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By Tay Tutes
This book of illustrations was made for Professor Pike’s Working On Site class in the spring of 2017 in Florence, Italy. This coloring book is intended for anyone who loves coffee and coloring! It was printed at Copisteria. I recommend Staedtler colored pencils, but who am I to tell you what to do?
Dedicated to my mom and my grandma, and all of my friends who talked to me despite the time difference.
In the motherland of espresso, here’s some tips on how Italian bars work! 1. You drink your coffee at the bar or counter, pay, and leave. In most bars, you’ll have to pay extra if you want to sit at a table. 2. If you want a latte, you should order a caffe latte, or you’ll just get a hot cup of milk. 3. Never order a milky coffee drink in the afternoon! You can do it, but they’ll judge you for it. (Honestly, I do it because I love caffe lattes and I just don’t care...) 4. In the evening, bars stop serving coffee drinks and host ‘aperitivo’, where you get a drink and food for between €8-15. It’s awesome and you should definitely take advantage of it.
Caffé
Gimlet
4 parts gin 1 part Rose’s lime juice lime wedge
Caffé latte
Sex on the Beach
1.5 oz vodka 0.5 oz Peach Schnapps 1.5 orange or pineaple juice 1.5 oz cranberry juice
Dirty Orgasm
1 part orange liqueur 1 part herbal liqueur 1 part Bailey’s Irish Cream
Caffé con panna e caramello
(Oxidized) Red Wine
1 bottle of red wine 2 weeks Regrets
Espresso Martini
1 ⅔ Parts Absolut Vodka ½ Part Kahlúa 1 ⅔ Parts Espresso Coffee (cold) ⅓ Part Simple Syrup 3 Whole Coffee Beans
La Menagere
A fan favorite, La Menagere is the perfect place to grab a coffee, eat lunch or dinner, buy flowers, or see live music at night. It’s open at basically all times of the day and it’s an especially great place to hole up and work for a couple of hours. Get: their brownie (it’s magical), €5; The Gerard Sandwich (bagel and lox), €6
Caffé Rosano
They’re right down the street from the main SRISA campus. They’re one of the few places that makes coffee American-style to go. They’re very friendly and inexpensive. Get: a large latte, it’s only €3!
Gorettas
The coffee shop right across the street from Pandolfini. The old woman that runs the place isn’t the friendliest and the balding man that works there always seems annoyed with you, but they are convenient and quick! (He might warm up to you by the end of the semester, if you’re nice.) Get: il rustico con spinaci (filo dough pastry filled with spinach and cheese), €2.50
The Bardini Gardens (Next page)
Enjoy one of the most amazing views (that doesn’t require you to climb 400+ stairs) from the caffé at the Bardini Gardens. The gardens are beautiful and you can look over the entire city of Florence from the balcony in their caffé while you enjoy a caffé latte for about 2.5x as much as it would cost anywhere else! (It was a pretty good drink, to their credit.)
Caffé Santo Spirito
Just down the street from the place where we had Italian classes, Caffé Santo Spirito was a go-to, especially during the first week of language intensive classes. The owners are super nice and they don’t charge you coperto (cover charge) to sit at a table. Get: caffé con panna e caramello (espresso with whipped cream and caramel), €1.50
Todo Modo
A bit of walk, Todo Modo is closer to The Arno River, past La Chiesa Di Santa Maria Novella. It has a cute book store with a coworking space and coffee shop in the back. They have fewer pastry selections, but tons of teas, coffees, wines, beers, and mixed drinks to offer. They also hang plants from their cieling! Get: the shaken iced coffee, â‚Ź3