Chef Emma de Maria (L) prepares meals as diners enjoy their meal in the kitchen area of Pellegrini's Expresso Bar in Melbourne, on April 14, 2010. De Maria has been a chef at Pellegrini's for 47 years. Opened in 1954, Pellegrini's is a Melbourne favourite with diners offering coffee and generous-sized traditional Italian meals, and was the first cafe in the central business district to have an expresso machine. Its menu has remained unchanged since opening, along with the decor. The establishment attracts all walks of life from labourers to businessmen, tourists with most Australian prime ministers having dined there also.