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Site Revamp Upcoming

I just wanted to notify everyone that I’ll be slowing down reviews just a bit while I take care of some back-end work on the site. I’m hoping to come out with a sleeker template and a clearer format. In the meantime, though, I’ll have to take some time away from the reviews, focusing mostly [...]

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Baked and Wired: Cupcakes

Baked and Wired: Cupcakes

Baked and Wired: Cupcakes
Cuisine: American Baked Goods
Specialty: Cupcakes
Location: 1052 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, Washington, DC 20007
Price: $3.25 or $3.50 for the cupcakes. Most treats are about $1-$3.

As I’ve said before, Washington, DC’s Georgetown area isn’t the hippest, despite the large college community. While it has its fair share of classy restaurants, it always seems [...]

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Salty Oat Cookies at Teaism

Salty Oat Cookies at Teaism

Salty Oat Cookies at Teaism
Bakery/Café Type: Chinese-Inspired Teahouse
Specialty: Salty Oat Cookie
Location: 3 Locations in Washington, DC. Mine is at 2009 R St. NW.
Price: $2 for the Salty Oat and Chocolate Salty Oat Cookies
Washington, DC is a veritable wasteland when it comes to cookies. Never, in fact, have I had a cookie in DC that simply [...]

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Firehook Bakery

Firehook Bakery

Cuisine: American Baked Goods
Specialties: Brownies, Cookies, Bread
Location: All throughout DC and Virginia. My store is at 1909 Q. Street, NW, Washington DC 20009.
Price: $1.45 for cookies, $2.50 for brownies
Best Value in Town, Best Brownie in Town
I see very few traditional bakeries these days, especially in the DC area. At one point in time, a bakery [...]

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New Scoring System!

I’ve realized over the last few weeks that my scoring system may be giving an overly optimistic view of the food I eat. Since I’m employing a logarithmic scale, it’s actually easier for a restaurant to get in the earlier stages, so that there are numerous restaurants with 7’s, 8’s, and 9’s. I would only [...]

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Georgetown Cupcake

Georgetown Cupcake

Georgetown Cupcake
3301 M St NW, Washington, DC
$3 for a cupcake
It’s no secret that I’m not a huge fan of cupcakes. To me, cupcakes are just a fad—an excuse for innumerable little bakeries to charge exorbitant prices for mini-cakes that are both small in size and flavor.
But every once in a while, a very special shop [...]

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Deluscious Cookies and Milk

Deluscious Cookies and Milk

Deluscious Cookies and Milk
$38.95 for a dozen classic cookies. $1 extra for each “couture” cookie.
829 North Highland Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
www.delusciouscookies.com
Before returning home for the holidays, I had promised to find my brother, a cookie fiend, the best cookies in all of Los Angeles. So began a quest that eventually took me to Deluscious Cookies [...]

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Patisserie Poupon: Cakes and Chocolate

Patisserie Poupon: Cakes and Chocolate

Patisserie Poupon, Cakes and Chocolate
Best Bakery in DC
1645 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20007
The original location (where you can get the goods baked fresh) is at:
820 E Baltimore St
Baltimore, MD 21202

I was really craving a true French-style pastry the other day—something like a croissant or a mini-tart/cake. Unfortunately, while the Georgetown area is a [...]

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