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Savannah: Paris Market Cafe

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Savannah is one of those places that has incredibly delicious food, the most friendly of locals and lots of lovely quaint shops. I'd never heard about The Paris Market before, so visiting the shop was a special treat. I think I might have spent a good afternoon perusing the beautiful merchandise and sipping tea (and of course, a cookie) at the lovely little cafe....

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tags: Cafe, Cookie, Savannah, Tea, paris market, pastries, restaurants, savannah cafe, savannah food, savannah paris market, the paris market cafe
categories: Cafe, Coffee, Cookie, Savannah, Tea, Travel
Monday 12.16.13
Posted by Smita Jacob
 

TEA WITH: Ana + Alaina at Tatte

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Location:

318 3rd St, Cambridge, MAI had the pleasure of having tea with these two lovelies recently, after a wonderful afternoon at this place.

Here we are at Tatte Bakery, one of the cutest bakeries in Kendall Square. A bakery that is not new to my Instagram feed!

As part of a new series, here I am having tea withAna and Alaina.

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tags: Boston, Cafe, Cambridge, Tatte Bakery, Tatte Cookies, Tea, dessert, kendall square, tatte, tea with
categories: Bakery, Boston, Breakfast, Brookline, Cafe, Cake, Cambridge, Coffee, Cookie, Dessert, Massachusetts, Tea, bread
Friday 08.02.13
Posted by Smita Jacob
Comments: 5
 

New Haven: Bella's Cafe with Dela Chic

Location:

896 Whalley Avenue  New Haven, CT

New Haven for a day, how better to spend it than breakfast with my friend Dela Chic?

She also comes bearing gifts; awwww, thanks Christine!

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tags: Bella's Cafe, Breakfast, Cafe, Dela Chic, French Toast, bacon, new haven
categories: Bacon, Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, French Toast, New Haven, Travel
Monday 10.15.12
Posted by Smita Jacob
Comments: 3
 

NEW: Jimmy’s Coffee

Went to Jimmy's Coffee and got some Earl Grey (Mighty Leaf brand) and a banana caramel cake/bread - which was tasty but greasy.

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My tea has a funny aftertaste, which I can't pin-point, tastes like the cup?
Still, I like this place - it's cosy and they have a lovely sunny patio out back. Reminds me a bit of Moon Bean in Kensington although it's a lot newer and also trendier.
Love the photographs of all the Jimmy's on the walls.

And considering our old fave Le G is now shut down due to rent evasion, we'll be back!
Jimmy's Coffee on Urbanspoon

tags: Cafe, NEW RESTO, Toronto, Toronto cafes, banana cake, banana caramel cake, cafe toronto, cake banana, cookies, earl grey tea toronto, good coffee toronto, jimmy's coffee
categories: Bakery, Cafe, Cake, Coffee, Hot Chocolate, NEW RESTO, Tea, Toronto
Wednesday 06.16.10
Posted by Smita Jacob
 

Rude Service @ Whole Foods (Whole Hearth), Yorkville

Location:

87 Avenue Road, Toronto

Cost: Hot chocolate $2.99 (mint shot $.50), cooked sushi combo 6.49, avocado roll $5.99

To clarify; this review is not about the Whole Foods Market in Yorkville....which I actually like very much and can't complain about. Instead, this post is in regards to the absolutely disgraceful service we received at the Whole Foods cafe, Whole Hearth (located on the street level of Avenue Rd.) one afternoon after a day at the spa.

It's very surprising that such a location as this in Yorkville (or anywhere, for that matter) would have staff like this employed.

Imagine this, if you will. Three perfectly relaxed women, sauntering into the cafe for a mid-day snack after a leisurely few hours at the Nova Spa across the street. Each picking a sushi snack tray from the freezer section and standing at the cashier ready to pay.

At once we notice how our server is incredibly short with us...ringing in my friend's sushi while impatiently gesturing for mine as well. I tell him we want to order a hot chocolate which he doesn't even acknowledge, still waving for my sushi tray. I try to tell him that my sister and I will be sharing our hot chocolate (my friend had also ordered a hot chocolate) but it goes unacknowledged (although appears on the receipt).

We take our sushi to the table (sans hot chocolate) and begin to eat, all the while looking to see if our hot chocolates are being made. Instead he seems to be occupying himself with other tasks and then begins moving around from one end of the cafe to the other.

At one point, my sister stops him mid-walk and asks about our hot chocolates to which he snaps, "In a minute, I'm not going in that direction..", meaning he was heading away from the coffee counter. Seriously?

