{"id":22456,"date":"2017-03-27T22:10:08","date_gmt":"2017-03-27T22:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/?p=22456"},"modified":"2017-03-27T22:13:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T22:13:05","slug":"new-cafe-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/blog\/2017\/03\/27\/new-cafe-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"New Caf\u00e9 In Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22457\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/maxresdefault-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/maxresdefault-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2017\/03\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Arely Mondragon<\/p>\n<p>Bakersfield has a new downtown cafe.<\/p>\n<p>Caf\u00e9 Smitten\u00a0 is located\u00a0at 909 18th St., between O\u00a0and Q streets. The\u00a0bright blue, reinforced-brick building is on\u00a0the corner, and you cannot miss it.<\/p>\n<p>The interior and exterior is amazing, reminding me of a hipster\u00a0Los Angeles coffee shop. The caf\u00e9\u00a0setting\u00a0is very relaxing with a big outside patio with\u00a0a fire pit and beautiful flowers surrounding each\u00a0table.\u00a0\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Smitten serves coffee, house made food, and desserts.<\/p>\n<p>I had heard about many of my friends going to the caf\u00e9, and I heard nothing but great things about it, so I decided to go see for myself. I went on a Saturday around noon, and the line was all the way out the door. The wait was about 10 minutes long. The service was great even though it was busy. The employees were very energetic and welcoming. I ordered a chai latte and a bowl of oatmeal, and they were both very good. Overall , my experience was great, and I will definitely be going back again; it is a place Bakersfield needed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; The concept of Smitten was inspired by the coffee shops we love, from San Francisco to New York,&#8221; caf\u00e9 owners Stasie and Shai Btten mentioned on their website. &#8220;We are passionate about coffee and great food, and we are so excited to share Cafe Smitten with Bakersfield.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Caf\u00e9 Smitten is opened Monday-Thursday from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m.\u00a0 to\u00a09 p.m. and is\u00a0closed on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;        &nbsp;    By Arely Mondragon    Bakersfield has a new downtown cafe.    Caf\u00e9 Smitten\u00a0 is located\u00a0at 909 18th St., between O\u00a0and Q streets. The\u00a0bright blue, reinforced-brick building is on\u00a0the corner, and you cannot miss it.    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