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Several generations ago the first members of the Brucciani family walked from Italy to Scotland, making their way down the country to the wealthy shipyards of Lancashire selling ice creams. In 1937 Luigi Brucciani came to Leicester, where the booming hosiery and shoe trades provided an excellent place to establish an Italian coffee shop. Initially, Brucciani in Horsefair Street was a friendly place to meet and enjoy fabulous coffee but over the years the business has grown to offer a whole selection of beautifully prepared drinks and foods. Today, Brucciani has an artisan bakery, producing breads, cakes and goodies that the finest patisseries and boulangeries in Paris or Milan would be delighted with. Martin Ballard went to take a look behind the scenes at one of Leicester's most famous family businesses.
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