Althouse: Not all Madison cafés are glamorous.

२२ ऑगस्ट, २००६

Not all Madison cafés are glamorous.

Or are they?

९ टिप्पण्या:

Tonya म्हणाले...: Did you go inside? Check it out if you haven't. There are several different rooms and they have different atmospheres and furnishings. The chairs are more comfy than in other coffee shops. Also,there are lamps on the tables, which I love because I often go to coffee shops to get work done.; २२/८/०६, ६:१८ PM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: I usually go to Espresso Royale, at the University end of State Street... now that they've got the air conditioning fixed. There are many good places in Madison though.; २२/८/०६, ७:४१ PM
Tonya म्हणाले...: I love Barriques too, but I like to go to a variety of coffee shops depending on what I plan to do (and whether I want to walk or drive there). It's often hard to work in Barriques because there's a lot going on.

I keep wondering about that Ben and Jerry's American Pie ice cream (see ad in side bar on the right). Has anybody tried that?; २२/८/०६, ८:०० PM
अनामित म्हणाले...: Actually, that place looks pretty cool. I like the fact that it's not quaint.; २२/८/०६, ८:३८ PM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: DTL: That's why I wrote "Or are they?"; २२/८/०६, १०:३६ PM
MadisonMan म्हणाले...: Well, I *did* like Dancing Grounds (although my neighbor found the coffee dreadful and the pastries worse). Eureka Joe's was great -- and I still sometimes stop at the Faux Joe's that's there now. My current fave, though, is Indie Coffee on Regent Street, even though I once wrote I hated the perkiness of the morning staff, I've come to enjoy it. And their iced coffee is great.; २३/८/०६, १:३१ PM
MadisonMan म्हणाले...: Dancing Grounds was on N. Allen, just around the corner from Regent St. It closed in early August. I don't think they ever recovered from trying to expand to two stores.; २४/८/०६, ७:५३ AM
Ann Althouse म्हणाले...: Dancing Grounds missed out on a chance for some nice free promotion on this blog when they advertised free internet, then didn't have it, and responded to the problem irritatingly. Here's the post I did -- scroll down -- which included pictures showing it as a cool place. I wrote:

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to punish them because the WiFi did not work. First, it asked for a password, and I went up and had to call "hello?" into the backroom to get a person to come out and let me know if I needed a password. She wrote down a 10-digit code for me to enter, but it still didn't work, after several tries. I went back up, had to call out again, and said the password wasn't working. Her response, in its entirety, was "I'm not an IT person." Arrgghh! At least say you're sorry. And give me a cookie or something!

"So I won't give them a free advertisement on my popular blog. And I will probably never come back here again. I will continue to frequent my favorite State Street cafés: Espresso Royale, Michelangelo's, and Fair Trade. Business owners, take note: do not disappoint the people who care about WiFi!"; २४/८/०६, ८:२७ AM
MadisonMan म्हणाले...: Yes, that expansion to just off State Street was ill-advised for many reasons. I think it was only open for about 2 months? The location just off Regent, though, was the closest coffee shop to my house, so I'm sorry to see it go. I wonder what the West High students will do for caffeine now -- they'll have to hike all the way to University or to Monroe St!; २४/८/०६, ९:१३ AM