Showing posts with label coffee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coffee. Show all posts

Thursday 16 June 2016

Coffee & Cake


Sicilian coffee



 Mr Kipling's French fondant fancies



This and more foody illustrations can be found on my Instagram as part of the #100dayproject. Tag: #100daysfoodanddrink





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Monday 6 July 2015

Cool Coffee




Already twenty-four hours on the sunny island of Crete in Greece. After a good sleep, it's time to sip cool frappés whilst guarding our cookies from the relentless attack of pigeons.
Yesterday was a very long day, a 3am start in Amsterdam followed by a 6.20 am, three-and-a-half hour flight from Schipol to Heraklion. Arriving at our hotel, a refreshing swim in the mosaic hotel pool and friendly greetings from the hotel staff rejuvenated our spirits.
Dinner by the sea of: tzatziki, saganaki, calamari and a Greek Salad with a finale of the local firewater - raki, accompanied by luscious watermelon.









Photos by Alison Day


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Tuesday 21 April 2015

Spring Delight




Cannoli, topped with candied orange peel, accompanied by cappuccino by Alison Day



Below our favourite coffee place: Spinnato, in Palermo, which dates back to 1860. A lovely place to sit for morning coffee, an aperitif or to while away an afternoon.
Alongside the news stand, with its giant yo-yo-like planters.










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Monday 7 July 2014

Tuesday 20 April 2010

Bagels & Beans




New in the last few weeks to the centre of Groningen, is Bagels and Beans. This new eatery is part of a new franchise, with a total of twenty others so far throughout the Netherlands.

The interior is painted ochre yellow with images of bagel and beans. Seating is wooden chairs and tables, plus there is a large central table. There are magazines available in racks if you plan to kick back and relax.

On the tables you can find signs painted on oblong wooden bats with exclamations such as ‘Thirst’ on them which can be waived at the waiting staff, to attract attention and get service.

Drinks include all kinds of coffee such as mochachino, as well as all  kinds of fresh fruit juices, including an anti-stress one containing Royal Jelly.

Bagels come with a variety of fillings, including cream cheese, and the pastrami one (which my friend Kim had) came with cream cheese on the side in little dish.

They have a great selection of cakes, including fig cake and Brownies the size of a block of flats!

Bagels and Beans - Zwanestraat 30, 9712 CN Groningen







© Alison Day

First published in the Connections magazine #10 Winter 2006