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Picasso's Coffee House, photo by MilliGFunk Work required me to travel to St. Charles yesterday, so I took advantage of the opportunity to have a quick cup of coffee in Historic Downtown St. Charles with my friend Elizabeth (@ekcutshall) and two of her three kiddos. I went to college in a very old Louisiana river town, [...] Mocha, photo by smalltowngirl I support local businesses where possible, and I also work remotely from locations around St. Louis regularly. I’m always watching for locally owned wi-fi hotpots where I’m welcome to sit with my laptop for 3-4 hours at a time, working. I’ve fallen into the St. Louis Bread Company habit, and frankly, that [...] The absurdities of small town living continue to bring joy to my life. Yesterday, disappointed that my favorite coffee shop closed at 2:00 pm, I trekked across town to the only other place I could think of to get a latte; Espresso to Go. You’ll notice that there is a mobile home in the background of [...] Friends and colleagues of mine know that I’m a coffee drinker, and several of them have recommended Kaldi’s Coffee to me since I moved back to Missouri. On Friday, I gave it a shot (har, har, har…) Kaldi’s is one of two coffee companies in St. Louis that I’m aware of that roasts its own beans [...] Sitting at Foundation Grounds in Maplewood, intending to work remotely after a morning meeting at Westport, my work servers have crashed, and I’m unable to access emails or files for work. The coffee shop is lovely, with refreshingly happy and down to earth staff (no snobbish yuppy baristas here). There is a quirky turquoise mural of [...] All photos by smalltowngirl I love this coffee shop. Still new (open for less than a month, I believe), Bauhaus Kaffee is the newest addition to quaint, downtown Farmington’s collection of stores and restaurants. The owners, who are from Fredericktown, Missouri, have spent the last two years renovating the space. I’m not sure how old downtown’s buildings are, but [...] Almondine DUMBO, Brooklyn Among Brooklyn’s most well-known eateries is Almondine, a patisserie in DUMBO known for it’s baguettes and pastries. When the ex-boy called to see if I wanted to get together one last time before my move, it seemed like a good opportunity to check out Almondine. (@andrearosen gets a mini-credit for unintentionally inspiring this trip [...] |
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