Posted by TheShot on 26 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Barista, Café Society, Foreign Brew
I’ve been planning another road trip to Torino this October — my first since 2004. The wine and food are always excellent, the tourists are hard to come by (you can have an Italian city of almost a million people to yourself), Juventus is back in Serie A (and yesterday started the season off smashingly), [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 15 Sep 2006 | Tagged as: Fair Trade, Local Brew
The umlaut in the name might suggest a 1980’s metal band (pronounced ‘let-TOOOSE‘?), but this place is actually an ultra-organic café. It follows the trend of ‘preachy’ eateries that cross the line from espousing sustainable, organic agriculture to slapping you across the face with it.
Now I apprciate the Slow Food movement as much as anybody. [...]
Posted by TheShot on 19 Mar 2006 | Tagged as: Café Society, Consumer Trends, Foreign Brew
Looking for espresso along Ibn Gvirol Street in Tel Aviv? The online version of the Haaretz English Edition reviewed eight branches of large coffee chains (including The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) — with a bizarre emphasis on how quickly they can shuffle you out the door with a paper cup (blech!) of gourmet coffee [...]
[view full post]Posted by TheShot on 07 Feb 2006 | Tagged as: Café Society, Foreign Brew
As Torino readies to host the world at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, many unwary tourists will discover Torino for the first time. One of the things tourists will discover is their excellent cafés and coffee: USATODAY.com - Take a coffee break in Torino.
For the record, I love Torino. It is one of my favorite [...]