http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/11/caffe-trieste-north-beach/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:28:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/11/caffe-trieste-north-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Best of Citysearch San Francisco - Best San Francisco Coffee 2006 Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:11:24 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=312#comment-744 [...] Caffé Trieste [...] [...] Caffé Trieste [...]

]]> http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/11/caffe-trieste-north-beach/comment-page-1/#comment-357 TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Trip Report: Mara’s Italian Pastry Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:19:01 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=312#comment-357 [...] Such changes are arguably inevitable. For example, the Castro, née Eureka Valley, District is long past its Irish, German, and Scandinavian immigrant roots. So as successive generations of Italian immigrants to North Beach move away, close up shop, and meld into the big American melting pot, the Italian flavor of North Beach gives way to new waves of immigration and social influences. All the more reason to enjoy what’s still there before it disappears. Today Mara’s is merely an imitation of its former self, run by well-meaning-but-disconnected owners trying to eek out a tourist profit from its past glories. [...] [...] Such changes are arguably inevitable. For example, the Castro, née Eureka Valley, District is long past its Irish, German, and Scandinavian immigrant roots. So as successive generations of Italian immigrants to North Beach move away, close up shop, and meld into the big American melting pot, the Italian flavor of North Beach gives way to new waves of immigration and social influences. All the more reason to enjoy what’s still there before it disappears. Today Mara’s is merely an imitation of its former self, run by well-meaning-but-disconnected owners trying to eek out a tourist profit from its past glories. [...]

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