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It also happens to be one of the few remaining places in the Bay where you can get a big steak (or roast turkey, or corned-beef-and-cabbage) dinner for around $20.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, of special relevance to our interests, the place stays open late, too — until 11 p.m. on weekends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, the crowd at Harry’s, at a little past 9 p.m. on a recent Friday, didn’t exactly \u003ci>feel\u003c/i> like a crowd. There wasn’t much of a line at this late hour, and because the cavernous dining room is so big, only about a third of the tables were occupied. It was one of the more diverse dining rooms I’ve been in for a while, ethnically and racially (an even split between Black, white, Latino and Asian), if not in terms of age. Indeed, apart from one lone table of teens, our middle-aged crew appeared to be the only party in the entire restaurant under the age of 60. One cushy booth was occupied by a group of older ladies in matching custodial uniforms. A number of solo diners quietly ate their plates of roast beef and mashed potatoes by themselves — tired and contemplative at the end of a long workday, it seemed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This, too, is part of the restaurant’s charm. The San Leandro hofbrau — along with the original Redwood City location, which dates back to the 1950s — is one of the few Bay Area restaurants where you can walk in with a group of 10 or 15 at 10 o’clock on a Saturday night and have everyone seated and enjoying a hot meal within a matter of minutes. For a big, casual family reunion, last-minute birthday party or after-work group-decompression session, Harry’s is an easy crowdpleaser.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13988037\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13988037\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Harrys_Hofbrau_2.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration: Two men sit in a leather booth over a large spread of roast meats and mashed potatoes.\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Harrys_Hofbrau_2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Harrys_Hofbrau_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Harrys_Hofbrau_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Harrys_Hofbrau_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Harrys_Hofbrau_2-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">There isn’t much of a crowd at Harry’s Hofbrau late at night — which makes is perfect for an impromptu gathering. The restaurant stays open until 11 p.m. on weekends. \u003ccite>(Briana Loewinsohn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The heart of the carvery is the cafeteria-style steam table counter where diners can choose from a dizzying array of roasted meats, the most popular of which are the turkey (for a Thanksgiving anytime vibe), the roast beef and the corned beef — normally a Thursday dinner special, but served all week long in the lead-up to St. Patrick’s Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most devoted Harry’s loyalist in our group stuck with her usual rotisserie chicken dinner, which she described as being just like the more famous turkey dinner “but cheaper \u003ci>and\u003c/i> tastier.” For about $17, you get a half a chicken, a huge mound of mashed potatoes soaked in your choice of beef or turkey gravy (both excellent), a dinner roll and an additional side of your choosing. While you don’t come to a place like Harry’s expecting complicated spices or pasture-raised birds, the dark meat on that chicken was tender and succulent, the gravy made up for the slight dryness of the breast, and the skin was especially well seasoned and delicious — all in all, several steps up from a Boston Market (or your local equivalent).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The house-cured corned beef and cabbage, meanwhile, was just fine — sliced thick, generously portioned, and tasty enough, especially when drenched in the house au jus. The accompanying cabbage, carrots and potatoes were just plainly boiled, though. You’ll have to doctor them up with salt and butter at the table if you find them bland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b2b2b;font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13987415,arts_13963093,arts_13953224']\u003c/span>\u003c/span>My favorite, by far, was the Santa Maria–style tri tip — a nod to California’s own homegrown style of barbecue — which Harry’s serves as a special on Friday nights. Even carved off the small nub of the roast left over at the end of the night, the thin slices of beef were still perfectly tender and pink, with a pronounced smoky flavor that lingered on the tongue. It was fantastic soaked in au jus, with a dab of the bottled horseradish cream available on each table.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Pro tip: You can always ask for more au jus or gravy. Don’t make the same mistake I did, confidently walking up to a dispenser in the dining area to pour myself a tub. Those are hot \u003ci>coffee \u003c/i>dispensers, not au jus or gravy dispensers — though I can’t be the only one who’s suggested that those would be an amazing amenity.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The restaurant’s other signature is its mashed potatoes, which aren’t “gourmet” in any way, but look just like a version you might see on a 1950s picture postcard, and taste just as rich and nostalgic. While none of the other side dishes we tried were strictly \u003ci>delicious\u003c/i>, the range of hot and cold options on the steam table is another part of what makes the Harry’s experience fun and vaguely buffet-like. For balance, I’d recommend getting some kind of green vegetable: I liked the mixed grilled veggies (exactly like you’d get at a backyard cookout) better than the limp Caesar salad with oddly soft croutons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’ll want to save a little bit of room for dessert too. Even though my tablemates mocked my enthusiasm for the blueberry pie — which they, in their ignorance, deemed too thick-crusted and overly sweet — I can never resist ordering a slice. This night’s specimen was especially perfect-looking, like a cartoon drawing of a slice of pie, with its crinkly sparkly-sugar topping and thick filling of glistening berries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I polished off most of the pie by myself, with a cup of strong hot coffee. Like just about everything else at Harry’s, it tasted like the most pleasant memory.