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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.