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FOOD FINDS: Maple in Washington, DC

As avid seekers of yummy eats, we’ve started cataloguing our food posts into a little series called Food Finds. These posts include casual reviews of the unsung culinary gems we encounter on the road–or even right here at home in DC and NY! There is a little corridor on 11th St NW near Columbia Heights… Read more »

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FOOD FINDS #9 Beans in the Belfry in Brunswick, Md

As avid seekers of yummy eats, we’ve started cataloguing our food posts into a little series called Food Finds. These posts include casual reviews of the unsung culinary gems we encounter on the road–or even right here at home in DC and NY! While poking around antique shops in Brunswick, Md, we did our usual… Read more »

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Table Settings at Lime Acre, Jamaica

Presentation is important. Even with the tastiest food, it’s the mood of a gathering and the people you’re with that you really remember years later. Here were the table settings for some of our meals! For every meal, our tables are set up in different locations on the villa. Most of the time it’s outdoors,… Read more »

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A Jamaican Villa

We’re here in Jamaica. First day… this is my view. Sigh. From the balcony of our villa. Being the nerd I am, I’ve busted out my laptop amid the beautiful sea and greenery that surrounds us. As we speak Sven and Charlie are getting creative, “working out” on the balcony using the furniture. Sven tries… Read more »

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FOOD FIND #6: Turf ‘n Surf Po Boy in Austin, TX

As avid seekers of yummy eats, we’ve started cataloguing our food posts into a little series called Food Finds. These posts include casual reviews of the unsung culinary gems we encounter on the road–or even right here at home in DC and NY On our way to the shuttle stop for the Austin City Limits… Read more »

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Coffee + Love for Bike Commuters This A.M.

Per the Twitter alert by @DistrictBean last night, I was gleeful that the folks at The Bike Rack were offering free coffee this morning for bike commuters at the corner of 14th & Q NW. What’s more, the coffee would be sourced from Peregrine Espresso, where I sometimes stop on the ride to work anyway… Read more »

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FOOD FINDS #1: ‘2 Chefs and a Table’ in Vancouver, BC

As avid seekers of yummy eats, we’ve started cataloguing our food posts into a little series called Food Finds. These posts include casual reviews of the unsung culinary gems we encounter on the road–or even right here at home in DC and NY As with a lot of Exit Clov tours of late…ahem, our trip… Read more »

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Getting All Warm ‘n Fuzzy with the Chocosol Traders!

After our show on Saturday, the Chocosol vendor on site at Toronto’s HarbourFront Centre was so nice and offered us (Exit Clov) each a complimentary cup of “ice chocolate” and bar of handcrafted chocolates! All made from cacao that was “horizontally traded through friendships with farmers and communities from southern Mexico.” (Aw, don’t it just… Read more »

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Baristas & Bankers: A Blue Bottle Heaven at 30 Rock

Since the beginning of time, Suz and I have been java junkies and coffee house prowlers. Whenever we toured with Exit Clov, our first order of business after soundcheck was to grab Brett (our bassist and fellow coffee enthusiast) and track down the city’s quaintest coffeehouse, where we’d set up shop with our laptops and wait for… Read more »