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/harryshofbrausanleandro/\">\u003ci>Harry’s Hofbrau\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> is open Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m. and Friday to Saturday 11 a.m.–11 p.m. at 14900 E. 14th St. in San Leandro. The restaurant’s \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/harryshofbraurwc/\">\u003ci>other location\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>, at 1909 El Camino Real in Redwood City, is open until 11 p.m. one additional night, on Thursdays.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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The Berkeley staple stays open until midnight on weekends. \u003ccite>(Briana Loewinsohn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/the-midnight-diners\">\u003ci>The Midnight Diners\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> is a regular collaboration between KQED food editor Luke Tsai and graphic novelist \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thiendog/?hl=en\">\u003ci>Thien Pham\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>. Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Area’s after-hours dining scene. This week, guest artist \u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brianabreaks/?hl=en\">\u003ci>Briana Loewinsohn\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> joined the burger party.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lit up like a beacon on the corner of Telegraph and Woolsey in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/berkeley\">Berkeley\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.eatsmokehouse.com/\">Smokehouse\u003c/a> is a picture-postcard image of a classic American burger shack: the big, red, retro diner–style sign; the no-frills menu; the string lights twinkling over the cluster of picnic tables in back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent chilly Friday night, we could smell the smoke and the charred meat from all the way down the block. Jackpot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’d come because we were in the mood for a fast food–style char-grilled burger — and, like generations of Berkleyans before us, we knew that Smokehouse was \u003ci>the \u003c/i>spot to satisfy that craving, especially after 10 or 11 o’clock at night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Open since 1951, the restaurant has a frozen-in-time quality that we found incredibly charming. The one of us who’d been a Smokehouse regular as a high schooler in the ’90s spotted only a handful of visible changes: Now, you order outside from a guy manning a tablet set up on a wheelie cart instead of lining up inside the restaurant itself. There’s now an Impossible Burger on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.eatsmokehouse.com/menu/\">menu\u003c/a>. And, after a \u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2020/11/20/the-smokehouse-berkeley-burger-restaurant-reopening\">post-fire renovation\u003c/a> during the pandemic, the grassy back patio has gotten a nice little makeover — if you come earlier in the day, there are always a bunch of kids running around on the lawn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One other gesture to modernity: Smokehouse now has one of those \u003ca href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/IndustrialDesign/comments/hlr50d/what_you_guys_think_about_this_freestyle_coke/\">Coke Freestyle machines\u003c/a> — a relatively rare sighting in the non-movie-theater wilds — adding 60-some flavors’ worth of whimsy and mad science to your burger shop experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Otherwise, the place feels more or less the same as it always has. Even as the prices have crept up over the years, the burgers and hot dogs are still shockingly inexpensive by Bay Area standards — less than $9, for instance, for a double cheeseburger. Now, as always, the restaurant is the kind of place where \u003ci>everyone \u003c/i>in Berkeley goes. During our visit, we saw a multi-generational Filipino family, a handful of elderly couples who seemed like they lived in the neighborhood, a pack of teens, a couple of professor types, and several college kids enjoying the last gasp of their winter break. It was a nice, welcoming vibe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13985784\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13985784\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Smokehouse_2.jpg\" alt='Exterior of a burger shack lit up at night. The retro-style red sign reads, \"Smokehouse.\"' width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Smokehouse_2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Smokehouse_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Smokehouse_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/Smokehouse_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restaurant has been open on the corner of Telegraph and Woolsey since 1951. \u003ccite>(Briana Loewinsohn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Let’s be real, though: If you’ve come to Smokehouse, it’s probably because you want to see your food get set on fire. The big sign outside touts the restaurant’s “flame-grilled” hot dogs and burgers, and that’s something the line cooks take seriously. Every minute or so, the entire grill bursts into massive flames, engulfing everything on it. And that’s the taste I crave: The cheeseburgers at Smokehouse are super-simple (my order is lettuce, diced onion, caramelized onion, hold the tomato, add a little tub of cherry peppers on the side), but the deep smoky, charred flavor that they get on the patties is tough to beat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b2b2b;font-weight: 400\">\u003cb>\u003cstrong>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13985042,arts_13983249,arts_13954597']\u003c/span>\u003c/strong>\u003c/b>\u003c/span>The fire-grilling also makes for some of the tastiest hot dogs in town — snappy and juicy, but with that extra dimension of smokiness like you get when you cook over a campfire. (Be forewarned that when they ask if you want everything on your hot dog, they really do mean \u003ci>everything \u003c/i>— we probably could have done with a little less relish, onions and ketchup.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So it went with the rest of what we ordered. Everything was better, or at least as good, as it needed to be: the thick-cut fries that were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The extra-crunchy, frizzled onion rings that were cooked perfectly so you could bite through them cleanly. The savory, bean-forward chili with exactly the right texture for adhering to your fries or hot dog. The just-thick-enough straight chocolate shake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not a “gourmet” destination meal by any stretch. But on many, many nights, it’s exactly the meal that hits the spot.