Hip to Write: Verve Cafe
Verve Café 1540 Pacific Avenue Downtown Santa Cruz This is a 3-star review. Hip. That’s how I’d describe Verve in a word. Just knowing that Verve is a hip place to go makes you hip, so being there...
View ArticleA Writer’s Hangout: Caffe Pergolesi
Caffe Pergolesi 418 Cedar Street Downtown Santa Cruz This is a 5-star review. Caffe Pergolesi is my new favorite place in Santa Cruz. Located on a side street of downtown, Perg’s is housed by a shabby...
View ArticleLulu’s Makes My Juices Flow
Lulu’s at the Octagon 118 Cooper St Downtown Santa Cruz This is a 4-star review. Lulu’s at the Octagon is one of downtown Santa Cruz’s more charming features. This little café is true to its...
View ArticleWhat A Student Needs: McHenry Library
Global Village Cafe at McHenry Library University of California, Santa Cruz This is a three-star review. The McHenry Library is probably my most productive spot. No matter what time of day, it’s full...
View ArticleToy Boat: Nostalgically Tacky
Toy Boat Dessert Café 401 Clement Street Inner Richmond District, San Francisco This is a 4-star review. I lived around the corner from Toy Boat for about three years and I fell in love with it. The...
View ArticleA 5-Star Rant: Café Flore
Café Flore 2298 Market St, between Sanchez St & 16th St The Castro, San Francisco This is a 5-star review. I’ve been coming here as long as I’ve lived in this city. I wrote a lot of my first novel...
View ArticleBrainwash: All A Writer Needs
This is a 3-star review Brainwash Cafe & Laundromat 1122 Folsom St, between 7th St & Langton St SoMa, San Francisco Brainwash isn’t really a very good place to write. The loud music gets...
View ArticleWrite All Day: The Pastry Cupboard
This is a 5-star review The Pastry Cupboard 1596 Market St at Van Ness Ave Mid-Market, San Francisco The divine fragrance of an on-site bakery wafts from the back as soon as you enter this mid-Market...
View ArticleInflux Cafe: A Diamond in the Rough
Influx Cafe 1948 Broadway Golden Hill Neighborhood, San Diego This is a five-star review. The Bay Area spoiled me. I’m used to San Francisco’s ample options for cool, comfortable, and functional cafes,...
View ArticleWrite & Bite at The Station
The Station 596 Pacific Avenue, Financial District/North Beach, San Francisco This is a 4-star review Despite the busy buzz, I received friendly, fast service and enjoyed a top-notch sandwich. Review...
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