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Coffeeneuring #5: Grassroots Gourmet<\/a><\/strong> (104 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Bloomingdale)<\/p>\n

\"Grassroots<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 5; 5.2 miles
\nHot chocolate and mini bourbon chocolate pecan pie<\/p>\n

I eschewed the sunshine of Big Bear’s west-facing patio for the shady sidewalk of Grassroots Gourmet, a new-to-me bakery just up the street. <\/p>\n

At this point, I don’t think I’d say Bloomingdale is a transition neighborhood anymore, but it’s definitely more of a economic mix than my corner of the city. And I think Grassroots Gourmet reflects that, selling their baked goods at local market price, but their drinks for significantly less than you’ll get them elsewhere.<\/p>\n

To be honest, I wasn’t blown away by either my drink — my cocoa was perfectly adequate, but nothing to write home about — or my mini pie, where the crust seemed to overwhelm the three-bite snack. (I totally recognize that a thinner crust would probably have created a dessert that wasn’t sturdy enough to handle, so this was probably just my being overly picky.) However, both staff members I met were super friendly and clearly went out of their way to know their local neighbors, and that would be enough to bring me back earlier in the day when I could catch some sun from their sidewalk seating and try one of their other baked goods (they also sell cupcakes, muffins, normal-sized cookies, and bars and quick breads, as well as being a retailer for local bread) with a cup of tea. As it was, they let me hang out outside there with my knitting (my Christmas fingerless mitts) and my book (Not Your Sidekick<\/em>, from my Ninja Swap package<\/a>) even after they closed up, even specifically telling me that if anyone hassled me about it to let them know.<\/p>\n

\"Coffeeneuring<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

There are several bike racks out front that they share with the bar\/restaurant next door, that I’d imagine would be very busy during brunch hours.<\/p>\n

The ride was fine, except for two things on the way back from the cafe: first, the light at R and Florida did not trigger for my bike, causing me to have to wait an extra cycle until a car triggered it), and second, at one point a flatbed truck moved partially into my bike lane to get around a car, causing me to shift too close to a piece of heavy equipment covered in orange mesh netting in the curb lane. My handlebar snagged in the holes of the mesh and I came up very short, but stayed upright (the light was red and I was going slowly; if it had happened at speed, I would have gone down). I may have gesticulated and yelled vigorously at the truck driver about rights of way before pedaling the adrenaline off the rest of the way home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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