Coffee
There's nothing like coffee from freshly ground beans. But despite the purist view that ready-ground coffee is not worth buying, there are a number of makes commonly found in cans in supermarkets, sometimes in the 'International' aisle, that produce an excellent espresso-style flavor of coffee.
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Greek & Middle East markets - 2 Mar 2011
There are probably more specifically Greece-focused markets in Baltimore than in Washington. But Middle East groceries generally stock a wide range of Greek products. read more...
Winter the time for iced coffee? - 20 Jan 2011
January 20 is National Coffee Break Day. Who knew? For me, every day is Coffee Break Day. Anyway, to celebrate (encourage you to buy coffee from them), Dunkin' Donuts commissioned a survey to find out what you think about iced coffee. Here are two weird facts and two Du-uh! facts behind the figures plus an introduction to the latest size of iced coffee from Starbucks which web site HealthHabits has dubbed "a breakthrough for human obesity". read more...
Filter - 24 Jun 2010
Clearly not a market, but a coffee house. Still, a good coffee house in central Washington is worth its weight in beans. Washington is long on coffee shops but short on good ones. The ubiquitous Starbucks serves what my father used to crushingly refer to as GP. It stood for gnat's pee - except he used a more vulgar epithet. (It was years before I understood that this Nat was not a friend of my father's but an insect and therefore spelt with that crucial G.)
Filter has just opened. And is more a coffee bar than a coffee shop. It treats its coffee (and its teas) like wine. read more...
Arrowine - 23 Apr 2010
"I'm getting blackberries, I'm getting pepper, I'm getting tarmac, I'm getting $100,000 a year to talk about wine like this"...Some eonophiles can drive you bonkers. But if you want the right wine without a pretentious sales pitch, to go with an unusual lump of artisan cheese, head to Arrowine and get them both there. read more...
Watch those Grande calories - 16 Sep 2009
I once calculated how much money I was spending each week popping into a Starbucks for a coffee to take to work. When I realised it was adding up to around $20 a week, I began making my own at home to bring in.
More impressive figures emerge - if you're a fan of those coffees that would not be recognizable to an Ethiopian or Nicaraguan grower of coffee beans - counting the calories in those drinks in which coffee plays a minor role. They can clock in at around 470 a Grande cup. read more...
Ice creams & gelati - 17 Jun 2009
In Russia, even in the depths of winter, queues of people form around the ice-cream carts stationed on street corners and down the iced-over paths of Moscow's Gorki Park. The world over, it's a seductive cold comfort. read more...
Desserts: Affogato al caffe - 5 Nov 2008
Aside from serving a bowl of M & Ms at the end of a dinner, this is the easiest stand in for dessert you could find. And one of the most delicious. read more...
Jodi Lehr - Queen of coffee - 4 Nov 2008
Once upon a time, Jodi Lehr might have been described as Roberto Donna’s Mary Poppins. Not that a woman as stylish as she could be pictured in clumpy shoes, squashed hat and dowdy brown coat, clutching a stout umbrella. (Check the Len Depas photo.) But the chef who some (me) might say was the father of Washington dining out as we now know it, would probably agree that without the careful ministrations of Jodi Lehr, he might have gone to pieces. read more...
Cuban sandwiches - where to find them - 8 Oct 2008
Genuine Cuban sandwich is sliced across the vertical with a filling of roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, dill pickles, mustard and majo, a garlicky vinegar sauce. You don't have to travel to Miami to find the nearest. read more...
Yekta - one of my favorite markets - 21 Mar 2008
When Yekta, a Persian market, began 28 years ago, "It was more of a beer and wine deli type," says Cathy Dadras, the daughter of the family that owns and runs it. "But it evolved." She can be found next door in the kitchen of Kabobi, the restaurant that serves delectable grilled meats over Persian fragrant rice. read more...
Oriental & South East Asian markets - 26 Nov 2007
There is no shortage of Oriental and South East Asian supermarkets in the area. But some offer a little extra. read more...
Latino markets - 26 Nov 2007
Sources for Latin American and Mexican produce and products are plentiful in both Maryland and Virginia. Here are some of them. read more...
Italian delicatessens - 26 Nov 2007
The area is not short on good Italian delicatessens. read more...
Vietnamese coffee - 23 Nov 2007
Vietnamese iced coffee is more a dessert than a drink. What's the coffee they use? read more...
Coffee - home-brewed - 18 Nov 2007
Coffee starts the day and rounds up a great dinner. So it better be good. We should choose it as carefully as we choose our wine. read more...
Ethiopian markets - 14 Nov 2007
There is a large Ethiopian community in Washington, and a number of Ethiopian restaurants around the Adams Morgan area. There you'll also find some small but good Ethiopian groceries. read more...
Extras: Toddy coffee - 11 Nov 2007
Toddy Coffee is a method of making good coffee from cheap grounds, according to several eatWashingtonians. read more...
Coffee - grounds for debate - 4 Nov 2007
Before 1000 AD, the nomadic Galla tribe of Ethiopia realized that their daily ration of a certain local berry ground up and molded into a ball with animal fat was giving them an energy charge. What they were eating was the coffee bean. read more...
The lunch shift is over and chef Peter Smith, owner of PS 7’s restaurant is surrounded by gin. No, he’s not relaxing over a drink. The gin is in bowls in an pre-formed state. It’s the mash, a mix of herbs and berries and peels and roots that Smith has worked out how to use in his food as flavorings.
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