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Great writeup. Definitely a solid list. I'd say you seriously undersold Dolcezza, at least the Dupont Circle location. While most people think of it as a gelato place, it has great espresso and a fantastic multi-roaster pourover program. They just about always have Counter Culture, Ritual and Verve and frequently have beans from Intelligensia, Stumptown and Madcap.

Two other spots you missed. Grape and Bean in Old Town Alexandria, which is a great little wine shop/coffee bar that doesn't have an espresso machine but does great pourovers from roasters like Blue Bottle and Stumptown. Also, Buzz Bakery, with locations in Old Town and Arlington has worked very closely with Madcap to set up their coffee program, plus they have great pastries.

This Christmas eve, as a part of our Feast of Seven Fishes, I made a unique ravioli dish. My inspiration was a cross between egg yolk ravioli and Chinese soup dumplings. I made a tomato-basil-lobster consomme, using the Heston Blumenthal gelatin clarification technique, then set it with gelatin. I then made a classic Scallop mousseline with scallops, egg whites and cream. Then I made 2 sheets of fresh pasta. Inside each ravioli I piped a ring of scallop mousseline and placed a small circle of lobster gelatin in the middle. Then I sealed up the ravioli and poached them in lobster stock. The gelatin in the middle melted during the poaching and when you cut open the ravioli an ounce and a half or so of tomato-basil-lobster consomme rushed out. I served the dish with a chive oil and some American caviar.

Lamb burgers with feta and homemade tzatiki