The waffle iron at Cortona Café is hot and ready to make fluffy Belgian or vegan waffles. Pictured is the house staple, a tiramisu waffle (Photo by Brie Ripley). Facebook0Twitteremail Brie Ripley Brie Ripley studies Journalism, English, and Anthropology at the University of Washington. She co-produces a podcast about death, dreams of a career in public radio, and fears she will never pay off her student loans.