In Vienna, Austria, there stands a 135-year-old coffee bar called Café Sperl. It has a charming, vaguely Baroque interior decorated with intimate plush booths and tiny round two-seaters, and boasts a long history of (more…)
Rye Candy
Walking into the new G Café Bakery on Orange is like being a kid in a candy store—only you’re an adult, and you’ve learned that a well-made, fresh-baked loaf of bread is more desirable than a bag of gummy bears. G Café, the latest venture from husband-and-wife team Andrea Corazzini and Kiara Matos, settled into […]
Readers Digest
If you think about it, books and sandwiches have a lot in common. The outside packaging may be attractive, but it’s the filling that matters. Dave Duda understands that you shouldn’t judge either a novel (more…)
Edgewood Perk
Nestled in a quiet neighborhood on the outer edge of Edgewood Park, recessed from the corner of Edgewood and West Rock Avenues, Deja Brew Cafe isn’t quite hidden, but it isn’t quite in plain sight either. (more…)
’Wich Craft
Eating a great meal can be an unforgettable experience. You could say, then, that sandwich shop Meat & Co., a homey yet upscale lunch counter recently opened by 116 Crown co-owners John Ginnetti and Danielle Ginnetti, is in the business of making memories. Essential to this intimate eatery, where there’s limited space (expanded by a […]
Lord of the Fries
One look at the cute angular cartons heaping with glistening, golden-brown “frites” (Belgian-style fries) or the Grilled Fluffernutter with Bacon sandwiches in the hands of blissful customers, and it’s clear that the motto on the side of the Fryborg food truck, “Resistance is futile,” is more than a good Star Trek reference. The guy behind […]
Hard Covers and Sliced Bread
If you think about it, books and sandwiches have a lot in common. The outside packaging may be attractive, but it’s the filling that matters. Dave Duda understands that you shouldn’t judge either a novel or a foodstuff by its cover. He’s been dealing with both for decades. First, he was a restaurant manager in […]