Devour the Desert 

A Palm Springs Food & Culture Journal

The Local Questions, Vol. 10 | Field Notes from Palm Springs: The Best Date Shake in the Coachella Valley
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The Local Questions, Vol. 10 | Field Notes from Palm Springs: The Best Date Shake in the Coachella Valley

Welcome to Field Notes. This is where we ask the questions, from the ridiculous to the sublime.

Today's question is near and dear to the hearts of many Coachella Valley residents:

Where can I get the best date shake?

The question is easy. The answer is a little trickier. 

Date shakes are like barbecue, pizza and politics at Thanksgiving. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone is convinced theirs is correct.

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The Local Flavors | Why Palm Springs Tastes Like a Memory: Marcel Proust, Ratatouille, and the Science of Scent
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The Local Flavors | Why Palm Springs Tastes Like a Memory: Marcel Proust, Ratatouille, and the Science of Scent

There is a scene in the Pixar film Ratatouille that may explain Palm Springs better than many travel brochures.

Anton Ego, the famously impossible food critic, reluctantly takes one bite of Remy's rustic ratatouille.

The bite shatters his carefully cultivated cynicism.

He drops his pen in pure shock as the taste instantly transports him backward in time.

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The Local Design | You're Just My Type: Palm Springs Fonts
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The Local Design | You're Just My Type: Palm Springs Fonts

There are few places where a house number can make you smile.

Palm Springs is one of them.

Because in Palm Springs even the house numbers were designed.

That sounds like a minor thing until you start noticing it — the tall, geometric address numerals on a Krisel home, the crisp lettering on a vintage motel marquee, the careful typography on a mid-century storefront.

These weren't afterthoughts.

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