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eatsmokehouse.com/\">\u003ci>Smokehouse\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> is open Mon. to Thursday 10:30 a.m.–11 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 10:30 a.m.–midnight and Sun. 10:30 a.m.–10 p.m. at 3115 Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Area’s after-hours dining scene. This week, they were joined by guest artist — and longtime Nation’s enthusiast — Briana Loewinsohn. \u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://nationsrestaurants.com\">Nation’s Giant Hamburgers and Great Pies\u003c/a> probably doesn’t need much of an introduction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Particularly if you grew up in the East Bay, chances are there was one of these fast food diners in or near your hometown. Maybe it was where your family went to grab a quick dinner when no one felt like cooking, or where the Little League coach would bring the team for post-game burgers and shakes. In high school, you might have spent hours there after school, multiple times a week, just shooting the shit with friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And for a wide swath of the Bay, the local Nation’s was almost certainly one of the only places in town where you could order a slice of pie or a full breakfast plate at 1 or 2 o’clock in the morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So when we saw that the chain’s original location in San Pablo is still open 24/7, we knew we had to pay a visit. The restaurant opened in 1952 as a tiny, \u003ca href=\"https://nationsrestaurants.com/our-story\">six-stool hot dog counter\u003c/a> (originally called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Nations-Giant-Hamburgers-East-Bay-16211282.php\">Harvey’s\u003c/a>”). The current, and much larger, iteration of the building sits across the street from the (also 24-hour) San Pablo Lytton Casino, and when you pull up after dark, it looks very much like the image of the quintessential diner that I hold in my mind’s eye: a squat, brick-faced beacon in the night, all aglow with red and white neon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13958936\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13958936\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nations_2.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration: The exterior of a Nation's fast food burger restaurant, lit up in neon at night.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nations_2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nations_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nations_2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nations_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nations_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Nations_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original San Pablo location of Nation’s is still open 24/7. \u003ccite>(Briana Loewinsohn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On a recent Thursday night, the crowd inside was about 40% young families out late with their kids, 40% chatty high schoolers and 20% very hungry middle-aged men (salute to my people), with their diner breakfast plates \u003ci>and\u003c/i> chili con carne \u003ci>and\u003c/i> banana cream pie spread out on the table like some midcentury still life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than anything, it seemed to be a strictly locals kind of place – Nation’s, as a rule, is not much of a destination restaurant. “I guess you guys are from out of town,” the woman next to us in line said, laughing, not unkindly, when she saw us taking photos of the pie case and gawking at the menu with a little bit too much excitement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If in doubt, you’ll probably just want to order a cheeseburger. So many Bay Area people talk up In-N-Out, our most celebrated SoCal import, that it’s easy to forget that Nation’s is the Bay’s own homegrown — and arguably superior — fast food burger chain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Nation’s cheeseburger has its own particular architecture. It has a surprising heft, mostly attributable to the thick, 5-ounce patty, but the main points of distinction are 1) the massive dollop of mayonnaise slathered underneath the patty and 2) the thick rounds of crunchy raw onion that provide a sharp counterpoint to the salty, fatty beef and cheese. (Ignore the wrongheaded people who try to convince you that it’s “too much onion.”) It’s a tasty, well-constructed burger — and if you’re feeling decadent, the fried egg and the uncommonly crispy bacon are both excellent add-ons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b2b2b;font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13958466,arts_13954597,arts_13956683']\u003c/span>\u003c/span>We found the rest of the menu to be a little bit hit or miss. The fries were mediocre. The onion rings, while piping hot, were crumbly and underseasoned, and fell apart when we tried to eat them. The Oreo milkshake, on the other hand, was fantastic, with the ideal, slurpable thickness. And the classic breakfast plates — available in One-Egger, Two-Egger and Three-Egger permutations — are as solid as they come for an after-midnight breakfast option, with properly runny fried eggs and more of that good bacon (even if the hash browns were a bit pale and limp).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our apologies, though, that we’ve gone this far without talking about Nation’s second biggest claim to fame: its pies.To be more specific, the strawberry pies, which the chain sells each spring and early summer as part of a big seasonal promotion that also features strawberry pancakes, strawberry French toast, strawberry cheesecake and straight-up bowls of strawberries (the quaintest, and most Bay Area, option).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stunner, though, is the individual-size strawberry tart: a fairly standard pie shell with a mound of whole, fresh strawberries piled probably six inches high, ringed with spray-can whipped cream and coated in goopy red glaze — a pleasing juxtaposition in the way it’s both natural \u003ci>and \u003c/i>unnatural. Despite the glop, the luxuriousness of this Nation’s pie is that you’re essentially just eating a whole pint’s worth of surprisingly sweet, ripe strawberries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I suppose that’s Bay Area diner culture, in a nutshell. And to be able to eat such a pie, and such a burger, at 3 o’clock in the morning? It’s what makes Nation’s a Bay Area classic.