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      Jill is American but lives in London with her British husband, Malcolm.  We met in 2003 at a dinner held by our Italian friend, Patrizia in an Umbrian hill town.  We became fast friends, and are still very close despite the distance that separates us.  Both Jill and Malcolm enjoy good food, and eating well.  [...]

      *The Local Report – Kaldi Coffee & Tea

      .8 miles, about 3 minutes (driving), or about 16 minutes (walking), from my home in Atwater Village.
      Small, medium or large.  Or maybe it’s just medium and large.  I can’t remember exactly.  The point is they’re not some kind of faux-Italian words made up for coffee sizes.  Very old-fashioned but Kaldi Coffee & Tea is a [...]

      Coffee With Your Dinner?

      Coffee cups, those old-fashioned very thick ceramic ones, sit upside down on their saucers as you slide into a booth, or sit down at a table.  A waitress named Bernice turns over your cup, and before you can answer in the affirmative to: “Coffee, hon’?” she skillfully fills it up right to the edge without [...]

      *The Local Report – The Village Bakery and Cafe

      .2 miles, about 59 seconds by car, or 5 minutes on foot from my home in Atwater Village.
      In many places in the world a bakery is often the nexus of a neighborhood.  A place where the locals meet to buy baked goods and bread.  Bread, the so-called ’staff of life,’ is inexpensive nourishment [...]

      *The Local Report – Gelato Bar

      2.2 miles, about 6 minutes from my home in Atwater Village.
      Gelato Bar(s) — there are actually two of them — come with a bit of a pedigree.  They’re owned by Chef Nancy Silverton’s sister, Gail, and Gail’s husband, Joel Gutman.  The first one has been open in Studio City for a number of [...]