Long before the modern “Coffee Houses” adorned corners all over America, CaféIntermezzo embodied the essence of the 300-year-old European coffeehouse. Step into Café Intermezzo, and you are stepping into another time, another place.It’s a vacation, a holiday, an 'intermezzo', or 'intermission' between the busy acts of your life.A wonderful cappuccino, a beautiful pastry, and yourgetaway or rendezvous is complete.

Café Intermezzo began as an idea in 1971, when Brian Olson traveled to his heritage
homeland of Germany. Visiting a Konditorei in Berlin (bakery-Café), and then
many more throughout Germany and Austria, brought conviction that the
Europäische Kaffeehaus (European coffeehouse), as a significant Place in the
lives of its guests, had a potential for a home in America. As a respite in a
person’s day, a place to stop, to relax, to think…as an “intermission ” between
all of the activities and responsibilities, Olson believed that the Kaffeehaus
would provide a distinct and wonderful refuge in the ever-expanding world of
fast-food and environments designed to expedite takeout beverages and foods.


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