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://nationsrestaurants.com/\">\u003ci>Nation’s\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci> has 28 locations in Northern California, mostly concentrated in the East Bay (plus two in Texas). The original San Pablo location at 13296 San Pablo Dam Rd. is open 24/7.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954605\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954605\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_dog_2000px-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of two men eating hot dogs standing up, inside the hot dog shop. 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Follow them each week as they explore the hot pot restaurants, taco carts and 24-hour casino buffets that make up the Bay Area’s after-hours dining scene. This week, guest artist \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brianabreaks/?hl=en\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Briana Loewinsohn\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> joins the excursion.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you attended UC Berkeley, or spent any significant amount of time near campus, then Top Dog requires no introduction. Open since 1966, the original Durant Avenue location is just a slip of a no-frills hot dog joint, with a bar of self-serve condiments and toppings and a small counter where maybe three diners, tops, can stand shoulder-to-shoulder while housing some classic all-beef wieners. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">For generations of Berkeleyites, however, the place is magic. People always want to start with Chez Panisse when telling the city’s illustrious food history, but in its own way, Top Dog is just as much of a quintessentially Berkeley restaurant, with its jaunty wiener-in-a-top-hat logo, offbeat libertarian propaganda posters (“Discard Statism. Unbend the Knee!”) and gruff grill cooks who brook no bullshit. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Dog has \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Top-Dog-Berkeley-libertarian-aid-coronavirus-15200903.php\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">endured\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for all these years, through various \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2017/08/13/berkeleys-top-dog-fires-employee-went-white-nationalist-rally\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">controversies\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and nightmarish street parking, for one simple reason: The hot dogs themselves are so damn good. Especially when you walk into the shop at 2 a.m., when every other restaurant in the vicinity is closed, there isn’t a more beautiful sight than the Top Dog flat-top, which is always piled high with dozens of sizzling sausages — more than you would think is advisable to cook at one time. But those grillmasters know what they’re doing. For as long as I’ve lived in the Bay Area, packages of cold Top Dog franks have been easy enough to buy and cook at home. They just never taste as good as they do at the mothership.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13954606\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13954606\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2.jpg\" alt='Exterior of a hot dog restaurant. The \"Top Dog\" sign has a logo of a hot dog wearing a top hat.' width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/03/Top_Dog_2000px-2-1920x1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The original Berkeley location has been open since 1966. \u003ccite>(Briana Loewinsohn)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are 11 different sausages on the menu, each of them with their own brigade of loyalists. The original kosher all-beef dogs are, of course, unimpeachable, with that snappiness to their casing that’s at the heart of the restaurant’s almost-60-year legacy. If you eat pork, though? Allow me to recommend the garlic frankfurter, which boasts a 75/25 mix of beef and pork and fresh garlic in the sausage itself, resulting in the juiciest, most flavorful dog of them all.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b2b2b;font-weight: 400\">[aside postID='arts_13954112,arts_13930727,arts_13914585']\u003c/span>Really, though, it’s hard to go wrong. The hot links are excellent, more akin to spicy frankfurters than the kind of thing you’d get a barbecue spot. If you’d like something a little softer and squishier, the bockwurst has your name written on it. And, with apologies to anyone from Chicago or New York, I’m convinced that Top Dog’s crusty, well-toasted sesame-seed French rolls might be the greatest hot dog bun of them all. They just have the perfect amount of airiness and chew.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The best thing about eating a Top Dog at 1 o’clock in the morning is the simplicity of the meal. The dogs don’t really need anything added, though a tub of the mild, creamy potato salad makes for a nice side. And the standard, serve-yourself condiments station, in its own way, stays true to the restaurant’s libertarian spirit. Want to drench your hot dog with ketchup like you’re a small child? No one will judge you here.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You would think that this slice of campus around Durant and Telegraph avenues would be a gold mine for after-hours deliciousness, but the options are surprisingly sparse. There’s Kingpin Donuts (a late-night legend in its own right), a couple of pizzerias, a boba shop — and, honestly, not much else of note. Gourmet sports bars, fancified Taco Bells, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kqedfood/p/Ct4ciTYR5-t/?img_index=1\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">late-night coffee shops\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and “Munchie”-themed meal delivery services have come and gone and come again, but at the end of a long, hungry night, Top Dog is still the king. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">May it reign for many years to come.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.topdoghotdogs.com/\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Dog’s\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> original Berkeley location is at 2543 Durant Ave. in Berkeley. