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Maize and Blue(berry) Pancakes at the Coffee Company

Special Saturday morning pancake pop-up Julia Child once said, “Everything can have drama if it’s done right. Even a pancake.” Drama and pancakes will indeed come together next Saturday morning at a special one-time pancake … Continued

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Emmentaler Réserve Cheese at the Deli

Artisan Swiss mountain excellence at its traditional best Every once in a while, there’s a cheese at the Deli that is SO delicious that I have a hard time not eating it in great quantities. … Continued

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Tune into Food Tours’ “Tastes Like Somewhere”

Cool new podcast by managing partner Kristie Brablec I can’t think of too many people who are probably better suited to the medium of podcasts than Food Tours’ managing partner Kristie Brablec. Kristie is an … Continued

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Cultured Butter Croissants from the Bakehouse

A wonderful new “Wow!”-evoking culinary improvement Shortly after starting her studies at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1929, Simone de Beauvoir wrote in her journal that “Breakfasts at [Cafe] Les Deux Magots shall be my … Continued

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The Montparnasse Manhattan

Apricot cocktails from Paris in the ’30s to the Roadhouse What do you get when you shake up a good amount of Zingerman’s Roadhouse Bourbon (specially blended for us by Highline Spirits), some housemade dried-apricot … Continued

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Small Actions Matter in Much Bigger Ways Than We Might Imagine

Pint-sized ideas, the struggle of self-doubt, and learning to take action anyway In an interview on the On Being podcast last summer, author and activist adrienne maree brown said something that’s stuck with me ever since I … Continued