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Blogs
May 24, 2012
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Stay Consistent, Compelling on Their New EP
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Prehistory EP Dead Oceans Post-rock blog darlings Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band recently returned to the stage after an extended hiatus (they hadn't performed since 2010). Now they've got a new EP coming out as well, and next Friday, they celebrate its release at Columbia ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Pancakes and Omelets Now Available in the International District
Hunger for non-Asian food is apparently growing in the International District, where another new restaurant is touting its westernized menu. China Club Bistro last month celebrated its grand opening with a dragon dance and a daylong party that drew local politicos and tong leaders. Owner Tim Lee, ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band on Their Fresh Start: "Forget About the Past. Forget About Our Uniforms."
MT ST HELENS VIETNAM BAND - Ep Promo from GMP on Vimeo. This past weekend, out of nowhere, I got an unexplained email from someone I do not know; both the subject and the body of the email read, in all caps, "I LOVE MARSHALL VERDOES!," to which I was only able to reply, "OK! Great!" In a larger sen ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2012
Boom Noodle, The Cutting Board, and Obasan Use Bento Boxes to Appease Picky Eaters
Sooner or later, most kids go through a picky eating phase. Sometimes, they never grow out of it. But luckily, it's relatively short-lived for most kids, having something to do with learning to experience new tastes and textures. For especially picky eaters who tend to tantrum when rice, chicken, or ... More >>
Music
March 7, 2012
Duff McKagan: War's Horror Stories
And why I can't look away.
Blogs
February 27, 2012
Nook "Pops Up" a Superb Soba Dinner
Dish: Soba Place: Nook, University District Price: $10.00 as part of a three-course tasting menu that includes appetizers and dessert In the bowl: Soba noodles in warm dashi with oysters and negi (a long onion that looks like a leek) Supporting cast/What to do: The soup is served with a sampling o ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2012
Valentine's Day Special: Lovebirds Reconnect Via WeMetOnAPlane.com
It has probably happened to everyone at some point in their life. You meet someone on an airplane, most likely a seatmate. For hours you talk and laugh together, you eat and drink -- you flirt. Then the plane lands, ending one your most pleasurable flights ever. But for whatever reason, you forgot t ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2012
Authenticity isn't Hidden at Vietnam House
Tamarind Tree may be the belle of the Vietnamese restaurant ball, but hidden in plain sight right next door is Vietnam House. The crowds pack into Tamarind Tree, its glitzy lighting and people-pleasing cocktail lists well known to Seattle's food-loving crowd. Less than ten yards away, in the ... More >>
Blogs
January 2, 2012
U:Don Will Make U: Smile with Fresh Noodles in the U:District
Dish: Kitsune udon Place: U:Don, University District ("U" is pronounced "You") Price: $5.75 for a medium bowl In the bowl: From the menu: "Udon noodles served hot with our extra thick fried and marinated tofu (Atsu-age), sliced green onions & grated fresh ginger." Supporting cast/What to do: Gr ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Supporting a Good Cause at Tonight's "Rock the Village" Benefit Concert
Fox and the Law will play tonight at the Nectar Lounge as part of the "Rock the Village" benefit concert series. "Rock the Village" is a series of benefit concerts designed to raise money and awareness for global humanitarian causes like education in Ghana and clean water in India. Mario Abat ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2011
Trophy Cupcakes to Open Pop-Up Shop in Pacific Place, Cactus Expands to South Lake Union, & More
Trophy CupcakesShort and sweet week in restaurant news! First off, downtown, Trophy Cupcakes is opening its first pop-up shop in Pacific Place from Monday, November 14 to Saturday, December 31. Customers can expect the popular bakery to feature two seasonal flavors during its stint in the sho ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Cactus Sets South Lake Union Opening Date, Taste of India Owner Expands in U-District
CactusLocal Mexican chain Cactus is opening its fourth location at the northwest corner of Terry Ave. N. and Harrison St. The restaurant was originally scheduled to launch late summer, but Seattle Met reports the date has been pushed to "around November 15." In other news, U District Daily s ... More >>
Music
November 2, 2011
Indie Anna Jones: If You Can't Find a Job, Make Your Own
A conversation with Dumb Eyes' managing director, Michael Ellsworth.
Calendar
November 2, 2011
Shonen Knife
A conversation with Dumb Eyes' managing director, Michael Ellsworth.
