這是今年的最後一個上班日,我剛從公司下班,由於大家趕著去赴約,上司故作貼心地早點放大家回家。對我這樣沒有什麼交際活動的人而言,倒是覺得這樣的體貼很做作,真正約好要做些什麼的人們早就安排好假期,才不需要臨時多這幾個小時的空閒。79Please respect copyright.PENANAOdJkWLbTFf
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其他部門的同事,如碧安卡,雖然有邀約唱歌,但我對於那類活動沒有什麼興趣,比起唱歌,我更想看徹夜的電影,而這件事自己一個人也能做得很開心。79Please respect copyright.PENANA3qoOUBPvPw
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我揹起公事包,打了一個哈欠,打算早點回家洗個澡,好安排連假的活動。不過,光是下班準備回家的這一步,就被打斷了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAfphdnd6NV5
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「佺前輩!」活潑開朗的聲音促使我停下腳步。79Please respect copyright.PENANANQTvRLKHCV
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出聲的人是業務部門的後輩,一名染著褐色大波浪長髮的女性,圓滾滾的臉頰上著淡妝,看起來未脫稚氣而親切,上了假睫毛的眼眸閃爍著淡淡的興奮,襯衫和西裝外套包裹著豐滿略顯豐腴的身材,到膝蓋的裙子下穿著黑色的絲襪,手上拎著的小包包是名牌貨。79Please respect copyright.PENANA8hrWiQcroA
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「……諠姚,有事嗎?」佺平靜地問。「又出亂子?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAznbvAxKfYf
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「討厭啦,佺前輩,叫我小姚就可以了,而且我才不是整天都在出錯。」諠姚笑嘻嘻地走到我身邊,她的身高比一百六的我還高過一顆頭。「今天難得比較早下班,要不要一起去吃點什麼?」79Please respect copyright.PENANASsR8M5grim
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「隨便、都好。」我喃喃說著,對於後輩的熱情,沒有什麼抵抗力。79Please respect copyright.PENANAMFai1Njk8v
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「好哦,那我馬上找一下……」79Please respect copyright.PENANACxDmbuPJQG
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諠姚一邊說著一邊滑開手機。79Please respect copyright.PENANAvfBJAM8J74
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啊、是那種要找餐廳前會先上網找的類型啊。79Please respect copyright.PENANAqbGENXdnve
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隨著時代的變遷和科技的進步,現在找食記和餐廳評價是越來越簡單了,我偶爾會想,這樣一方面說起來是資訊流通的更為方便,另一方面來說,不也是資訊的範疇就被網路上的資料給侷限住了嗎?這樣好或不好,我心中也沒個底,畢竟自己在花蓮找食物吃的時候也參考了網路的資訊。79Please respect copyright.PENANAvu5eLJa2gj
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對於這種方便,當然是有其成效和必要的,我不會否定這一點。反之,對我這種夜晚下班後就沒有多餘時間漫步尋找餐廳的人而言,是很感激網路的,讓我能很快地鎖定還在營業的店家。79Please respect copyright.PENANAZwfphZt6kK
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「耶!有一家店看起來很不錯呢,走吧!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAsK9IGof4hH
「嗯哼。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAcCIqARsR15
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兩人騎著各自的機車,沿著台中市的學士路一路往北,經過了中國醫藥大學後,在德化街右轉,便能來到這家復古風格的咖啡廳。店的外觀是褐色的木牆,掛著過去台灣的菸酒販售招牌,木門上的門把設計成船舵的形狀,一進店裡,進入眼簾的除了常見的打卡優惠立牌,便是簍空的木製書櫃,放著舊雜誌和最近一期的台中旅遊、文藝雜誌等。79Please respect copyright.PENANAwjW1E7D1Fs
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右手邊的櫃台底部刻意設計成水泥搭配磁磚的樣子,在天花板下設計的擺設櫃中擺著大同電鍋、刨冰機等等物品象徵復古風,左手邊的牆上掛著各式各樣的時鐘,電子鐘、老爺鐘、美國國旗造型的鐘等等,標上了各個國家,象徵了各個國家的時間。79Please respect copyright.PENANAFZ4hFfzAcW
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這家店的主題似乎是復古風以及環遊世界,兩個主題看似有些衝突,不過擺設在一起還是挺融合的。也許,是因為台灣也是世界的一部分?79Please respect copyright.PENANAKjhOIqaH2C
