Mini A (Meta: Ebbed Cafe) (PfP #115)

This is puzzle A in a set of minis A, B, C, D, E, and F, which (hopefully) increase gently in difficulty, and follow standard New York Times style. Enjoy solving! ...But once you’re done, if your puzzle hunger still needs to be FED, let me FACE you with an extra challenge to BEEF up your puzzle-solving credentials: somehow make connections between the starred entries of crosswords A, B, C, D, E, and F to determine the meta answer of these minis: here, an eight-letter, two-word phrase for something that might be sold at a mediocre cafe. Links to other puzzles: https://tinyurl.com/metamini-b, https://tinyurl.com/metamini-c, https://tinyurl.com/metamini-d, https://tinyurl.com/metamini-e, https://tinyurl.com/metamini-f. Or solve on paper at https://tinyurl.com/pfp-115-pdf if you wish! Answers and explanation at https://tinyurl.com/pfp-115-answers.