Amadeus, Amadeus, Rock Me Amadeus!

It is a sad day for Caffé Amadeus as our friend, Les Banos has passed away. Les was 89 going on 30! Those of you who had the chance to meet Les on his visits to your coffeehouse – you guys, along with us, are blessed. Les was an amazing person, saving lives in one life and in his “official job” as a photographer for the Pirates, Steelers, & Pitt in another. He knew everybody! We were just speaking about him to the ladies at the Hungarian Heritage Museum in Cleveland. While we are saddened by this news, we know he is reunited with all kinds of folks whose lives he saved (and have since passed-on), and of course, his good friend, Roberto Clemente. But just in case you are feeling sad, here is a part of a comment I read on a tribute page to Les! It reads, in part, "When Les gets to heaven, everybody will be saying, Who's that guy with the beard standing next to Les?". That cracks me up, but hey, that's Les!

Viszontlátásra, Les!

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How about these eggs? Wow! These are from the Hungarian Heritage Museum in Cleveland; we just went and it was awesome! You can see for yourself, their website and the many things they have to offer by tapping on the easter eggs above! The nice ladies at the museum told us we just had to visit the Farkas Pastry Shoppe! We called Farkas to let them know we were coming and they kept their doors open past closing for us. This is an old-school Hungarian bakery; baker, (probably "Master Baker"), Mike Harrison demonstrated his puff pastry rolling technique - 40lbs worth! Mike told us that he was one of only three people in the world that know his technique - he was simply amazing! Andi and I are grateful to Mike and his crew for staying open for us - We loved the pastries! We completed our day by visiting the Balaton Restaurant in Shaker Square. When we opened the door, the aroma hit us like a ton of Bricks! Like Caffé Amadeus, Balaton is a family business. We saw generations of the family - all hard at work. I thanked them for the years of passion they have put into Balaton, since 1964! The food was to die for! Andi and I have a new favorite restaurant - in the U.S.! In Hungary, it is the Karpatia (which you probably already know from our "Bars, Golyo, & More" section). Soon, I will put the link to the museum on the "Austria-Hungary" page where you will be able to access it anytime. It was great to get out and meet such nice Hungarian-Americans. Cleveland does rock!

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Even Newer things!!!

We have been so busy on so many different fronts – I have to catch my breath to update you with some special things!!! First of all, please check out our “Mozart & Friends” page as I just added some new video by Anastasia Antonacos! Anastasia is a fantastic pianist and a faculty member at IUP. She invited Andi & I to a Franz Liszt concert on campus, and we had such a great time! You can see the youtube video by scrolling down the “Mozart & Friends” page! Also, just down from the vids, Mozart is Found! Yes, new Mozart found in an attic in Tyrol! This is exciting stuff!!! I always say, after two world wars and years of communism, there is so much to be re-discovered! We have been baking up a storm! – if you have been in lately, you know which ones I am talking about! Also, we are hiring! But you must know that this is not a job for the faint of heart. We are a family business and right now, three of us keep it going (with minimum staff)and I am still with the Air Guard. So, you will learn not only coffee but proper customer service and you will do lots of cleaning! We are looking for positive people who catch-on to things quickly, don't need a lot of hours, and will be here in town for a long period of time. Please see Alex and speak with her regarding employment possibilities. Well, that's it for now - New Mozart, Hungarians in Cleveland, lots of baking and roasting going on, and it's spring! Life is good! Be happy!

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Moving! & Shaking!

Caffé Amadeus Roast & Brew (& Pastry, & Panini with Pickles, & Love, & Peace, & let's not forget Mozart!)

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Indie Strings on Tuesday, 15 Nov, It was great! Julieanne will return soon with a new program - there might be "Pirate Songs" - Shiver me timbers! Stay tuned for news of the kids return to your coffeehouse!

Julianne Laird presented Indie Strings, a fine group of young musicians from her elementary class. The kids put on a concert that had great sound, originality, and they had a fun time doing it!!! All who came left with smiles! The kids not only left with smiles, but a chocolate violin and thumbprint cookie each!

Julianne teaches music in the Indiana Area School District and is our “resident” concert master for our Candle Nights that we hold during the winter months. We had the pleasure of having the kids perform before in the café and this time Julianne had about 30 energetic young people with her!

We hope that you were in the crowd and had the privilage to enjoy some great music performed by some really special kids!

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Young Folks!

“And we (DO) care about the young folks…” (click on the title for the rest of the story!)

This is an article that is in currently in the Barista Magazine Blog! Sarah Allen is editor of Barista Magazine and also one of the judges in the World Latte Art Competition!!! It has been Alex's dream to be in Barista Magazine for years and now she finally got that chance!! Enjoy

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Matt Nathanson stopped by, a few weeks back, before his concert at IUP! We have always believed that everyone that walks into Caffe Amadeus is a celebrity, but we did not expect for an actual celebrity to walk in! He was a really nice guy and even mentioned us during his concert. Matt your welcome here anytime!!

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Go to our pastry pages for more yummies like this!!!

Also...

See our Austria-Hungary page for cool links to some truly amazing things - like coffeehouses (& zoos!) in Vienna & Budapest!!!

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We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our special customers who support us every day! We promise to do our very best in our efforts to bring you the very best we have to offer!

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Andre, Michael, & Amadeus

You simply must see this; you will be deeply moved, especially in this time of oil spills and corporate greed. We have a strong connection to both Andre Rieu and Michael Jackson. We have passion for what we do everyday. Andre, Michael, & Mozart are so very special to us.

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A great Wall Street Journal article on our hero,

ANDRE RIEU!

CLICK THE PIC!