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A video tour of 1950's London's swingin' coffee bars
Feb 3rd, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Contrary to popular belief, tea is not the only popular beverage served in London. In fact, ever since the first Italian espresso machine crash landed in England in 1952, London has had a swinging coffee culture. Now thanks to the vintage documentary reel above, you can take your own tour back in time to the beginnings of London's fledgling coffee shop scene.
Hit play and enter a time when ...
Ten great food co-ops in the western U.S.
Apr 22nd, 2011 at 1:30PM: If the concept of food cooperatives conjures up images of burning bras and withered, wormy produce, hear me out. The times they have a'changed, and today's co-ops (about 500 nationwide) can be the hometown equivalent of a certain high-end, multi-billion-dollar, national green grocery chain. As with farmers markets, all are not created equal, but when you hit upon a good one, it's easy to see why ...Now that's a double espresso
Nov 27th, 2010 at 10:00AM: Here at Gadling Labs we have an ongoing Open Office speadsheet cataloging the greatest, most delicious ounces of espresso sampled around the planet, and we believe that we may have a new leader in the "double" category.
The place: Cafe Tortoni, halfway between the house of congress and Casa Rosada on Av. de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Here, ordering a grande cafe will get you something ...Undiscovered New York: Top 5 breakfasts
Aug 19th, 2009 at 9:00AM: To truly experience New York during your next visit, you need to start your day with a good breakfast. No meal better epitomizes the different attitudes and moods of the city's residents then this first (and sometimes last) meal of the day. Whether we're talking about the quintessential lazy weekend brunch, a bacon egg & cheese from a deli or a strong cup of joe from the street cart, New ...No espresso in a to-go cup! No iced espresso! It's the policy, stupid.
Jul 20th, 2008 at 10:00PM: Road rage is so twentieth century. Try coffee rage instead. According to the much-publicized story of Jeff Simmermon, it sounds quite satisfying. Simmermon, a blogger from Brooklyn, walked into Murky Coffee, a coffee shop in Arlington, VA earlier this week and asked for his summertime drink of choice: a triple espresso over ice. The barista looked at him and said "I'm sorry, we can't serve iced ...
