Water to Tbl. spoons?

[JM]

I'm doing my best to learn how in the world to make a good espresso, how many tablespoons of coffee to how many cups of water?

Thx.

 

[La Crema Coffee]

Hi and welcome. Did you get a new espresso machine for Christmas? If so or not, what are you trying to use to make espresso? e.g. type and name of machine or just the name of it. Knowing this I can betterwell respond.