Liverpool — Enjoying the mellow tones of the harp being played before me in the coffee shop. Like a well trained magician confident in his tricks this old man is weaving his magic spell on the audience. You can feel the difference in the air now the rock music has faded. Someone has just complimented him on his playing and he doesn’t stop, just smiles a knowing smile that says he already knows how good he ...
Livermore — I had no idea where this poem would go when I started it. It’s been a long time since I allowed myself to just write spontaneously. Usually I need a clear conceptual road map. I only had one general i...
Covington — If I’m not careful I have been known to work right through the lunch hour sometimes without realizing it. I didn’t have the time to fix my lunch this morning due to hitting the snooze one (or three) t...
London — This is my cycle club, so I may be biased. But, it’s a great place to spend an hour or two in the middle of a bustling Soho. Great coffee, excellent mint tea, healthy and purposeful snacks and a varie...
I resolved to get some much needed lunch
Cafés I have known... Mr Wolfe, Brighton.
Cafés I have known... Rapha Cycle Club, Soho, London.
One Monday afternoon
Mais um dia raia e com ele vêm nosso bom e velho companheiro. O café... Oh café... Néctar dos deuses.
Bold St Coffee.
A cafe that's worth biking uphill for 40 min.
I rarely go to ahwa cafes anymore. I always feel reconnected to Cairo when I do a random walk about and try new places.
Siting in a cafe during another Cairo power outage. Conversations don't pause anymore. It has become so normal to habitually lose electricity.
My coffee shop away from home. A tiny espresso shop where they only care about coffee. No wifi, no mochas.
A café inside the Marriott. The surreality and serenity of the location trumps every other café in the city.
This one got written a little differently.
Kitchen Stories
coffee and prayer
'Párizsi Nagyáruház' café revisited
farewell coffee & cake at 'Párizsi Nagyáruház' café
'Párizsi Nagyáruház' café
'Gerbeaud'
'Gerbeaud' - quality over quantity, I suppose