Jun 13, 2007
DCist’s Salty Oat Finds New Life at The Post
Sooner or later, everyone ends up at DCist for a little nookie cookie, even The Washington Post. Our hometown institution recognizes our chops in today’s food section with a shout out to food editor and Eating In author emeritus, Scott Reitz. Scott sat back with all the information on Teaism’s Salty Oat Cookie while Post food writer Leigh Lambert floundered in her quest to reproduce it. She called Teaism and hit a wall, she called…
Apr 16, 2007
Weekly Music Agenda
Monday >> It’s been a few years since Strange and Beautiful brought English singer/songwriter Aqualung into the spotlight with his radio friendly sensitivity, but now he’s back touring to promote his latest release, Memory Man. He’ll be headlining the 9:30 Club with opener Sara Bareilles. $20. >> Three Stars favorites The Deleted Scenes will be out at the Warehouse Next Door tonight as part of a four band line-up including Pash, The Love Story, and…
Mar 15, 2007
The First One’s Free
As we noted last year and an alert commenter let us know early this morning, Starbucks is having their second annual Coffee Break from 10 a.m.- Noon today. Customers can grab a 12 oz. cup of joe on the house and “enjoy a moment to do whatever you’d like” for two glorious hours. That is, if what you like is standing in line waiting with a million other people for a free caffeine boost. With…
Nov 20, 2006
Charm City Superfudge
The Berger Cookie is undoubtedly Baltimore’s greatest contribution to world confectionery. The product of German immigrants to Baltimore in 1835, it’s also easily the single most decadent cookie we’ve ever had. The ultra-soft cookie layer of each Berger “chocolate creme” is dominated by the rich fudge drapery that tops it. In fact, as soon as you back the plastic from the charmingly vintage packaging, the enticing aroma of fudge beckons. In addition to packaging that…
Sep 12, 2006
Morning Roundup: Election Morning Edition
This graffiti’s sentiment notwithstanding, today the Democratic voters of the city will express their concerns and hopes for the city through their ballots, and, in the process, likely determine what most of the city’s government will look like for the next few years. You can find your polling place here, and the Post’s election guide here. Redskins Fall To Vikings: You probably don’t need to be told, but we’ll say it anyway. Last night the…
Jul 27, 2006
Morning Roundup: No Dis Intended Edition
Maryland Lt. Governor and candidate for the U.S. Senate Michael Steele must be red in the face these days — after calling an association with the Republican Party and President George W. Bush “a scarlet letter” in an anonymous interview with the Post’s Dana Milbank, Steele is now trying to limit the damage of his surprisingly honest comments. “I’m not trying to dis the president,” he was quoted as saying by the Washington Times….
Jul 16, 2006
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
This has been a rough week for your -ist pals, though you wouldn’t know it from the great posts all over the network. Plagued with server problems, our tech team (led by the great Neil Epstein) toiled around the clock to solve the glitches as they arose. Seriously, we’ve said, typed, and thought the phrase “server problems” more in the past week than we have for the last 35 years combined. Why not say it…
Jun 13, 2006
Starbucks Still Trying For Maryland Inn Location
NBC4 has a story about national caffeine overlord Starbucks’ continued efforts to lease space for a coffee shop to be located in the former site of The King of France Tavern, within the historic Maryland Inn in Annapolis. Initially rejected by the Annapolis Historic Preservation Commission last winter, Starbucks is scheduled to appear again before the commission tonight with a revised plan, which now includes a wheelchair lift, according to NBC4. The tavern, which opened…
Jun 05, 2006
Morning Roundup: Weather Relief Edition
Last week may have been a prelude to summer humidity, but this week will offer a bit of a respite. According to Capital Weather, we’re going to be blessed with weather that doesn’t rise far beyond the 70s, though we may have a few showers here and there. Prisoners Escape, Caught Over Weekend: This DCist wasn’t terribly happy with the news that two prisoners accused of murder had escaped from the D.C. jail over the…