My Coffeehouse Nightmare

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 11:51 p.m.

b'Michael Idov\\u2019s wry, rueful piece from 2005 about his stint owning an unsuccessful NYC coffee shop has stuck with me over the years, perhaps because I, too, have occasionally indulged in my own New York foodservice fantasies. (My latest idea: A Steely Dan\\u2013themed pop-up bar called \\u201cDoctor Wu\\u2019s.'