The tastes of our lives.
When I was 16, I worked at the local Shoney’s. The big deal about the Shoney’s was the breakfast buffet–they were the only joint doing anything like that, so it was pretty popular. And I had the glorious responsibility of being the breakfast bar/salad bar girl, because as you can guess, the breakfast items magically [...]
Picked up a mess of berries at the West Seattle Sunday market on Sunday. Summer may be stingy with the sunshine, but at least we squeezed some berries out of her.
In Columbia City there’s a joint called Geraldine’s Counter that serves french toast so good, you’ll forget you don’t even like french toast. What the french, toast?! I know! Located smack dab in the middle of Columbia City on Rainier Avenue, Geraldine’s is easy to find. Since I was coming for the famous french toast, [...]
The Brave Horse Tavern is one of three Tom Douglas restaurants in the big red brick building on Terry Avenue in South Lake Union (Ting Momo and Cuoco are the others). Skylights, shuffleboard, flaming ovens, oh my. We arrived just at the beginning of happy hour and there were already a few guys shuffling it [...]
Back in April, my friend Jackie took me to Canlis for a belated birthday gift. Having never been before, I knew that I was in for a treat, but really. Who knew it was going to redefine “treat” and change my restaurant standards. I now have a new saying for when I describe good service [...]
What better way to take a minor detour from the diet than a stop off at the Bakery Nouveau? With cake this moist, who needs milk? While not my most favorite treat from the BN, there’s always room for a pretty Macaron. Nothing’s as good as the best treat in Seattle, ye ol’ Twice Baked [...]
At Lincoln Park last weekend, I: a.) pulled a muscle b.) hurt my back c.) proved I’m no Spring chick and d.) everyone of those. The result of which is that I’ve been getting a little massage therapy on Beacon Hill this week. I don’t know what’s worse, the actual therapy or the pain. The [...]
Feeling in the mood for some pie and a change of scenery, James and I drove over to Magnolia a couple of weekends ago for a slice of heaven from Seattle Pie Company, the best little pie house in Seattle. And while pie can replace any meal, I figured we could be mature and eat [...]
Last week we were driving down Fremont Avenue when suddenly James hit the brakes and swerved into a parking spot. After peeling the seat belt out of my rib cage, I shot James a quick whiskey.tango.foxtrot look. He just shrugged and said, “Mandatory pit stop. No line at Paseo.” “Do we have cash?” I asked, [...]
Weirdly enough, the best places to get barbecue in Seattle are located on a two mile stretch along 1st Avenue in SoDo. While Jones and Pecos Pit are awesome, I’d have to say that the best place to sit down and enjoy some Q for lunch in Seattle on a Saturday is Pig Iron. You [...]
Earlier this year we stopped in at MSM Deli in Tacoma for the first time. We’re in Tacoma quite a bit, but really haven’t had a chance to eat at many places down there. I decided it was time to eat at the number one hot spot in Tacoma. When I Urbanspooned Tacoma, it came [...]
Last weekend when James told me that we had a photo shoot scheduled for Pioneer Square at 1:00, I figured we might as well finally try Café Campagne. It was with just that attitude that I made a reservation for 11:00 on Sunday. After I was finished, I realized I had just made reservations. For [...]
I have a bad attitude about the Seattle food cart scene. It’s based almost entirely on the lack of them, and the rest of the entirely on the fact that the majority of the food trucks/carts in Seattle only serve lunch during the week. That sucks. If these carts aren’t parked near your work’s neighborhood, [...]
When I moved to Seattle in 2004, I lived in an apartment on Capitol Hill less than two blocks from the original Top Pot Doughnuts on Summit. It had opened just two years earlier and since that time they’ve grown to six cafes and even have a mobile unit that unfortunately I’ve never seen but [...]
I blame the Breakfast Clubs for keeping me separated from Lola for so long. I don’t know if it’s because the BCers are more vociferous because they’re up and at ‘em before noon (it’s certainly not the coffee quantities they’re getting because coffee’s an all day beverage in this town), but it’s always the [...]
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