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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.
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Breaking News: New Holiday Chocolate Bar from Harper Macaw, DC
DC chocolate lovers, you heard it here first! Friends at Harper Macaw just shared that they have a new holiday chocolate bar coming extremely soon! Here's what Time Cupsoul knows for sure...
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Happy Third Birthday, Time Cupsoul!
Thank you for joining us on this coffee and chocolate journey!
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Discover DC’s New Hidden Coffee Spot: ‘First Bake’
In journalism, we call this the "scoop." There's a new coffee shop in DC and no one seems to know about it.
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American Chocolate Bar #5: [Durci Chocolate] from J Chocolatier, DC
Durci Chocolate, with the slogan "Rediscover Chocolate" and an unforgettable space travel theme, is the most timely example of a brand that is not only pushing the boundaries of the chocolate sector, but is arguably jumping to light-speed.
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La Mano Coffee Bar: Where You Fix Your Karma
UPDATE (2018): Please note that La Mano is permanently closed. La Mano Coffee Bar, in Takoma, is a tiny and unique coffee shop, spotted easily by its lit-up hand in the window. La Mano is the first coffee shop at which I used my DC Disloyalty card, with the main idea of the card being to try different coffee shops in the area. The participating coffee shops in the DC Disloyalty program include: La Mano Coffee Bar, Chinatown Coffee Co., Blind Dog Cafe, Peregrine Espresso, Filter, and the Coffee Bar.
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Kaldi’s Coffee Bar: Fresh Perspectives
Kaldi’s Coffee Bar in Silver Spring is a great getaway for anyone seeking some coffee solace. Abnormal to my routine, I was at Kaldi’s fairly late in the day but felt the same sense of calm that I might feel at another coffee shop just opening its doors. Kaldi’s was busy, yet quiet. It just had a lovely energy. The baristas were extremely welcoming and friendly. Quickly sensing it was my first time inside, the barista…smiled widely, explained the shop is Ethiopian, and handed me a menu and…
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Bayou Bakery: The Cafe that Created a Time Cupsoul Award
Memorial Day Weekend started off excellent. Completely dazed after seeing X-Men Days of Future Past, my friends and I exited the theater completely riveted and starving. Go see X-Men right now. And then, like I did, go to New Orleans. You don’t need a plane because you have Bayou Bakery. Stepping inside of Bayou Bakery really was like walking into Louisiana. It was an instant…vacation. The decorations in this bakery and coffee shop are superb. Absolutely as if you’re in the Bayou. I hold some legitimacy here because I…
