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A limited edition “She’s a Bruin” box featuring one item from each of our speakers along with more from the Alumni Association, find out more below.
The “She’s a Bruin” box:
The “She’s a Bruin” box, will include one item from each of our speakers. The box will include a flavored syrup, provided by Genever, for gin drinks, a bag of “loyalty” coffee from Nguyen Coffee Supply, and a “Xelas” baseball cap, provided by House of Xelas, that is customized using UCLA blue and gold. There will also be two stickers inside the box representing the series, one of the stickers mentioned will be created from a winning design selected
Robust Developments in Seattle s Vietnamese Coffee Scene
A new spate of cafesâHello Em, Phin, Coffeeholic Houseâoffers Seattle more than caffeine (but also lots of caffeine).
By
Allecia Vermillion
Photography by
Amber Fouts
3/1/2021 at 8:30am
Hello Em and other newcomers enrich Seattle s coffee landscape with phin brewing, egg creme, and salted foam.Â
Yenvy Pham pulled her first shot of espresso just a few months ago, but sheâs already mastered the barista art of cheerful competence and sensible black attire. She leans across a gleaming white counter to present a classic ca phe sua da, iced coffee with condensed milk. âVietnamese coffee will hit you in your effing face,â she says. âItâs punchy and mouth-coatingâlike MSG!â
It’s been a banner week for new coffee shops, first with the debut of Glasser Coffee Co. in Brighton, and now with the opening of Cicada Coffee Bar in Cambridge’s Central Square. The Vietnamese coffee shop, which launched Friday morning, is fueled by Vietnamese women-owned roasters: Nguyen Coffee Supply in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Càphê Roasters in Philadelphia, Penn. The menu includes cappuccinos, coconut affogatos, and the Cicada Latte, but the honey mousse espresso, or cà phê trứng, looks particularly delightful. It’s traditionally prepared with egg yolks, condensed milk, coffee, and, in Cicada’s case, local knotweed honey instead of sugar. To eat, the cafe also has a variety of bánh mì sandwiches and pho salads, plus pastries from Butternut Bakery in Arlington. Orders can be placed for pickup here.
Cookbooks, beach reads and coffee-table books Add something to your loved one s bookshelf that reminds them of their favourite places. That could be a cookbook that captures a destination s flavours and stories. There are great contemporary and classic travel reads, too, such as
Into the Wild or Eat Pray Love. If your valentine doesn t want to do much reading, try a coffee-table book based on their favourite travel memories like Gray Malin: Italy or Eating, drinking and cooking What did your valentine love to eat and drink on their favourite holiday? If they love to cook, special ingredients may be the perfect gift.
7 Valentine’s Day gift ideas for the travel lover in your life Natalie Compton Loved and loathed, Valentine’s Day is a holiday that can bring stress or joy depending on whom you talk to. For some, that anxiety stems from struggling to find the right gift for a loved one. If your loved one loves travel, you’ve come to the right place. While vaccine distribution may give us a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, it’s still not safe to be taking your Valentine on a big, romantic vacation (although you can go ahead and plan one for the future). In the meantime, you can still appeal to their love of travel through a travel-related or travel-adjacent Valentine’s Day gift.