SLOW COFFEE | Returning from Europe after many years as an expat, Rex Bence was reminded by his mother that he always wanted to start a coffee shop. Arriving in Randolph from Nantucket over a decade ago, Bence (who retires this week) realized his dream with 3 Bean Cafe. "I wanted this to be a coffee shop in the old European tradition, a place for good coffee, conversation, and argument." (Herald / Bob Eddy)