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正對面的那面牆上有著往上延伸的樓梯,一隻黑白相間的貓望向她們,瞳慵懶而輕鬆。79Please respect copyright.PENANAEBTViY3U5W
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「哇,是小貓!」諠姚隨著貓跑到了二樓,興奮地像個小孩子似的。79Please respect copyright.PENANAw6EM6uWUQ1
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跟店員問聲好,拿了黑色為底的菜單後,我也隨之上樓。樓梯間擺放著一些大玻璃罐,裏頭盡是紅與綠的瓶蓋,上樓後的轉角映入眼簾的是一個老舊郵筒。79Please respect copyright.PENANAp763CbSnJh
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二樓的空間寬敞許多,散佈著六人座和四人座,以及一整面的書牆。其中有兩張矮桌,上頭放著花型、貓狗造型的靠枕,以及──79Please respect copyright.PENANAqapt3lnx1T
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「佺前輩!妳看妳看!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAVjcbuhURKh
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諠姚抱上了一隻至少一尺三的大型熊抱枕,那高度幾乎到我的胸口。79Please respect copyright.PENANAfMDrpC5efB
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「我們坐這吧!坐這!」「我無所謂。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAqup8r6uqFH
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我被這裡的擺設搞得眼花撩亂,對於終於能坐下來好好看菜單感到安心。菜單是以黑色為底,畫上貓的造型,在線條飛舞之處帶過無數的國家,套餐的設計也以國家為主題,法國雞腿、台灣咖哩……等等,不過就我看來,就是一般的簡餐,再搭上國家名罷了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAatJv7QCB87
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同時,也如我發現這裡是一家裝潢講究的咖啡廳時所預想的,價錢確實算是貴的,套餐皆在兩百五上下,附上沙拉、湯與飲品。79Please respect copyright.PENANAUZP8FsoPCj
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我喜歡好的裝潢,但不喜歡太過頭,這裡流瀉的氣氛很好,卻讓我有些不自在,畢竟,裝潢又不能吃。79Please respect copyright.PENANAlEKw3MtN21
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「我要雞腿,還有鬆餅!飲料的話,就冰蜂蜜醋吧!」諠姚完全沒有感覺到我的不自在,一下子就點好餐點。79Please respect copyright.PENANAyetNdPEJpY
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「嗯、那我就吃焗飯和薯條好了,配上熱咖啡。」我心不在焉地說著。79Please respect copyright.PENANAQq1xVyYIdN
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點完餐後,我坐在位置上稍微閉目養神,諠姚則在一旁不斷講話,還好二樓沒有其他客人,不至於打擾到人。79Please respect copyright.PENANAjxt8wU5UH8
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「哇,前輩,這是手動的足球玩具耶!還有這個,是旅行用的背包吧?還這麼多個,好酷哦!牆上的書好多,看起來都好有趣,還有很多漫畫呢!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAVtm4zORRvC
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「嗯、嗯。」79Please respect copyright.PENANABlzWV6qexZ
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都是二十幾歲的人了,怎麼這麼有活力像個小孩子似的?為了應付話題,我也湊合著看了一下書架的書籍。主要以美食雜誌、料理書籍與料理漫畫為主,其中『王牌酒保』、『深夜食堂』是佺有看過而且印象還不錯的漫畫。79Please respect copyright.PENANAcigKMMo3kS
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在我們有一搭沒一搭的講著話時,飲料與沙拉先送了上來。一如往常地,我提出互相品嘗對方餐點味道的想法。79Please respect copyright.PENANAtjFuSfK8GM
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我的熱咖啡喝起來就是一般的美式咖啡,沒有什麼值得一談。冰蜂蜜醋飲清涼解渴,酸酸甜甜,很適合用來在油膩的餐點上解膩。79Please respect copyright.PENANAmGE5xRRHoQ
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「這個裝沙拉的杯子好可愛哦!」諠姚開心地舉起沙拉的杯子。79Please respect copyright.PENANAFfr9lLPLok