Finally..and I mean by this time, my friend has already finished her sushi, he plops down her hot chocolate whereas ours is nowhere to be seen. So again, my sister begins to ask for an extra cup for the hot chocolate (assuming he plans to bring it) to which he rudely retorts, "In a minute, after these customers". So now they are other customers waiting, but weren't we also waiting?

Eventually we receive our drink (and the second cup) but are not happy with it (besides the manner in which it was produced, it didn't taste all that good either).



Later he returns with some 'leftover samples' from the bakery - some pizza which he shoves in front of our faces without explanation so I ask what kind of pizza it is, veggie or meat (my sister is vegetarian). His response? A classy, "chicken!" and then whips it away from me offering it to my friend who helps herself.

Wow.

As we get up to leave, we're barely out of our seats and gathering up our things when he comes over and starts moving the tables apart. I was practically still sitting in the chair. Yikes!!

My sister and I were appalled and even my usually zen-like friend was amazed at his actions.

Forget Whole Hearth, we sure got a WHOLE lotta attitude! What a horrible person to keep employed. Shame on you Whole Hearth.

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tags: 87 Avenue Road, Bakery, Cafe, Foodhogger, Sandwiches, Sushi, Toronto, Twitter, Urbanspoon, Whole Foods, bad service, cafe in yorkville
categories: Bakery, Cafe, Coffee, Sandwiches, Snack, Sushi, Take-out, Tea, Toronto
Friday 10.09.09
Posted by Smita Jacob
Comments: 7
 

By the Way Cafe

I'm sorry, but this place is just begging for a text message review.

Something like this perhaps?

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Loc:

400 Blor St W, TO



BTW, i wn 2 dis plc on Blr St W 4 brnch 1 Sat morn aftr yoga cls & ws plsntly surpsd by da cozy atmsphr & frndly srvic. Da scrmbld egs totly hit da spot.



but OMG u guyz Twngns Erl Gry rely sux!



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Going to BTWC again this Saturday for a friend's birthday breakfast...will post more on that soon.

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tags: Breakfast, Brunch, Cafe, Earl Grey, Foodhogger, Tea, bloor st, by the way cafe, eats, eggs, food, scrambled eggs
categories: Breakfast, Brunch, Tea, Toronto
Friday 09.04.09
Posted by Smita Jacob
 

Zimbel's Cafe

Location:

410 Adelaide Street West

In place of Mosaic, there now is Zimbel's Cafe! It must be hard for them to get everyone's attention being hidden away in such a quiet street as Adelaide especially with Timmy's on the other corner and Le Gourmand and Starbucks dominating the Richmond/Spadina area. However, I think business will pick up 'cause they're really good!

They've done a great job with the interior design - love the Eames furniture - and photography on the walls. They also are a catering company and cater all sorts of events from Weddings to Corporate Lunches to Film Sets and have been in the business since 1981.



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(Above photo courtesy of Andrew Zimbel)

The teas are from Language of the Leaf and yummy (pricer than Le Gourmand though but it's loose-leaf and Le G is known to mix up my Earl Grey with Earl Grey Green tea and not have the water hot enough sometimes).



The food is tasty at Zimbel's, as well. From the muffins, croissants and the banana bread (with sunflower and cranberries = excellent!) to their lunch menu (I had the salad with grilled chicken once), it's all very fresh and good.

And the service, although still novice, is getting there.



Great place to try out instead of your usual coffee/tea train destination!

***My friend who recently tasted the "knee buckling" brownie had this to say about it:

"To classify its deliciousness and sugar power, I'd say it was a spectacular punch to the back of the head, kapow!" - Mack Carruthers

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tags: Adelaide, Andrew, Andrew Zimbel, Cafe, Coffee, Tea, Tim Hortons, Timmy's, Toronto, brownie, brownies, cafe in Toronto
categories: Breakfast, Coffee, Lunch, Tea, Toronto, catering
Friday 08.14.09
Posted by Smita Jacob
Comments: 15
 

Future Bakery & Cafe

Location:

483 Bloor St. W., Toronto

Cost: $10-15

Speaking of cake...

Future Bakery's Kahlua Truffle Cake is to die for....or to share with friends.



Great little cafe in the Annex, to hang out with the people you love until the wee hours of the morning...or until 2am, when they close :)

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tags: Bakery, Cafe, Cake, Future Bakery, Future Bakery's Kahlua Truffle Cake, Kahlua Truffle Cake, Toronto, Truffle
categories: Bakery, Cafe, Cake, Coffee, Dessert, Tea, Toronto
Friday 03.27.09
Posted by Smita Jacob
Comments: 4