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Photo: Olive Teague and Gwen Kingston are the creative forces behind Cafe Utopia. Photo courtesy of Lucky Friday Design Studio ...

Photo: Olive Teague and Gwen Kingston are the creative forces behind Cafe Utopia. Photo courtesy of Lucky Friday Design Studio ...

Photo: Olive Teague and Gwen Kingston are the creative forces behind Cafe Utopia. Photo courtesy of Lucky Friday Design Studio ...

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John Soltes is an award-winning journalist. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Earth Island Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, New Jersey Monthly and at Time.com, among other publications.

John Soltes is an award-winning journalist. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Earth Island Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, New Jersey Monthly and at Time.com, among other publications.