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Book Zoo and Fred's Fondue
Apr. 27th, 2004 09:58 amIt's hot in Berkeley and it's just wonderful. I'm amazed at how much my sense of a place relates to the temperature. Walking down Telegraph in the heat, I can't help but be reminded of Southern California, and even the weird exoticism of Hertzl Street in Rehovot in those hot Israeli nights.
On Sunday I wandered down Telegraph a little further than usual, in search of some new kind of lunch, and found not one but two new book stores, and a swiss restaurant. One of the places was the Book Zoo, a tiny place tucked into a sort of mall down Telegraph past the hat store. The proprietor had cause to remark "And sometimes even customers come in here!" when I wandered in.
He offered me some mint tea. I sat in the sole chair in the place, an upolstered armchair, and read Kurt Vonnegut. A few other Telegraph-avenue stragglers wandered by and each expressed amazement at their discovery.
Anyway, check out the Book Zoo if you get a chance. Tiny little place. They even rent books, and specialties include japanese literature in japanese.
Also in this enclave there is a swiss restaurant ("I didn't even know the Swiss had restaurants!") where for a flat fee you can get unliminted quantities of six fondues, champaign, and cheesecake. It's called Fondue Fred's.
On Sunday I wandered down Telegraph a little further than usual, in search of some new kind of lunch, and found not one but two new book stores, and a swiss restaurant. One of the places was the Book Zoo, a tiny place tucked into a sort of mall down Telegraph past the hat store. The proprietor had cause to remark "And sometimes even customers come in here!" when I wandered in.
He offered me some mint tea. I sat in the sole chair in the place, an upolstered armchair, and read Kurt Vonnegut. A few other Telegraph-avenue stragglers wandered by and each expressed amazement at their discovery.
Anyway, check out the Book Zoo if you get a chance. Tiny little place. They even rent books, and specialties include japanese literature in japanese.
Also in this enclave there is a swiss restaurant ("I didn't even know the Swiss had restaurants!") where for a flat fee you can get unliminted quantities of six fondues, champaign, and cheesecake. It's called Fondue Fred's.