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>Really, though, it’s hard to go wrong. The hot links are excellent, more akin to spicy frankfurters than the kind of thing you’d get a barbecue spot. If you’d like something a little softer and squishier, the bockwurst has your name written on it. And, with apologies to anyone from Chicago or New York, I’m convinced that Top Dog’s crusty, well-toasted sesame-seed French rolls might be the greatest hot dog bun of them all. They just have the perfect amount of airiness and chew.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">The best thing about eating a Top Dog at 1 o’clock in the morning is the simplicity of the meal. The dogs don’t really need anything added, though a tub of the mild, creamy potato salad makes for a nice side. And the standard, serve-yourself condiments station, in its own way, stays true to the restaurant’s libertarian spirit. Want to drench your hot dog with ketchup like you’re a small child? No one will judge you here.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">You would think that this slice of campus around Durant and Telegraph avenues would be a gold mine for after-hours deliciousness, but the options are surprisingly sparse. There’s Kingpin Donuts (a late-night legend in its own right), a couple of pizzerias, a boba shop — and, honestly, not much else of note. Gourmet sports bars, fancified Taco Bells, \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kqedfood/p/Ct4ciTYR5-t/?img_index=1\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">late-night coffee shops\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and “Munchie”-themed meal delivery services have come and gone and come again, but at the end of a long, hungry night, Top Dog is still the king. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">May it reign for many years to come.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.topdoghotdogs.com/\">\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Top Dog’s\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/a>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> original Berkeley location is at 2543 Durant Ave. in Berkeley. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m.–2 a.m., Friday 10 a.m.–3 a.m., Saturday 11 a.m.–3 a.m. and Sunday 11 a.m.–2 a.m. \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"title": "Please, Don’t Forget Me: Cafes We Have Lost",
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"content": "\u003cp>I was born and grew up in the East Bay. We have seen a lot of change in the last ten years. A lot of great new places have opened, but we have also lost so many beloved establishments. What I covet most are the big, spacious cafes where you could sit for hours and work or do nothing — or a little of both. This piece is a love letter to the places that raised me. They haunt me in the best way possible, and I miss them like crazy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930738\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration: A man and his young daughter stroll outside of a cafe whose green and white striped facade reads, "Caffe Mediterraneum." This is the lead panel for a comic titled "Please, Don't Forget Me: Cafes We Have Lost," by Briana Loewinsohn\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930736\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2.jpg\" alt=\"This panel is dated "1987." Balding father and young daughter order at the cafe counter where colorful flavored syrups are displayed in the back. The store employee is wearing a black t-shirt that says, "The Cure." "A cappuccino please," says the dad. "And a lime Italian soda, please," says the girl.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930735\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3.jpg\" alt=\"The father, wearing a green A's shirt, sits at a table in the cafe with his daughter, who looks down at her glass of soda.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930734\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4.jpg\" alt=\"The dad is now daydreaming. In a sepia-toned thought bubble he pictures the cafe as it was during the 1960s.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930733\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5.jpg\" alt=\"The daydream bubble now takes over the entire panel. Beatnik-looking types lounge in the cafe, smoking and drinking coffee. The dad in his younger days sports a big, poofy hairstyle and wears a vest over his green, 60s-style button-down.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930732\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6.jpg\" alt=\"Still in his daydream, the dad walks over to two African American men seated at another table. He daps up the one with a beard wearing a turtleneck. The other, in glasses, holds a cigarette over an ashtray.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930731\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7.jpg\" alt=\"Still in the daydream, the dad now sits next to an attractive, smiling young woman holding a cigarette between her fingers. The two appear to be flirting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8.jpg\" alt=\"Back in the present day, the dad stares off into space. Both his coffee cup and the soda glass are now empty. Just outside the panel, the daughter says, "Dad?" "Dad, our drinks are empty."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930780\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit.jpg\" alt=\"Roused from his daydream, the dad says, "Oh. Well, let's hit the road, girl." The two are still seated in the cafe. Above them, a plaque reads, "Caffe Mediteraneum, 1956–2022"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930728\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note.jpg\" alt=\"A handwritten note reads, "The Med was a place for poets and revolutionaries. Later it was a place for college students and ex-revolutionaries. My dad loved it no matter what. He loved it in the '60s, talking about People's Park with Bobby Seale. He loved it when he dragged us to see how Telegraph Avenue fared after the Rodney King riots. He loved it because it's what he knew. Berkeley native and divorcee, why would he go anywhere else? He took us because where else could we go and just BE for a minute. Where else can you take a kid if you have them all day one Saturday a month? The Ashby Flea Market and the Med. The single dad special. I thought those murals would never ever crumble. We all did."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930798\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title.jpg\" alt=\"Title panel for a comic shows a glass of foam-topped hot chocolate and a camcorder on a table against a brick wall. The text reads, "Please, Don't Forget Me: Cafes We Have Lost" and underneath that, "Au Coquelet".