Cafes – Flung

Mornings at Primo Passo Coffee Co.: LA Theater

Sarah Stodola — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:15:06 +0000

It was my first morning in Los Angeles and I was sleeping on my college best friend’s pullout sofa in Santa Monica. Or, not sleeping, to take it out of the theoretical. I forget that I get jetlag when I travel from New York City to LA, or vice versa, even though it happens every time, and more intensively the older I get. So I lay there at 5:30am, waiting to see what would happen, back to sleep or not, […]

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Art Deco Dissonance in Tuscany

Sarah Stodola — Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:05:06 +0000

We’d been floating around Tuscany for a few days and, honestly, chose the town of Montepulciano as our next stop based merely on the obvious fact that it had given its name to the famous Italian wine. You need something to go on when navigating Tuscany, because no choice is a wrong one, every village is as intriguing as the last, a medieval collection of sturdy stone and stucco buildings, arranged around cobblestone streets, perched dramatically atop a hill. The […]

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A New Generation of Vienna Coffeehouses

Ella Morrison-Derbyshire — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 15:29:31 +0000

The City of Dreams? The City of Spies? The City of Music? For all its intriguing monikers, Vienna’s sleepy reputation is today long established, leaving it often overlooked by the time-smart traveler. A city of wintry inclinations, with its imposing boulevards and graceful grey architecture, Vienna can seem stern and shadowy, reminiscent of a scene from The Third Man. Its traditional coffeehouses reflect that atmosphere. Visit them but don’t expect a warm welcome; rather a cool acknowledgment of your arrival, encased in […]

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