Jennifer Cacicio is a Boston-born, LA-based freelance writer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Salon, Bust, and elsewhere. She received her MFA from Boston University, where she also taught Creative Writing. She is at work on a novel, a cookbook and a television series. In her free time, she bakes a lot of pies.

Can Starbucks Really Succeed As a Bar?
In December, Starbucks revealed its plan to roll out a pilot nighttime concept—Starbucks Evenings—to nearly 3,000 of its stores nationwide. Jennifer Cacicio spends a night drinking at an LA location…
- story: Jennifer Cacicio
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