-prepared, that you can’t help but return. (they serve breakfast, lunch & dinner – good coffee too). Despite not being on the sea, the outdoor setting is magnificent – sit either under the thatched roof or...

(but of course you won’t), but Steppenwolf could be on the playlist. And thank God, the TV doesn’t work and you probably won’t find Blackberries inside!

on a song. I put together a playlist of songs whose titles had something to do with food and burned discs for all everyone. Some of what I chose may already have been mentioned, but here is my playlist: (Do the) Mashed Potatoes...

trigger the fascinating creative conversation of “I wonder what kind of person lives here”, plus a good chance to showcase your killer music tapes (or I-Pod playlist).

We had a similar experience this week as the person who wrote the above review. Food was decent and my friend raved about her coffee, but our server made us feel very uncomfortable. Every time she left the table the conversation...

, but friendly (almost as bad as it was at Quaint when they first opened). The music is a disaster, both in playlist and in sound system. Muffled, with too much bass, but clear enough to know that what is playing you really...

– somewhat refined but also edgy. An additional note is that the in-house soundtrack is provided via Ipod playlist and that evening consisted of songs by U2, Alice In Chains, Neko Case, and others – while I heard another pair of...

The best list of food-related songs I know of: http://www.jass.com/tom/next/noms/2006food.html Tom Morgan, a dj on NOLA’s WWOZ FM (90.7), does a jazz food show every year. The link takes you to his playlist for the 2006...

Whether a fine dining room or a coffee house music seems to always be a part of the ambience and I agree it can make or break conversation/mood at a table. Perhaps if the chef was picking the music as well as the fresh...

from where I used to work we’d go along the lines of: "Would you like to have coffee at the bar?" Sometimes we’d even go so far as: "We’d like to buy you a drink at the bar if you’d help us accommodate some...

?) go with the tea and lemonade suggestion with club soda and a few other options (a pot of coffee just in case), if kids are present though that’s a whole different kettle of fish.

to a reasonable level (it did get a little loud, but then they turned it down, to my relief). The playlist seems to have been designed to appeal to the Anglo 30-something demographic (Neutral Milk Hotel? In an Italian...

Have you tried Swirlz? I think it’s on Belden. Interesting and intense flavors. they are about $3 per cupcake, but if you’re in the mood for a good tasting cupcake it’s worth it! Cute little shop too. they serve...

here’s a tiramisu that calls for nilla wafers, cool whip, maxwell house coffee, & philly cream cheese. there’s a picture. http://www.gianteagle.com/Recipes/RecipeDetails.aspx?recipeId=5315

cheaper and slightly less chowish – but good so far – shish on Grand in St Paul – near Patagonia & Coffee News Cafe (also very reasonable with good food)