An Italian coffee shop owner is in hot water after being fined 1,000 euros ($1,050) for failing to display the cost of a 2 euro ($2.12) espresso, CNN reports.
The owner of the Ditta Artigianale cafe in Florence has been punished by police after a customer reported him at the end of April for not advertising his prices as legally required.
Inspector Leonardo Magnolfi, of Florence local police, told CNN Thursday that a male customer reported the cafe for not displaying the price of the coffee behind the counter -- as law dictates.
Police followed up the complaint and fined the shop 1,000 euros after verifying that the price was indeed absent.
Cafe owner Francesco Sanapo took to Facebook to complain about the penalty, which he said arose after a customer was surprised at the 2 euro cost of a decaffeinated espresso.
Sanapo is an award-winning barista and star of "Coffee Hunters," a show on the Italian food channel "Gambero Rosso."
Writing on Facebook Monday, Sanapo said: "I am not here ...