Too Spoiled for Starbucks

Sometimes a meal is so satisfying that the idea of dessert doesn't appeal. You don't want to ruin the sated glow with a sweet. Such was my recent dinner with colleagues at D.C.'s answer to Indian haute cuisine - Rasika.

It was a marvelous meal. From the Sweet Potato Tuk with tamarind date chutney to the rich Lamb Biriyani, it was plate-licking good.

Why ruin it with a sugary end?

No. Something refined was called for. Slightly bitter. Slightly sweet.

Coffee. Good coffee. No. Strike that. Great coffee.

And, there it was on the menu - with a seemingly minor addition: the word "flamb