Andrea Illy: "The magic of espresso is that it is only made by 50 beans. And we check them one by one." Illy’s role within LM100 is to bring a café culture into its hotels through Le Méridien Coffee Bars and Le Méridien’s “Creative Hour” coffee tastings br br Le Méridien’s experiences are defined and enriched by a group of cultural innovators and artists called Le Méridien 100. The group comprises a global array of visionaries, from painters to photographers, musicians to designers, chefs to architects.