\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930761\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1.jpg\" alt=\"In this illustrated comic panel (labeled "1997"), we seen two teenage girls — a brunette and a blonde — through the viewfinder of a camcorder. The two girls are drawing in their sketchbooks. "Are you recording?" asks the brown-haired girl. "Yes. Tell us who the real Briana is," says the person holding the camcorder.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930760\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2.jpg\" alt=\"Still framed in the viewfinder, Briana says, "Okay. Well, Jacob — oh dang, it's...Ponytail Guy!"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930759\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3.jpg\" alt=\"A young man with a blonde ponytail and a keychain attached to his gray pants walks past the three friends' table holding a tray. Briana (in a red shirt) covers her mouth and nudges her friend.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930758\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4.jpg\" alt=\"The two girls turn their attention back to their sketchpads. The camcorder guy — wearing glasses and a brown plaid shirt — says, "Hot chocolate time?" Briana says, "And avocado cheese sandwich?" Blonde-haired girl says, "I got five on it."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930757\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5.jpg\" alt=\"Briana peers at the cafe's counter display of baked goods: biscotti in a glass jar, a linzer torte with a wedge cut out of it, the last two remaining slices of a cheesecake.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930756\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6.jpg\" alt=\"Ponytail guy and a curly red-haired employee look on from behind the counter as Briana walks away with her sandwich and hot chocolate. "Thanks!" she says. On the counter are a few scattered coins and crumpled bills. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930755\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7.jpg\" alt=\"Seen through the camcorder viewfinder again, Briana walks back to her table. Off screen, Jacob says, "Watch Briana drop all this stuff!" "I hate you," Briana says in response.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930754\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8.jpg\" alt=\"A panned out view from outside the window shows the three friends laughing and chattering away. The awning above reads, "SOUP SALADS OMEL". Underneath, a plaque reads, "Au Coquelet, 1976–2020"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930753\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note.jpg\" alt=\"A handwritten note reads, "We ended up at Au Coquelet pretty regularly because it was only a couple blocks from: Mod Lang, Comic Relief, 2am Chinese (I never learned the real name of that place), Paper Heaven, and the UC Theater. It had a lot of tables filled with people who seemed like adults. Being adults. Having adult conversations. Au Coquelet had items that felt fancy like Linzer Torte and steamed almond milk. We drifted in, settled down. Drew, made fun of each other. Made fun of other patrons. Made fun of people playing Dungeons and Dragons. Played Dungeons and Dragons. We escaped our homes, planned for life after high school. We made each other laugh. I'll miss those nights without end."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930797\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title.jpg\" alt=\"Title panel for a comic shows a green sketchpad, a pencil and a white disposable coffee cup on a round table. The text reads, "Please, Don't Forget Me: Cafes We Have Lost" and underneath that, "Gaylord's Caffe and Espresso".\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930776\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1.jpg\" alt=\"In a comics panel labeled "2004," a woman wearing a similar red shirt — but older now, with shorter hair — walks into a coffee shop with a worried expression, holding a sketchpad. An older Black gentleman with a white beard sits on a bench near the entrance reading a newspaper. The lettering on the window, seen in reverse, is cut off but the visible portion reads, "GAYL...CAFFE...BREWING"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930775\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2.jpg\" alt=\"The woman — Briana as an adult — sits at a table and starts sketching. The older Black gentleman gets up to return his empty coffee cup.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930774\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3.jpg\" alt=\"2005: Now wearing a striped tank top, Briana sits in the same coffee shop but is now joined by a friend — an Asian guy wearing a "Math Olympiad" t-shirt. The two are laughing and talking as they draw. The same older Black gentleman from the previous panel sits on his bench reading the paper.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4.jpg\" alt=\"2006: The two friends are still drawing in the same coffee shop. The friend, now in a black T-shirt, waves at a man in an A's cap and orange jacket who is waving back from outside the window. Briana, now in a green shirt, says, "Bro. That's him. Don't say anything!"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5.jpg\" alt=\"2014: The two friends are drawing in the same coffee shop, now joined by a toddler who climbs onto a chair to reach a Ms. Pac-Man arcade console. "Careful, Janie Bear," says the friend, now wearing glasses, jeans, flip flops, and a different black t-shirt. The toddler, who has short pigtails, says, "Uncle Thien! It's exciiiting." Briana, busy drawing, doesn't look up as she says, "She's fine, bro." \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6.jpg\" alt=\"2016: Briana stands on a stool to hang up a poster that reads, "Shirts + Prints by Thien and Briana" on the wall, probably of the same coffee shop. Holding a roll of masking tape, Thien (the friend) helps from below. A t-shirt pinned to a clothesline above depicts a man holding a bowling ball and reads, "Picture Me Bowling."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930770\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7.jpg\" alt=\"2017: Two kids — the younger one with red hair and freckles — sit in front of what appear to be cups of hot chocolate topped with giant mounds of whipped cream and sprinkles. The older sister says, "Sonny! It might be hot." Briana, older now with glasses and her hair in a bun, sits at the same table across from Thien, still drawing. "He's fine, Janie," she says.