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我認同她這句話,沙拉用透明類似啤酒杯般的玻璃容器盛裝,賞心悅目,以萵苣為主,搭配蘋果、青椒絲、洋蔥和酸甜的油醋,整體而言清爽好入口,只是洋蔥略嗆,感覺沒有經過去除辛辣的處理。79Please respect copyright.PENANAjdOnRNfU6M
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後來上來的是主餐和濃湯。湯是南瓜濃湯放上全麥麵包碎塊,濃湯很香濃,舌頭輕輕一壓能感覺到在舌尖化開的南瓜碎塊。我點的是義式焗飯,本來對於這種賣簡餐的咖啡廳不報什麼期待,不過實際看到餐點時還算滿意。79Please respect copyright.PENANAE8SknK10fE
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份量不少,起司的量很足,混著白醬的奶油香氣散發著迷人的焦香氣味,蛤蜊多而鮮甜,切成圓圈的花枝柔軟有彈性,和香料與入味的米飯很搭。把牽絲、熱騰騰的起司表層用湯匙壓斷,讓起司完整覆蓋在一湯匙的米飯上,送入口中,好吃地令人停不下來。除了有外國料理的風味外,我覺得好像有什麼似曾相識的香味混在裡面。79Please respect copyright.PENANAjDmiuwkNzK
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我輕輕把飯給拌開,發現用的不是一般洋食用的蘑菇或洋菇,而是中華料理比較常用的香菇,難怪有一種台式的感覺在。79Please respect copyright.PENANADRWTIQ4E2f
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諠姚的是法式烤雞腿,雖然稱作法式,我也不太懂料理,不知道這道料理哪裡法式了;鐵板上烤的焦脆的去骨雞腿排,搭配切半的玉米、整朵的香菇和花椰菜。79Please respect copyright.PENANA2KssLyIIfw
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吃起來中規中矩,焦香的雞肉和雞皮很好吃很下飯,倒是佺注意到雞腿排下面有幾塊像是紅蘿蔔的方塊狀食物。79Please respect copyright.PENANAptdVjx1uiS
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「也給太多紅蘿蔔了吧?」我不解地說著。79Please respect copyright.PENANAxnYkeh3tvL
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「這好像不是紅蘿蔔哦!」諠姚吃了一口,喜孜孜地微笑。「這是地瓜呢!紅心地瓜!」79Please respect copyright.PENANA1K1ce4X8BE
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我有些驚訝,雖然不懂料理,但想必道地的法國料理是不會放上台灣的紅心地瓜的。台灣復古風和環遊世界的主題──雖然不知道咖啡廳本身在設計料理時有沒有想到這點,但確實是把台灣的元素給融入在料理裡面了。79Please respect copyright.PENANAGKExuP2HdB
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「……」似乎之前的偏見下的太快了,論餐點而言還是算不錯的。佺一邊想著一邊喝著咖啡。79Please respect copyright.PENANAre0kGWVfUu
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在等待起司薯條和鬆餅時,我本來想滑手機殺時間,突然注意到後輩正盯著自己,便尷尬地收起手機。79Please respect copyright.PENANAHCMGw7JLYG
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「怎麼了嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANA1FABSy5NRI
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「佺前輩吃飯都這樣嗎?都不怎麼講話?而且還死氣沉沉的?也不會說好不好吃?」諠姚眨著眼睛歪著頭問。79Please respect copyright.PENANA159XCGeG3N
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「呃。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAd0R9ckYWaG
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想起之前跟別人出去吃飯時,確實對食物的評價大多都放在心裡,只有偶爾才會講出來,這是我吃飯的習慣,因為每個人口味不同,我也覺得沒有必要把自己的想法說出來。至於死氣沉沉這一點,大概是自己不習慣這邊的氛圍吧?79Please respect copyright.PENANA98DL1T3eMW
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「我覺得、滿好吃的。」有些僵硬地說著。79Please respect copyright.PENANA1czpIb6Yvh
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「還有呢?」諠姚接著問。對於這種追問,我感到很棘手。79Please respect copyright.PENANAv3CW6rOGMr
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「放香菇和地瓜我都覺得很有趣,雖然不知道老闆是不是有意為之……咳,另外,就是我不太習慣來這種地方。」明明對方在工作上笨手笨腳的,現在卻是在公司處理業務得心應手的我窘迫地說出自己的想法。「有一種把錢花在裝潢和氣氛上的感覺。」79Please respect copyright.PENANANXxKf809n1
