A Cup, Caffeine and Commencement

As an underclassman, Commencement is a great excuse to stay on campus for an extra week. The last two years, I would pick up extra hours at work, then pull myself out of bed at 4 am Sunday morning to traipse down to the National Mall in my GW polo shirt, spending the afternoon escorting families to...

May 3rd, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

Smell or Savour that Coffee Flavor

How do we start loving coffee? Some of us probably force ourselves, propelled by paper deadlines and feverish studying frenzies. But in an age when you can pick up a case of Red Bull, or a sugary white chocolate mocha, how do you get hooked on something with such a particular, strong taste? It...

April 26th, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

A Cup for All Seasons

If you’ve ever looked out the window and seen a rainy, gloomy afternoon awaiting you, you may have had the thought, “today looks like a hot-chocolate/mocha/chai-latte/insert-random-warm-espresso-based-beverage-here day. And maybe a cookie.” Then, when it starts to get warm out,...

April 20th, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

A New Brew Filters Through

Filter Coffeehouse, located on 20th Street between R and S at Dupont Circle, has only been open for three weeks. After one morning at the coffeehouse, I am convinced I have wasted the last few weeks brewing my own coffee in my kitchen every morning when I could have been introducing my palate to new...

April 5th, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

Spring Roast

I would like to dedicate this week’s column to that most fabulous time of year that we, in our academically-centered ventures, know and love as “spring break.” As my friends jetted off to Jerusalem, New York, Cancuun, Miami, West Virginia, and Oklahoma ,I was shipped back home to...

March 28th, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

Carding for Caffeine

This morning, I met my sister for coffee at the Au Bon Pain at Union Station (though not the most delicious of ways to take your cuppa, it did the trick on this particular morning). As I was paying, the sales associate said to me in all seriousness, “Ma’am, I’m afraid I need to see...

March 8th, 2010 | Lifestyle, slideshow | Read More

Cup Close and Personal

Photo: Jenn Neuner Apparently, just as the way you hold your beer (or martini glass) says a lot about you, so can your coffee. There are series blogs and fun little quizzes out there to help you reveal your inner self, by simply describing how you like to take your coffee. Though at first it feels...

February 28th, 2010 | Lifestyle, slideshow | Read More

A Little More in the Pour

For many of us, our day doesn’t start without our coffee in hand. As you try to leave the weekend behind you, start your week with Laura Westman, our new coffee connoisseur, java junkie, caffeine queen–you get the idea. Either way, Laura will keep you up on the DC bean scene, as you tackle your...

February 22nd, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

From Granada to Gelman, Coffee Cultures Clash

For many of us, our day doesn’t start without our coffee in hand. As you try to leave the weekend behind you, start your week with Laura Westman, our new coffee connoisseur, java junkie, caffeine queen–you get the idea. Either way, Laura will keep you up on the DC bean scene, as you tackle your...

February 15th, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

Coffee for a Cause at Bourbon

For many of us, our day doesn’t start without our coffee in hand. As you try to leave the weekend behind you, start your week with Laura Westman, our new coffee connoisseur, java junkie, caffeine queen–you get the idea. Either way, Laura will keep you up on the DC bean scene, as you tackle...

February 8th, 2010 | Lifestyle | Read More

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