Aldo Maiorana was born in Sicily and raised in France. While serving as majordomo to the French Navy's commander of the South Pacific, he lived in New Caledonia. Then Aldo was off to Paris, Caracas, and Tourrettes sur Loup, a medieval village in Provence where he owned a restaurant housed in a stone and mortar building. He finally landed on the East End, which has been his home since 1978.

Here in America, Aldo craved the little pleasures that he enjoyed in the past, one of which was coffee. So, always one to begin at the beginning, Aldo found a coffee roaster, sourced beans from selected origins, began roasting, and never stopped.

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