Store Front Company might have papered the windows at the street level, but I’ve had a birdseye view of the progress of this new restaurant’s build out from my second-story treadmill perch. According to Facebook page, this new restaurant is slated to open this month. They have a few days left to see if they make it!
Store Front Company
January 27th, 2012
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Panaderia La Central, a.k.a. Central Bakery
January 26th, 2012
I never realized they had a location on North Avenue. I only know the location across from the California Blue Line stop. We stop by here to get super-cheap pastries. French loaves. Dallas has been getting the torta bread lately.
Also -
- Logan Square Walk (3/2010)
- Exploring Logan Square (3/2009)
- Panaderia la Central (2/2009)
- Getting Settled (11/2008)
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The Flower Firm
January 25th, 2012
What would you think this truck was for if you saw it parked outside a tall office building downtown? My first thought was armored truck. There’s a bank in that building. Or some sort of security?
Well, neither of these guesses are correct. The Flower Firm is a florist!
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Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
January 24th, 2012
finished 01.22.12
I thought I was going to be in love with this book, but I was just in like with it. Still found it amusing. I thought it was trying too hard in some parts.
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Blue Bottle Coffee Co
January 24th, 2012
When we were in San Francisco, I visited Blue Bottle Coffee. There’s so much hype about Blue Bottle Coffee and I wanted to check the beans out myself so I picked up two bags of whole coffee beans. One was called Giant Steps (organic coffee blend that is quite dark and chocolaty) and the other was Three Africans (a blend of Ugandan and two different Ethiopian coffees that has a chocolaty aroma and has hints of blueberries and cardamom). Both of these were really great. I want to get a french press so I can appreciate nice coffee like this more!
Big shocker lately is that if I have a cup of really great coffee and it’s brewed right, I don’t use milk or sugar! Do not let my staged creamer trick you. I really did not have any!
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