“I baked once or twice before I was a teen. I started baking a bit more in my early 20s. I never thought I’d be baking professionally, but I’ve invested so much in Sugar Defined, that I feel the need to see it through to how far I can go. I learned how to bake as an expression of love many years ago.…”

“I knew the basics of cooking, so I challenged myself and enrolled in the Pastry degree in Le Cordon Bleu Miami and graduated as a pastry chef. After graduating, I realized I had no patience on the waiting game for baking and that baking was not for me, so I shifted to culinary, I love the heat, fire, being able to experiment more…”

The Vienna location will offer one free coffee or espresso with any breakfast purchase to celebrate! Beginning Monday, March 8, Vienna-favorite Caboose Tavern (520 Mill Street NE) is launching breakfast service from 8 to 11am daily for foodies and coffee fans alike. Homey morning classics such as“breakfast on a stick”, fried chicken biscuit, breakfast bowls and plates like the signature potato hash…

Mercy Me (“Sorta South American Cafe, Restaurant, and Bar”) is located on the ground level of the at the Yours Truly Hotel located at 1143 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037. Their food and beverage offerings, featured pop-ups, patio seating, whimsical outdoor lighting gave me all the good vibes. It's an oasis in the middle of the city!

Calling all brides and grooms, graduates, and more: Occasions Caterers, D.C.’s premier catering company, wants to make your festivities just as special with their new “Milestones from Home” celebrations package. The menu features…

The top reason why people use salt so much these days is that they’re not sure what else to use. Instead, let’s use good-for-you spices that not only help our food taste better, but also help our system function in healthier ways. I’m here to show you how to make delicious veggies with only 2 ingredients, rather than worry about having to find/buy a variety of condiments. Here we go…

Hey, loves! I made you brunch!!! It's called, "Stay-Home Avocado Toast". This avo toast is made of 5 ingredients, easy to make, and tastes DIVINE! I’m even offering you some “quarantine tips”, in case you don’t have all the ingredients. You just definitely need avocado to make this avocado toast!

In a time like this, many of us are just trying to make sure we have enough to eat, stores are trying to keep up with stocking their supplies, and it’s not ideal to leave the house to find fancy/unique ingredients. Let’s make food utilizing simple ingredients that you may already have at home, like pasta, rice, and beans!

It’s no secret that I love espresso. Most of my friends and fam also love it as much as I do and sometimes we can be a bit picky about how our coffees are prepped and how they taste. I love to play barista for visitors but then realized that most of my friends assumed making these drinks is difficult.

I’ve been in the mood to cook-up something sweet and unique for the holidays. There’s nothing wrong with a good old-fashioned chocolate chip cookie, but I want to show my skills of a little… which would you want to try?

Need to think of ways to celebrate Thanksgiving in Washington DC? Here is espressofied’s curated list of 3 ways to wine and dine the night away!

You've got a lot of them, so here's what you can do with them...