Speaking lascivious lattes, the Epicurious Epi-Log hips us to bikini baristas in the Pacific Northwest. At shops like Cowgirls Espresso in Washington state, the skimpy togs worn by the female staff members are meant to perk up male customers as much as the caffeine does. Not everyone's happy.
Photograph from Bradley Allen on Flickr
In the spirit of Starbucks closing nationwide three hours early today, we thought you'd need some alternatives. But this one only applies to the coffee mavens themselves—the Seattleans. Here's our guide to the Seriously Seattle coffeehouses, where you should expect pretty foam art and lots of people-watching. But definitely no twin-tailed siren logos.
There's no lack of good food in Paris, but after prolonged gorging on all those buttery. flaky pastries and crusty baguettes you might just to crawl back into the sweet, deep-fried ring of a good ol' American-style doughnut. The answer to your Parisian doughnut woes may be found at Coffee Union, which currently offers 13 types of doughnuts. At €14.90 for a dozen doughnuts (or $1.80 per doughnut), those doughnuts ought to be pretty damn tasty, or you better have an intense doughnut craving. Coffee Union also sells sandwiches, bagels, smoothies, and cheesecake, and offers free wifi. [via Girl and the City]
Address: 11 Boulevard des Filles du Calvaire, 75003 Paris, France (map)
Phone: 01 42 77 51 99
Website: coffeeunion.fr
Related: Through March 1, Delkographik is presenting a "Doughnuts Party" art exhibition in Paris featuring doughnut-related artwork from more than 30 artists around the world.
Did you read the article about high-end coffee brewers in the New York Times today? If so, you're probably wondering where you can find a coffee shop that uses one of the $11,000 Clover brewing machines mentioned.
Easy enough. Just use the Find a Clover map on the company's website. Turns out there are quite a few more than the handful of locations the paper mentions. After the jump, a video of a Clover in action, if you're curious.
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