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| - As a friend of Enzo's Gelato for the past three years, it was interesting to see Zoyo put a sign on Enzo's door, welcoming his customers, before Enzo was even out of the building. Ironically, Zoyo does not get it--it is a chain yogurt place that could never aspire to replace what Enzo's was to its patrons and that neighborhood. Enzo's was a cultural experience--a daily gathering of friends of every age, nationality, race and religion who came together and found things in common to talk about. Nobody was a stranger there, and you could hear conversations in five different languages going on at the same time. Enzo's was art shows, opera performances, italian jazz and flamenco dancing. It was interntional potlucks, surprise birthday parties, sing offs, and soccer and foreign films on TV. It was kicker expresso and cool gelato...and most of all it was a place where you laughed and laughed and laughed. To quote a friend of mine--"Enzo's, the place where the cool cats go." You can serve chain yogurt, Zoyo, but Enzo's you'll never be.
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