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「那樣、不好嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAXRDXKosSn6
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「……呃?什麼意思?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAyycnya9vLr
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「佺前輩放輕鬆看看嘛!」諠姚張開手臂,笑著展示周圍的空間。「不覺得很棒嗎?」79Please respect copyright.PENANAFDxaBtvjKt
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「……」79Please respect copyright.PENANAz4epmZTk9X
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輕鬆愜意的鋼琴輕音樂、寬敞的空間、柔軟的沙發,書牆上輕鬆愉快的書籍和漫畫,牆上貼著熟悉的台灣地景明信片,周圍盡是一些象徵台灣早期的老東西。如果不是對咖啡廳的成見所導致,確實是很舒服的空間。79Please respect copyright.PENANAtScP50BKcK
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「嗯、嗯,是滿棒的。」79Please respect copyright.PENANACJtH24acks
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我點了點頭,僵硬的肩膀放鬆了些。79Please respect copyright.PENANApT23Uc0OXB
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這時候,薯條和最後的甜點都送了上來。薯條就是一般常見的馬鈴薯條,上頭淋上滿滿地起司醬,從起司醬的濃稠度和溫度來看,應該是炸好的薯條淋上醬料後再稍微烤了一下,黏稠的起司醬和酥脆的馬鈴薯條很搭,是會讓人忘記熱量的美味。79Please respect copyright.PENANAT6uNCCelYB
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「哇!這個鬆餅,真的、超級可愛,呼!呀哈!」79Please respect copyright.PENANA5j9Whu8oHj
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諠姚興奮地拿起手機拍照。79Please respect copyright.PENANAO1zGcdQPoc
在她眼前的是一盤巧克力香蕉鬆餅,鬆餅的外型很特別,類似烤派形狀的鬆餅皮上裝著香蕉、巧克力奶油與鮮奶油,最後再淋上大量的巧克力醬。剛出爐熱呼呼甜蜜蜜的氣息撲鼻而來。79Please respect copyright.PENANARVbY5u1aD2
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「看起來真像派。」就連平常不怎麼觀看食物外觀的我都忍不住拿起手機拍了下來。79Please respect copyright.PENANAFM0Xu12vgI
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「像鬆餅的派,也就是、鬆派了對吧?鬆、派!」79Please respect copyright.PENANAaMkBj94XXs
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「……呵。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAysWmQ77T7s
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看著帶著傻氣又可愛的諠姚,我忍不住笑了出來。79Please respect copyright.PENANAHpOQiXRjJv
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「對啊,是鬆派呢。」79Please respect copyright.PENANAObm8HhYQdo
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眼前的後輩平時辦事不力,但單單只是相處,就彷彿有一種魔力,讓人隨著她變得開朗活潑。79Please respect copyright.PENANAUGGyKIIyvF
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兩人分食著甜蜜的鬆餅,拿著書架上的漫畫,分享著裏頭喜歡的故事和段落,不時翻閱著料理雜誌,互相說著自己過去用餐的經驗和喜歡的店家,時間緩慢地在這樣輕鬆的氣氛間流動。79Please respect copyright.PENANAFNxU0UrJKV
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在這微冷的夜裡,我的心頭和身體,暖意十足。79Please respect copyright.PENANA1bjEYFzrk4
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這次吃的店家是找路咖啡,在食記上似乎滿有名的,網路上隨便一搜就是一大票的遊記,畢竟這種裝潢用心的店家很有東西可以寫,大家都很愛來吧?79Please respect copyright.PENANAuiCO1CA0wK
食物還不錯,算上價位和空間的話差不多也是剛剛好,空間的氣氛很棒,二樓的漫畫剛好都是我愛的,在這樣的空間用電腦、看書,都是一種享受,雖然故事中的角色們是在晚上到達這裡,但我很推薦午後來這裡好好地享受美好的時光唷!ns216.73.216.79da2