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The iconic Paris bookseller will open the café in an adjoining building this fall in partnership with Bob's Bake Shop. The Paris by Mouth food blog reported that the café "will serve locally roasted Café Lomi beans, fresh organic juices, hand-rolled bagels and bialys, American baked goods, and vegan and gluten-free dishes. This particular Bob's project will also have a British accent in the form of an afternoon tea menu with Postcard teas, finger sandwiches, scones with cream, and fresh sourdough crumpets."
"The space next door has been empty for over 30 years, and my father always wanted to rent it for a bookshop café," said owner Sylvia Whitman, daughter of legendary bookseller George Whitman. "When the owners of the neighboring building finally decided to rent it, it came down to another branch of the ice cream chain Amorino or us. We're really lucky they chose heart over money and went with Shakespeare & Company."
Marc Grossman, owner of Bob's, noted that there will also be literary touches including Shakespeare-stamped sugar cookies (traditional or gluten-free) with every cup of coffee, a special Shakespeare shake and picnic baskets filled with wine, cheese, picnic blanket and short story."
"We're hoping to have fun with the relationship between the café and bookshop. For now, the obvious things are events around food and book placements in the café," Whitman added.
In the early 1970s, George Whitman "had visitors make sketches of his dream café, which he intended to open in the adjacent building, if he ever managed to take it over," the New York Times wrote.
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