May 8th, 2008 at 8:40pm |
The best wine of the night was Lowden Hills Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2003. It was one of five Washington wines we tasted during our first week of our Washington Wines and Wineries class, taught by Dieter Schafer at South Seattle Community College. The class was refreshingly funny and non-pretentious as we learned about the nine [...]
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May 7th, 2008 at 9:11am |
When I think of sweet succulent seafood, it’s not a brew pub that comes to mind. Maybe fish and chips at a pub, but plump mussels in a superbly seasoned golden Thai broth? Not your typical brew food, but then again Elliot Bay Brewery is not your typical brew pub.
We decided to stop in for [...]
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:06am |
Beauty may well lie in the eyes of the beholder, but what about playground art? Should there be some level of decency? I came across a truly intriguing two part post on playground art in Europe. Some of the art would surely inspire nightmares. But then again, so do the Brother Grimm fairy tales. We [...]
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May 4th, 2008 at 9:03am |
I wish this neighborhood bar was in MY neighborhood!
Uber is a tiny bar in Greenwood, basically a couch, a fire pit and a couple of small tables. But what it lacks in roominess, it more than makes up for in beer. They serve over 150 different bottled beers and keep about 25 on tap. We [...]
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May 3rd, 2008 at 1:16am |
Where do you go when you are Sicilian and mourning the death of a loved one? To an Italian restaurant of course! I had been wanting to take Ed to Fremont Classic Pizzeria and Trattoria for a long time and we were practically drooling over the promise of calamari when we drove up to the [...]
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