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930769\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_8.jpg\" alt=\"Briana in glasses and overall shorts stands outside of the coffee shop with a sad look on her face. The sign on the door says, "CLOSED," and the window lettering now clearly reads, "Gaylord's Caffe Espresso, brewing since 1976!" A plaque overhead reads, "Gaylord's Caffe Espresso, 1976–2020."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_8.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930768\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_9_Note.jpg\" alt=\"A handwritten note reads, "I probably went to Gaylord's when I was little, but I don't remember it. When I moved back to the Bay in 2004 I had no one to draw with and nowhere to draw. Gaylord's was the spot. It had good hours and nice people. At first I drew alone, then I drew with my new bestie. We made comics and art. We lived our 20s and 30s at that cafe. I had kids, we drew, we hung our art and took it down, we were pals with the baristas and the regulars, we drew some more. And then in the early pandemic, it was closed. Without warning. We tried to buy the Ms. Pac-Man machine, but that never panned out."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_9_Note.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_9_Note-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_9_Note-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_9_Note-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_9_Note-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_9_Note-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brianabreaks/\">Briana Loewinsohn\u003c/a> is an American cartoonist. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>I was born and grew up in the East Bay. We have seen a lot of change in the last ten years. A lot of great new places have opened, but we have also lost so many beloved establishments. What I covet most are the big, spacious cafes where you could sit for hours and work or do nothing — or a little of both. This piece is a love letter to the places that raised me. They haunt me in the best way possible, and I miss them like crazy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930738\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration: A man and his young daughter stroll outside of a cafe whose green and white striped facade reads, "Caffe Mediterraneum." This is the lead panel for a comic titled "Please, Don't Forget Me: Cafes We Have Lost," by Briana Loewinsohn\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930736\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2.jpg\" alt=\"This panel is dated "1987." Balding father and young daughter order at the cafe counter where colorful flavored syrups are displayed in the back. The store employee is wearing a black t-shirt that says, "The Cure." "A cappuccino please," says the dad. "And a lime Italian soda, please," says the girl.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930735\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3.jpg\" alt=\"The father, wearing a green A's shirt, sits at a table in the cafe with his daughter, who looks down at her glass of soda.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930734\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4.jpg\" alt=\"The dad is now daydreaming. In a sepia-toned thought bubble he pictures the cafe as it was during the 1960s.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930733\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5.jpg\" alt=\"The daydream bubble now takes over the entire panel. Beatnik-looking types lounge in the cafe, smoking and drinking coffee. The dad in his younger days sports a big, poofy hairstyle and wears a vest over his green, 60s-style button-down.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930732\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6.jpg\" alt=\"Still in his daydream, the dad walks over to two African American men seated at another table. He daps up the one with a beard wearing a turtleneck. The other, in glasses, holds a cigarette over an ashtray.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930731\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7.jpg\" alt=\"Still in the daydream, the dad now sits next to an attractive, smiling young woman holding a cigarette between her fingers. The two appear to be flirting.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_7-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930730\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8.jpg\" alt=\"Back in the present day, the dad stares off into space. Both his coffee cup and the soda glass are now empty. Just outside the panel, the daughter says, "Dad?" "Dad, our drinks are empty."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930780\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit.jpg\" alt=\"Roused from his daydream, the dad says, "Oh. Well, let's hit the road, girl." The two are still seated in the cafe. Above them, a plaque reads, "Caffe Mediteraneum, 1956–2022"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_9-edit-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930728\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note.jpg\" alt=\"A handwritten note reads, "The Med was a place for poets and revolutionaries. Later it was a place for college students and ex-revolutionaries. My dad loved it no matter what. He loved it in the '60s, talking about People's Park with Bobby Seale. He loved it when he dragged us to see how Telegraph Avenue fared after the Rodney King riots. He loved it because it's what he knew. Berkeley native and divorcee, why would he go anywhere else? He took us because where else could we go and just BE for a minute. Where else can you take a kid if you have them all day one Saturday a month? The Ashby Flea Market and the Med. The single dad special. I thought those murals would never ever crumble. We all did."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Med_10_Note-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930798\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title.jpg\" alt=\"Title panel for a comic shows a glass of foam-topped hot chocolate and a camcorder on a table against a brick wall. The text reads, "Please, Don't Forget Me: Cafes We Have Lost" and underneath that, "Au Coquelet".\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_Title-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930761\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1.jpg\" alt=\"In this illustrated comic panel (labeled "1997"), we seen two teenage girls — a brunette and a blonde — through the viewfinder of a camcorder. The two girls are drawing in their sketchbooks. "Are you recording?" asks the brown-haired girl. "Yes. Tell us who the real Briana is," says the person holding the camcorder.