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Food and drink

-France

Cafe Club, Marseille

I didn’t give up on my search for a good cup of coffee while I was in France last week.  The Cafe-Club was a great find: a tiny shop on […]

-France

Cheers! from Marseille

A bright, cheery mural in the Panier district of Marseille. It certainly had the desired effect on me.  Shortly after taking this photo, I could be seen in a small […]

-France

Mobile Coffee Shop

I found this friendly little gem on my wanderings this afternoon. It was a windy but sunny afternoon in Marseille.  I was just walking down from the Panier area to […]

-London

A Taste of Spain at Somerset House

Somerset House is a great summer destination, with its fountain courtyard, outdoor eating, river views and a full exhibition and event calendar.  I was a regular here when my daughter […]

-London

Unwind over a TAP Coffee

TAP Coffee has great coffee and a welcoming ambience.  And if you want something to eat, they have delicious salads and sandwiches and ever-so-tempting cakes. I was on a diet […]

-London

Portrait of a Cake

I spend a lot of time working near Trafalgar Square, but the menu where I work is boring.  So the other day (a dull, grey one as is the norm at the […]

-India

Cafes and the City

I want to share a Bottledworder blog with you about cafes and cafe life in Calcutta and New York.  The contrast makes for good reading, and it sits well with […]

Coffee Shops

Charity of the Caffeine Type

Have you heard about Suspended Coffees yet? If you’re Italian, you probably have, because this kindly act originated in Naples.  Known there as caffè sospeso, it is the act of buying a coffee […]

-London

Workshop Coffee Co, Marylebone

I came across this charming, compact coffee shop last weekend as I left a workshop at VV Rouleaux on Marylebone Lane, heading to Selfridges.  I was in need of caffeine after an […]

-England

Paper & Cup, Shoreditch

I found this friendly and tasty coffee shop on one of my recent meanders around Shoreditch.  “Delectable books and coffee” they say on their website, and I wouldn’t disagree. The ambience is […]