There?s nothing better than a co-working space that?s comfortable and has lightning-fast wifi. Unless of course, it?s a co-working space that also serves good food and more importantly, better dessert. Seasoned food writer Spanky Enriquez shares four of his favorites plus a surprise extra . – Lori
When I was ?working from home? in the early 1990s, it meant pecking all day on a typewriter with myriad folders and a ream of bond paper beside me, making sure that the landline was within easy reach, just in case the boss called. Today, wifi is life. A fast and steady connection to a laptop, or even a smartphone, is all that?s really needed to be productive. Virtual offices are the new normal, but just like traditional brick and mortar workspaces, there are certain essential considerations. A house can be a home, but not necessarily an office, as the professorial dad and his children proved in that recent BBC viral video, and a chain coffee shop has too many distractions. The solution" Co-working spaces. Cool and cozy establishments, quite conducive for solo work or small conferences. They?ve been popping up all over the city recently, and aside from the obvious advantages ? speedy internet and quiet surroundings — most of them offer special incentives to draw in the modern highly flexible, always mobile workforce: good food, better coffee, and some of the best desserts in the most unexpected places. Since I retired from the rat race seven years ago, I?ve spent m...