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The Best Coffee Shops in Georgetown Washington DC

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Cappuccino made with Lavazza coffee at Italian Bar DC with Baci chocolate

“Italian Bar” in Chevy Chase Transports DC-Goers Direct to Italy

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Best Matcha Lattes in Washington DC – UPDATED!

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Create a Coffee Shop Aesthetic [At Home]

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The Best Coffee Shops in Dupont Circle, Washington DC

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How to Add Cocoa Nibs to Your Daily Recipes [8 Ideas]

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10 Ways to Replicate Netflix’s “Emily in Paris” Episodes/Lifestyle in Washington, DC

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Our New Favorite Inspiring DC Coffee Spot: Seylou Bakery & Mill

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Offering (Coffee) to Aphrodite

time cupsoul / August 16, 2026 / No Comments

Prayers: body as coffee. From trials to exalted.

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time cupsoul / July 30, 2026

Iced coffees—  Life’s ‘woken dreams.’

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American Chocolate Bar #5: [Vosges Haut Chocolat]
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Espresso Chairoscuro

time cupsoul / July 13, 2026 / No Comments

Silently, I dream of my cloak. Red cherry, sour and fluffed slime.

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Luisa Abram Wild Chocolate – The Newest Chocolate to Beat

time cupsoul / July 11, 2026 / No Comments

"Wild chocolate from the Brazilian Amazon." Specifically, Rio Acará, the Acará River. 81% chocolate, a Bronze medal winner from the Academy of Chocolate in 2021. This Luisa Abram bar promised to be delicious.

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Jean Philippe Pâtisserie: Chocolate
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Krön Chocolatier: Best Kept Secret of Chevy Chase
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Best Matcha Lattes in Washington DC – UPDATED!

time cupsoul / June 28, 2026 / No Comments

Start your own DC Matcha Latte Tour—explore the best matcha spots in the District!

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Amaure Chocolate from Ecuador and The Spanish Daughter

time cupsoul / June 27, 2026 / No Comments

This month, we read The Spanish Daughter, by Lorena Hughes, and paired it with a never-before-tasted Ecuadorian cacao: Amaure Chocolate. Neither bar nor book disappointed. In fact, both were, well, excellent.

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Dark Roast, Sutures

time cupsoul / May 7, 2026

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The Nuance of Hubris

time cupsoul / April 17, 2026 / No Comments

The human body reflects on AI.

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