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  • Everything You Need To Know: Ceremonial Cacao
  • Washington, DC Neighborhood Coffee Guides
    • ♡ Dupont Circle
    • ♡ Downtown DC
    • ♡ 14th + U ST
    • ♡ Adams Morgan
    • ♡ Georgetown
    • ♡ National Zoo
    • ♡ Shaw, Mt. Vernon and Convention Center
  • About
  • Everything You Need To Know: Ceremonial Cacao
  • Washington, DC Neighborhood Coffee Guides
    • ♡ Dupont Circle
    • ♡ Downtown DC
    • ♡ 14th + U ST
    • ♡ Adams Morgan
    • ♡ Georgetown
    • ♡ National Zoo
    • ♡ Shaw, Mt. Vernon and Convention Center
  • About
  • Chocolate,  Writings

    Offering (Coffee) to Aphrodite

    August 16, 2026 / No Comments

    Prayers: body as coffee. From trials to exalted.

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  • Espuma,  Writings

    Espuma No. 92

    March 17, 2024 / No Comments

    Coffee & Reading the Morning Paper “Just Write.” Just write. That’s what’s been on repeat in my mind of late. Much like Nike’s marketing campaign, “Just Do It.” Just Write. Simple. To the point. Just Write. The name of the course that we are currently enrolled in. Just Write. My friends know that I have an education “problem” — an insatiable desire to learn. To take courses. Yet, there’s a catch this year. These days, I’ve realized my addiction and am holding myself accountable…I can no longer take…

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  • Chocolate,  Valentines,  Washington, DC,  Writings

    Where to Buy Valentine’s Day Chocolate Gifts in Washington, DC

    February 12, 2024 / 2 Comments
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    5 places across Washington, DC (or online!) where you can buy a great chocolate bar or box for your Valentine - just in time for the holiday of love!

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  • Coffee Shops,  Writings

    Coffee Lover Input Requested! Time Cupsoul’s 2024 Coffee Survey

    February 5, 2024 / No Comments
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    Attention! Bigger prize and extended deadline thanks to the generosity of a local DC coffee shop! We need YOUR thoughts, dear readers. Please fill out this 2024 coffee survey by *February 14th* for a chance to win.

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  • Design,  Writings

    8 Lessons Oil Painting Taught Me About Sustainability

    January 3, 2024 / No Comments

    Art will ultimately solve the climate crisis. Not only does creativity inspire, but climate change is bottom line, a “design issue,” as inventor Neri Oxman says. In my daily work in food systems sustainability, it’s imperative to zoom out and to understand the broader “canvas” of any given supply chain and sector, and to not simply focus on one plant or one farm… but what does that have to do with art?

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  • Espuma,  Writings

    Espuma No. 91 – Christmas Season Greetings

    December 23, 2023 / No Comments

    Hello coffee and chocolate lovers. It’s been a beautiful year for us, and we so appreciate your patience as we took a pretty significant hiatus this past season. It’s our fervent hope to return to regular posts in 2024 on this blog/site. Expect more weekly Espumas, reviews and articles.

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  • Espuma,  Writings

    Espuma No. 87 – Updates + July 4th Chocolate Treats

    June 30, 2023 / No Comments
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    Happy weekend coffee and chocolate lovers! We've been traveling in the Middle East -- have you seen our Instagram?! -- and cannot wait to update you all with more photos and tidbits from Tel Aviv. It was a fascinating trip. Bright, loud, alive, and delicious. Tel Aviv seems to have one of the best coffee scenes, globally. That's a big assertion that we stick by... More coming soon!

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  • Espuma,  Writings

    Espuma No. 86

    March 31, 2023 / No Comments
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    Happy weekend coffee and chocolate lovers! There are so many pieces of DC coffee and chocolate news that are super juicy! Stay tuned for a podcast episode this weekend, and lots to read below... In the meantime, now is the PERFECT time to order your Easter basket items, by the way. Get your chocolate eggs from Bar & Cocoa; they have a great selection, and feature international shipping.

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I'm Meira, a Washington-DC based writer covering inspiring coffee shops in the nation's capital, plus all things chocolate and cacao to help you nourish more daily serenity.

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