Tim Carman

Food scribbler, The Washington Post. Always in search of something tasty. Loves: coffee, BBQ, tacos, beagles & tips: [email protected].

[Tim Carman @timcarman]

When it opened more than a decade ago, Compass Coffee was one of DC’s feel-good business stories. Now the company’s in bankruptcy. I plotted out how it went from one to the other.

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The fried apple pie is back at McDonald's to celebrate America's birthday. It's a gift no one needs and most everyone of a certain age will want, if mostly to see if it can match the memories of their youth. I was one of those people.

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Do you raise backyard chickens? I'd love to talk to you! Reply here if interested.

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@knahra Thank you, Kirk!

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I had this brief, exquisite moment at Huong Viet recently. I was compelled to write about it: to figure out how it happened and why it’s important.

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FOOD WRITING PORTFOLIO, DIV 3

Three stories, columns or reviews by the same writer on food.

🥇 1st Place: @timcarman
🥈 2nd Place: @hannaraskin
🥉 3rd Place: @breijOR_THEY
🏅 Honorable Mention: MacKenzie Chung Fegan, @sfchronicle

[Douglas Heye @DougHeye]

Such a fantastic @TimCarman piece on the joys an unexpected meal can bring. And a reminder that I'm overdue at Eden Center.

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@DougHeye thank you, Doug!

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This was, perhaps, predictable, though it seems many restaurants are reconsidering the service charge option after learning about the tax and payroll implications.

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[Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports]

Here's a look at the three-page memo the Kennedy Center sent to employees today ordering they erase President Donald Trump’s name from official materials, less than a week after a federal judge ruled it had been illegally added to the storied arts institution.

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Curious if those in the business of feeding people agree with Dina Daniel from Fava Pot: Will Sysco’s planned purchase of Restaurant Depot lead to higher prices at the discount wholesaler?

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[Katelyn Caralle @Katelyn_Caralle]

Bystanders (including young children) get cornered as teens break out into a violent altercation at the Navy Yard Chipotle in SE Washington, DC.

[Drew Harwell @drewharwell]

This tweet, for a @RossBarkan story that copied my lede and reporting, now has more than 10x the views of the original. Ross hasn't apologized or acknowledged it; maybe he's just waiting for me to shut up. Without any explanation, I'm left to wonder how many times he's done this

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Here is the full statement from WCK:
https://t.co/atGzHn6JRG

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.@WCKitchen is scaling back operations in Gaza to what it is calling "pre-ceasefire levels" of aid. My sources in Gaza say the cutback means the loss of more than 400 Palestinian jobs. One source DM'd me to say that she and her family of seven relied solely on WCK to eat.

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The news has not been received well in Gaza. "There is widespread anger and frustration among displaced people and residents after World Central Kitchen halted food distribution in some areas of the Nuseirat refugee camp," said a Facebook user. (The text was translated by AI.)

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The owner of Martin's Tavern had no idea his historic pub would be featured on SNL this weekend. He was sound asleep by the time the skit aired.
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[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

NEWS: The restaurant industry has filed suit in D.C. Superior Court to stop a proposed ballot initiative that, if passed, would increase the minimum wage in the city to to $25 an hour by 2029 and phase out the tipped wage by 2031. Procedural and constitutional concerns cited.