaggia.
Join me in this series — “Gaggia at 75: From Soho to Your Home Stage.”
Together, we’ll relive the moments, the machines, and the people who made coffee an art form.
25 Dec 2021
Coffee Strength and Taste - Gaggia Bean to Cup Machines
Raj Beadle explains how the coffee strength and taste profiles work on a bean to cup coffee machine.
24 Dec 2021
Temperature of Coffee from a Gaggia home machine
This episode explains how the boiler temperature works different models of the Gaggia domestic coffee machines.
26 Feb 2020
Water Filters for Coffee Machines
Raj Beadle talks about the use of water filters on coffee machines.
18 Jan 2019
Gaggia Professional GD series
Explaining the features of the Gaggia GD series Professional Machines
18 Jan 2019
Unblocking Your Bean to Cup Coffee Machine
Use ful tips to Unblock Your Bean to Cup Coffee Machine.. Descaling and Degreasing
12 Jan 2019
Gran Gaggia Set Up and Go
Tips when you are setting up your Gran Gaggia coffee machine.
8 Jan 2019
Gaggia Classic
Unblocking a Gaggia Classic pre 2015 or Gaggia Baby.. These are solenoid valve machines.
7 Jan 2019
Gaggia Brera Descaling
How to enter the descaling mode on the Gaggia Brera correctly.
Host of Gaggia UK?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
