gastronome

Mmmmmm. I went to Eastern Market tonight after work to get the dogs some bones and happened upon a new DC espresso bar. I guess it used to be this place called Murky Coffee which is supposed to be pretty good (although I’ve never been there). But Peregrine is

If you have not tried Lindt Excellence chocolate bars, you need to. I’m a dark chocolate fan and the 70% cacao is my favorite. Anything higher is a little too bitter for me. Will likes milk chocolate better which works out just fine. That way he doesn’t eat

Will and I had his sister and her husband over for dinner the other night. We were talking about food, specifically discussing organic labeling, industrialized meat production, and how good the food is in Seattle compared to what we’ve found so far in DC, especially in terms of artisanal

Now, I’m not the biggest beer drinker in the world, and when I do drink beer, I like really dark, stout brews, like Guinness. I also like dark, stout beers mixed with a berry Lambic, known as a Black & Red. But last week in Seattle, Seth introduced me

originally uploaded by Neylano. I am obsessed with good espresso. Why? Because I don’t have easy access to it anymore. Anyway, when I went to New York a couple of weeks ago, I researched coffee places online in advance and found Zibetto. It’s on the Avenue of the

I am in Seattle this week (hence, no WZT ’til I get back to DC) and have been drinking as much espresso as possible. Let this blog entry be my formal announcement that, in my honest opinion, Vivace has the best coffee in Seattle (the Café Nico. Mmmmmmmm….). Many of

Bia Stramondo Pistachio Cream. This stuff is TO DIE FOR. I made crepes with this one morning and Will and I had simultaneous orgasms right at the kitchen table in our cramped yet quaint little east coast apartment. I haven’t used it since, though. Trying to savor it as

One of the nice things about running fast and often with the Nike+ system is the extra calories you burn. You then have caloric leeway to eat more good food without your ass turning into a lump of lard. For example, one can eat more good food like this: Whole