Destination: Open-Air Bars in Budapest

Enjoy drinks on the Danube.

Destination: Denver on the Cheap

Kingpin food on a volunteer budget at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Destination: Twin Cities Crawl

Well fed and hung over at the 2008 Republican National Convention.

Grit and Grub in San Francisco's Tenderloin

From down-and-out to up-and-coming— the city’s next Mission District.

The Year in Food 2006

From bad spinach to exploding lattes: The tastiest moments of 2006.

Creamy pots of coffee custard.

A coffee and chocolate concoction native to Italy’s chocolate capital, Turin.

A gingery treat that’s even better when you add whiskey.

Video

Obsessives: Get the Shot

Coffee Obsessive Arno Holschuh discusses the secrets of a perfect espresso.

More of a dessert than a latte.

An iconoclastic coffee drink.

The afternoon cake-and-coffee habit reimagined.

Patrón adds coffee to get you drunk and buzzed.

A couple of coffee places in the city have started to get a following by pulling ristretto shots. I don’t get it. They’ve been working on the perfect espresso pull in Italy for at least a century. Is this a fad, or is...

finished up with the La Colombe coffee. Total check was less than $50, and we left with plenty of leftovers and a very full belly. If you’re in the neighborhood, or just want something a little different, I’d give it a...