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930760\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2.jpg\" alt=\"Still framed in the viewfinder, Briana says, "Okay. Well, Jacob — oh dang, it's...Ponytail Guy!"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930759\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3.jpg\" alt=\"A young man with a blonde ponytail and a keychain attached to his gray pants walks past the three friends' table holding a tray. Briana (in a red shirt) covers her mouth and nudges her friend.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930758\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4.jpg\" alt=\"The two girls turn their attention back to their sketchpads. The camcorder guy — wearing glasses and a brown plaid shirt — says, "Hot chocolate time?" Briana says, "And avocado cheese sandwich?" Blonde-haired girl says, "I got five on it."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930757\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5.jpg\" alt=\"Briana peers at the cafe's counter display of baked goods: biscotti in a glass jar, a linzer torte with a wedge cut out of it, the last two remaining slices of a cheesecake.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930756\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6.jpg\" alt=\"Ponytail guy and a curly red-haired employee look on from behind the counter as Briana walks away with her sandwich and hot chocolate. "Thanks!" she says. On the counter are a few scattered coins and crumpled bills. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930755\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7.jpg\" alt=\"Seen through the camcorder viewfinder again, Briana walks back to her table. Off screen, Jacob says, "Watch Briana drop all this stuff!" "I hate you," Briana says in response.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_7-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930754\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8.jpg\" alt=\"A panned out view from outside the window shows the three friends laughing and chattering away. The awning above reads, "SOUP SALADS OMEL". Underneath, a plaque reads, "Au Coquelet, 1976–2020"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_8-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930753\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note.jpg\" alt=\"A handwritten note reads, "We ended up at Au Coquelet pretty regularly because it was only a couple blocks from: Mod Lang, Comic Relief, 2am Chinese (I never learned the real name of that place), Paper Heaven, and the UC Theater. It had a lot of tables filled with people who seemed like adults. Being adults. Having adult conversations. Au Coquelet had items that felt fancy like Linzer Torte and steamed almond milk. We drifted in, settled down. Drew, made fun of each other. Made fun of other patrons. Made fun of people playing Dungeons and Dragons. Played Dungeons and Dragons. We escaped our homes, planned for life after high school. We made each other laugh. I'll miss those nights without end."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Au_Coquelet_9_Note-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930797\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title.jpg\" alt=\"Title panel for a comic shows a green sketchpad, a pencil and a white disposable coffee cup on a round table. The text reads, "Please, Don't Forget Me: Cafes We Have Lost" and underneath that, "Gaylord's Caffe and Espresso".\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_Title-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930776\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1.jpg\" alt=\"In a comics panel labeled "2004," a woman wearing a similar red shirt — but older now, with shorter hair — walks into a coffee shop with a worried expression, holding a sketchpad. An older Black gentleman with a white beard sits on a bench near the entrance reading a newspaper. The lettering on the window, seen in reverse, is cut off but the visible portion reads, "GAYL...CAFFE...BREWING"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930775\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2.jpg\" alt=\"The woman — Briana as an adult — sits at a table and starts sketching. The older Black gentleman gets up to return his empty coffee cup.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930774\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3.jpg\" alt=\"2005: Now wearing a striped tank top, Briana sits in the same coffee shop but is now joined by a friend — an Asian guy wearing a "Math Olympiad" t-shirt. The two are laughing and talking as they draw. The same older Black gentleman from the previous panel sits on his bench reading the paper.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4.jpg\" alt=\"2006: The two friends are still drawing in the same coffee shop. The friend, now in a black T-shirt, waves at a man in an A's cap and orange jacket who is waving back from outside the window. Briana, now in a green shirt, says, "Bro. That's him. Don't say anything!"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_4-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5.jpg\" alt=\"2014: The two friends are drawing in the same coffee shop, now joined by a toddler who climbs onto a chair to reach a Ms. Pac-Man arcade console. "Careful, Janie Bear," says the friend, now wearing glasses, jeans, flip flops, and a different black t-shirt. The toddler, who has short pigtails, says, "Uncle Thien! It's exciiiting." Briana, busy drawing, doesn't look up as she says, "She's fine, bro." \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6.jpg\" alt=\"2016: Briana stands on a stool to hang up a poster that reads, "Shirts + Prints by Thien and Briana" on the wall, probably of the same coffee shop. Holding a roll of masking tape, Thien (the friend) helps from below. A t-shirt pinned to a clothesline above depicts a man holding a bowling ball and reads, "Picture Me Bowling."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_6-1536x1536.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" />\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13930770\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/CafesWeHaveLost_BL_Gaylord_s_7.jpg\" alt=\"2017: Two kids — the younger one with red hair and freckles — sit in front of what appear to be cups of hot chocolate topped with giant mounds of whipped cream and sprinkles. The older sister says, "Sonny! It might be hot." Briana, older now with glasses and her hair in a bun, sits at the same table across from Thien, still drawing. 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