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…steam powered stamping mill, the first machine to use an impulse turbine.  Sir Isaac Newton used components of Branca’s engine to power a steam wagon, and in 1791 John Barber…

…of travel that stirs our imagination about where life might lead, it’s the train. With a steam train, in particular, we connect to a more human pace, reflecting the slow…

…more steps, the rounding of a corner and, suddenly, a dreamscape peeks through the rising steam — enchanting white travertine pools cradling aquamarine thermal waters that seem to beg you…

Growing up, beets out of a can never sold me on this oddly colored vegetable. But today, fresh beets in all colors and sizes are everywhere. You can steam, roast…

…which Taranto lies, whose salinity is tempered by flows from underwater fresh water springs. Prepared in the Taranto manner, mussels are quickly steamed in lightly sautéed garlic and white wine,…

…our language in the 14th century and it is commonly used to express the act of venting, releasing tension, or letting off steam. It’s the emotional equivalent of turning the…

…an old fashioned steam locomotive. The Temples line in Sicily. Ferrovia dei Templi. Photo: Fondazione FS Italiane Follow the aroma of Chianti and the words of Dante and you’ll find…

The invention of the modern coffee machine is credited to Angelo Moriondo, an Italian entrepreneur from Turin, who patented the first steam-powered device for brewing coffee in 1884. This revolutionary machine…

Click, click, tamp, swoosh! Click, click, tamp, swoosh! Clouds of steam plume above the shining, eight-spout Gaggia and a thick stream of unctuous, dark coffee trickles into tiny espresso cups,…

…but it is simple and cuts down on the clean-up. The foil makes such a tight seal that the fish is ready in no time as the steam, laden with…