As Chinatown's closeby neighborhood, Little Italy has become smaller and smaller, and only those Italian restaurants, regular street fairs that happens every year along with a sign that says "Little Italy" could remind us its existence. The whole area is slowly being occupied by Chinese migrants. Therefore, I was quite confused when I was looking for this coffee place due to the fact that all the stores around were opened by Chinese! Herbal medicine shop, fish shop ...and NOLITA MART Espresso Bar & Gourmet Market was right next to a foot massage place, so it was kind of hard for me to imagine the market being here. NOLITA is short for NOrth of Little ITAly, but as mentioned before, being surrounded by signboards in Chinese created an interesting contrast with the vibe of the mart.
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Friday, July 26, 2013
【紐約・飲】被中國城吞吃之小義大利咖啡雜貨店: NOLITA MART Espresso Bar & Gourmet Market
As Chinatown's closeby neighborhood, Little Italy has become smaller and smaller, and only those Italian restaurants, regular street fairs that happens every year along with a sign that says "Little Italy" could remind us its existence. The whole area is slowly being occupied by Chinese migrants. Therefore, I was quite confused when I was looking for this coffee place due to the fact that all the stores around were opened by Chinese! Herbal medicine shop, fish shop ...and NOLITA MART Espresso Bar & Gourmet Market was right next to a foot massage place, so it was kind of hard for me to imagine the market being here. NOLITA is short for NOrth of Little ITAly, but as mentioned before, being surrounded by signboards in Chinese created an interesting contrast with the vibe of the mart.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
【飲・咖啡】我和咖啡的不解之緣
成長過程中每一段時期的記憶總是會和某種飲料緊緊聯結着。水果牛奶,波蜜果菜汁,綠奶茶,義美鮮奶茶,卻只有咖啡一直陪伴我到今天。
第一次接觸咖啡是小小孩的時候,印象中應該還沒上小學吧?那時全家人和外公去四舅公家做客。晚飯過後,大人開始泡起了咖啡,加了奶精和糖的咖啡看起來很像我最愛喝的奶茶,然後我就在外公的慫恿(外加看好戲)之下咕嚕嚕的喝光光了。結果換來的是整晚的徹夜未眠,還一直叫外公起床放卡通給我看。後來有一陣子媽媽也常買雀巢三合一咖啡,其實媽媽不太准我喝,但我有時會自己偷偷泡來飲用,就此開啓了我和咖啡的不解之緣。
Monday, May 20, 2013
Turning Point
近一年前,在和國中學弟妹喇賽了一堂課後,我寫下了給台灣音樂班孩子的七個忠告(也是給自己的忠告,)接著開始分享一些吃吃喝喝還有因為到處跑而生出的一些想法。然後開學了,研究所最後一年,除了履行最後的學生義務,我也需要做出一些決定。
從2003到2013,台北雖然是家,但一年中卻有九到十個月都在紐約。十年的時間讓紐約變成了我的另一個家,也在這個城市紮下了不淺的根。曾經以為自己會在這個創意超載的地方再留個幾年,我回紐約後便開始計劃,花了一個月的時間準備履歷,應徵面試了幾間音樂教室,設計個人網站,一直到年初也都還是以留下來的目標在前進,但一夜之間忽然大轉彎了。
我決定要回台灣定居了。
從2003到2013,台北雖然是家,但一年中卻有九到十個月都在紐約。十年的時間讓紐約變成了我的另一個家,也在這個城市紮下了不淺的根。曾經以為自己會在這個創意超載的地方再留個幾年,我回紐約後便開始計劃,花了一個月的時間準備履歷,應徵面試了幾間音樂教室,設計個人網站,一直到年初也都還是以留下來的目標在前進,但一夜之間忽然大轉彎了。
我決定要回台灣定居了。
Saturday, January 12, 2013
【紐約・飲】The Chipped Cup:有後花園和Tiffany藍的咖啡店

在西哈林區住了五年半,一直在等待一家讓我想久坐又空間舒適的咖啡店。左等右等,終於讓我盼到The Chipped Cup的到來 :D 在去年夏天 (2013)開張,在西148&149街之間Broadway上,入口隱身在lower level,若是沒有這塊牌子可能就會一直走過頭。雖然不是一般來紐約的遊客會拜訪的區域,不過如果你和我一樣是咖啡控,也想體驗一下紐約市中心高樓大廈之外的另一個面貌,我誠心推薦大家來坐坐。我個人非常喜歡他們的Latte還有Chai,以及現烤的可頌夾火腿和起士(大心)。光是Chai就有三種不同口味,有一般的,Dirty chai(大概就是chai味更重點),還有南瓜味的。不知道為什麼,他們的招牌設計很有仙履奇緣的風格,南瓜風味的chai也讓我不禁想到南瓜馬車(?)
I've been eagerly expecting a comfortable, spacious coffee shop I'd like to spend my time in since I moved to west harlem 5+ years ago. Then finally, The Chipped Cup came along! The Chipped Cup opened on Broadway between w148&149 Street in the summer of 2012. The entrance is hidden in the lower level. If not for this sign, I might very well missed the stairs. West harlem is not a typical destination to visit for tourists coming to NYC, but if you enjoy coffee like I do and would like to see a different side of NYC, I sincerely recommend people to check out this spot. They have 3 different flavors of Chai Latte, including regular chai, dirty chai, and pumpkin! Their logo design always makes me think of Cinderella. I guess pumpkin chai also reminds me of pumpkin cart? :P
Friday, January 11, 2013
【紐約・飲】[kahve] Hell's Kitchen的風格小咖啡店

第一次走進[kahve]是因為在轉角的鳥人Totto拉麵排隊等了很久,在店門口巧遇許久未見也在等著吃Totto的友人,並在他們的建議之下到轉彎處的咖啡店先坐坐,所以決定轉移陣地取暖先。
一開始還找不到,但看到門口的第一個想法是「唔~還蠻可愛的嘛 ..」
kahve是土耳其文「咖啡」的意思,除了一般的咖啡,拿鐵等等,店裡也有土耳其咖啡。因為通常這種有「特殊風情」的咖啡都要到專門料理餐廳才會有,在好奇心驅使之下,同行的好友就點了。
Friday, January 4, 2013
【紐約・飲】東咖啡館。Ost Cafe
【紐約・飲】心目中的第一:Oren's Roast
Oren's Daily Roast在紐約總共有九家分店,我自己最常去的是在NYU旁邊的超級小店面。因為就在校區內,所以門外經常大排長龍。我自己是每次只要在上課前還有五分鐘的時間,一定會去光顧,等待一杯好咖啡來提神醒腦。
Oren's Daily Roast has 9 branches in NYC. The super small chain next to NYU was the one I used to go to all the time. There was always a huge line because it was really close to school. I would definitely go get a cup of good coffee to wake myself up if I got 5 minutes before classes.
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