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Rooftop Drinking Season

It’s finally outdoor drinking season! Whether you're imbibing on a rooftop, deck, porch, or even fire escape, the temperature is mild, the air is fresh and so are the cocktails. After a winter of comfort drinks, spring is the time when mixologists get innovative at the bar, mixing up light, refreshing sips full of the

Rooftop Drinking SeasonBridget Shirvell2014-04-19T08:51:21-04:00

Paçoca de amendoim

Photography by: Leticia Moreinos Schwartz A sweet but salty taste greets me as I bite into a piece of paçoca de amendoim. The Brazilian candy is basically ground peanuts, sugar and flour, and it tastes similar to the inside of a peanut butter cup. Not to be confused with the paçocadish in the north of Brazil made of

Paçoca de amendoimBridget Shirvell2014-03-04T14:02:24-05:00

A coffee and cookie type of afternoon

A coffee and cookie type of afternoonBridget Shirvell2014-02-11T15:21:05-05:00

RIS comes to Union Market

Making my way to Union Market, the popular marketplace in northeast DC, had been on my list of things to do since moving back to the area. While the market dates back to the 1800s it only re-opened as an indoor market in 2012, after I graduated from George Washington and moved away. The opening

RIS comes to Union MarketBridget Shirvell2014-01-13T16:26:20-05:00

SNAP programs at farmers markets improve fruit and vegetable consumption, study finds

When farmers markets incentivize the use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, to purchase fruits and vegetables consumption raises. That shouldn't come as a surprise but it’s always nice when data backs it up and also finds that farmers markets that incentivize the use of food stamps also do better economically.

SNAP programs at farmers markets improve fruit and vegetable consumption, study findsBridget Shirvell2014-01-13T15:51:32-05:00

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