Posts Tagged ‘Cafe’

April 18, 2010 4

Larchmont Larder (Larchmont)

By in 07: Mid-Wilshire, Favorite Food Entries

I first heard of the deli/catering/cafe/marketplace Larchmont Larder when we had their catering at work. We had sandwiches and salad and they were wonderful. I couldn’t believe such delicacies were on Larchmont yet under our radar since it’s not exactly on the main stripe of Larchmont Village. On Larchmont blvd close to Melrose Ave, Larchmont Larder […]

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February 5, 2010 2

Spot-Taipei film house: Cafe Lumiere + Le Ballon Rouge (Taipei: Zhongshan)

By in 10: Taipei, Favorite Food Entries

I mentioned before that I really like the Zhongshan area a lot. Another big reason is Spot-Taipei film house. It is mainly a theatre that shows indie and foreign films, but it also has a gift shop that sell local design stuffs, a coffee shop and a bar on the 2nd floor. Located in the […]

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January 25, 2010 3

Booday (Taipei: Zhongshan)

By in 10: Taipei, Favorite Food Entries

When I was in Hong Kong back in October I saw these really cute independent zines called Booday and I selected one for purchase. I ended up regretting not getting more issues because it has a wonderful but simplistic aesthetics – illustrations and photography that feels natural  (see sample pages here). Each issue explores a […]

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January 20, 2010 5

Somebody Cafe (Taipei: Ximending)

By in 10: Taipei

There seems to be a cafe culture boom in Taipei in the past decade, as I noticed there’s a large amount of cute and interesting cafes all over the city for people to lounge at and escape to. Some of these cafes are part of a design studio or boutiques, and almost all of them […]

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November 25, 2009 5

Mackie Kitchen (Hong Kong: Causeway Bay)

By in 09: Hong Kong

This is the last of the Hong Kong entries. Before leaving we check out Mackie Kitchen, an extension of the upstair bookshop Mackie Study that was sadly closed down earlier this year. Indie, art, cultural places like this are extremely rare in this finance-centric city, where only chichi/business-chic/high end place are valued. The space is also […]

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