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Kramerbooks & Afterwards Café Soft Opens New “Kramers Coffee Bar” within Bookstore
Kramerbooks, the DC institution, is simply a wonderful place to visit. It’s the perfect spot to browse novels of all kinds, to enjoy a leisurely brunch or late night cocktail, to read snippets of new epics, and generally, to delight the senses. The aroma of fresh brunch coming from the cafe, the texture of crisp book pages waiting patiently to be read, a quiet conversation from the patrons browsing… It’s magic. And now, you can step up to Kramers Coffee, its new indoor coffee bar and get a…
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DIY: Learn How to Design a New Logo for Your Coffee or Chocolate Shop/Brand
Greetings from Washington, DC, dear readers. How are you faring the first three days of 2020? Welcome to the newly designed timecupsoul.com! We’ve moved to a magazine theme with columns. This design echoes the intricacies of newspaper layout that we loved as features editor during our yesteryears… In addition to the new theme that we’re trying out, we’re proud to present our new logo. Making this logo was completely a DIY project, done 100% at home with no prior logo design experience.
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Experiencing a Time Cupsoul @ Little Red Fox
& if you enjoyed these musings, please read our full review of Little Red Fox, here.
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Our New Favorite Inspiring DC Coffee Spot: Seylou Bakery & Mill
It opened in late 2017 and has received glowing reviews ever since, but seldom are journalists scooping Seylou as a coffee shop. And well, they should be. Seylou's bread and pastries -- all of its grain creations -- will take your breath away, the shop's ambiance will inspire you and the coffee drinks will fill you with calm and creativity. The aura of Seylou is unparalleled in Washington, DC. It's serene. It's inspired. It's spacious. You simply must visit it.
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Chocolates Para Ti: Bolivian Milk Bar – Happily Evokes a Chocolate Milkshake
Happy summer from the bellows of Washington, DC where the mosquitoes have started to buzz around all of us and the fireflies are officially out. It’s been quite a wet and stormy spring here and we’re so excited for June. Lately, we haven’t stopped enjoying glorious sunsets beyond the national monument, sight-seeing and shopping in the city… and of course, nibbling on chocolate galore.
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Philz to Add Cold Brew +How Philz’s Brand Model Makes the Customer Sovereign
Last week while at the National Coffee Association Convention (NCA), Ms. Andi Trindle Mersch from Philz Coffee spoke about their made-to-order brand and customer service model, Philz's "thing" that sets them apart. She also broke the news that cold brew may be coming soon to a Philz shop near you! This isn't a recorded session living online, so please allow us to reflect and expand upon her words.
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Harping on Harper Macaw, DC Chocolate Maker
We've already been harping on Harper Macaw, yet we simply must harp some more. And if we had a real harp, well yes, we would henceforth strum its beautiful strings and sing a romantic ballad to this DC brand.
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River-Sea Chocolates: Local Vendor Provides Delicious Cocoa Escape
Would Time Cupsoul buy River-Sea Chocolates again? Absolutely. It could be meeting the local makers at The Chocolate House (support local vendors!), the packaging with origin photos that connect the patrons to the global story/producers, the sustainability message, or just the fact that the chocolate is decadent. It's probably a combination of all of the above. There's a special rawness to this small bean-to-bar brand that you simply don't want to miss.
