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Bean vs. Leaf

Coffee or tea? Click the image to vote/jump.

Found via Twitter.com/ashetler

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Coffee in Italy

‘If you don’t want to be taken for a tourist in Italy, you should drink coffee as and when the locals do.’

Article here.

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Tea submarine

Found via Designer Daily

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Slow food

‘Tracing the slow-food movement back to its feisty Italian roots’

Article here.

More about slow food here.

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A few weeks back I went in search of a good old school diner joint. Haven’t found many good local ones, often food plated up is basic food service quality. Found a small gem though: I ended up at at the Lodge Coffee Shop in Citrus Heights.

Open since 1958, the Lodge is a mix of interesting interior styles. Some original mid-century ski lodge touches (A-frame building), some googie (a little bit), some 1970s ‘harvest-theme’ updates, a splash of 1990s country – and a fish tank where all the fish are named ‘Dave.’ To avoid confusion.

What hooked me was an authentic Chicken Fried Steak with a really good sausage/bulldog gravy. Not a deep-fried burger, but a breaded cube steak, grilled to order. Like it’s supposed to be done. The owner works the kitchen.