Blogs
October 24, 2011
"Gulab Jamun" Is How You Say Holey Shit! in Hindi
Paneer tikka masala and gulab jamun makes for a heart attack, India-style.The Place: Maharaja Cuisine of India, 4542 California Ave. S.W., 935-9443, WEST SEATTLE. The Hole: What with Dunkin' Donuts and most buddy-cop movies, it's easy to think of the donut as an American dessert. But really, ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2011
Seattle's Top 5 Indian Lunch Buffets
Complaints run high among Seattleites when it comes to Indian food. "Too authentic," "not authentic enough," "overspiced," "underspiced," and traits as simple as the quality of basmati rice seem to prompt much debate. Maybe this is because aside from the proliferation of independent eateries ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2011
Bellevue Hot Pot Shop Frustrated by Nearby Restaurant in Little Sheep's Clothing
Soup from the other Little Sheep.A Bellevue outpost of a popular Chinese hot pot chain is hoping its grand opening celebration this weekend will help resolve confusion over the restaurant's name. Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot, which has 450 locations worldwide, this May opened its seventh U ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2011
Showa's Udon: A-Rated for Taste, X-Rated for the Prurient Thoughts It Puts in My Mind
If the photo looks familiar, it's because I just showcased the inaka udon at Showa in this week's Mein Man column. Now, two days later, the noodles are providing fodder for this week's Sexy Feast. Why? I liked this udon dish so much that I wanted to learn how to make it at home. When feeling ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Radiation-Seeking Helicopter Will Be Flying Low Over Seattle Area Starting Next Week
How are everyone's paranoia levels doing? Got enough obsessive fear in your life? 'Cause if not, you can always look to the sky next week and imagine all the worst-case-scenarios for why there's a radiation-measuring helicopter flying around.
Calendar
June 29, 2011
Eye on India: Words Over Water
How are everyone's paranoia levels doing? Got enough obsessive fear in your life? 'Cause if not, you can always look to the sky next week and imagine all the worst-case-scenarios for why there's a radiation-measuring helicopter flying around.
Film
June 8, 2011
Beijing Taxi: This City Portrait Leaves a Few Things Out
How are everyone's paranoia levels doing? Got enough obsessive fear in your life? 'Cause if not, you can always look to the sky next week and imagine all the worst-case-scenarios for why there's a radiation-measuring helicopter flying around.
Blogs
June 1, 2011
The Japanese Grill Leaves Other Grilling Books in the Dying Embers
It's grilling season, which means cookbooks on the topic have been front and center on bookstore displays for weeks. The thing is, many of them say the same thing, and few bring anything unique to the grilling party. There's a lot to love about beer-can chicken, grilled pizza, and London broi ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2011
Learning to Play Ball at Issian
Issian is an izakaya in Wallingford that advertises itself as a stone grill and a sushi bar. This Japanese pub is a perfect place for a group to enjoy drinks, share small plates, and engage in spirited conversation. During a recent visit, my group went a bit wild for grilled and fried food. ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2011
CakeSpy Hosts National "Bakesale for Japan" on Saturday
Do you make the meanest chocolate-chip cookies on your block? Show off your baking skills and help raise funds for the earthquake and tsunami victims of Japan this Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bakesale for Japan, a simultaneous bake sale hosted at bakeries and restaurants acros ... More >>
Calendar
March 23, 2011
Fine, Totally Fine
Do you make the meanest chocolate-chip cookies on your block? Show off your baking skills and help raise funds for the earthquake and tsunami victims of Japan this Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bakesale for Japan, a simultaneous bake sale hosted at bakeries and restaurants acros ... More >>
News
March 16, 2011
The Tsunami That Rocked Japan 300 Years Ago
Seattleites bracing for "The Big One," take note: It can happen again.
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Japanese Nuclear-Meltdown Fears Spark Iodine Shortage in Seattle
As Japan's Fukushima Daiichi reactor toes the edge of a full-scale meltdown, Seattleites 6,000 miles away are taking no chances in girding their bodies against a radioactive onslaught. Folks here aren't yet retreating to fallout shelters--that's too heartland-conservative. Rather, they're com ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Help Japan by Partying at Shorty's on St. Patrick's Day
Good times at Shorty's Shorty's is one of the few bars that keeps it real in a neighborhood obsessed with being hip. Cheap beer, stiff wells, hot dogs, and arcade games - it's like Chuck E. Cheese for grownups! On St. Patrick's Day this Thursday, the beloved Belltown bar is hosting a fundra ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2011
History Lesson: Massive Earthquake in Pacific Northwest Triggered Japan Tsunami in 1700
About 300 years before the current earthquake/tsunami disaster in Japan, another wave of water swept the Island nation, wreaking havoc and laying waste to entire coastal villages. That tsunami was caused by a massive quake--estimated to have been a magnitude 9.0--that rocked the entire Pacifi ... More >>
Blogs
March 4, 2011
Far East Mexican Grill: Where Tacos Are Serious Business
It's as if someone crashed a taco truck into the kitchen of one of the U District's tiny, surprisingly tidy restaurants and decided to open shop. Then this someone tossed in a dab of Korean flavor and called the place--as denoted by a sign with an Asian guy sporting a sombrero (I'm basing his ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Tantalizing Tentacle Porn at Madison Park Conservatory
At a recent dinner, Madison Park Conservatory offered my kind of menu: liver pate, foie gras terrine, roasted bone marrow, grilled beef tongue, wild boar ragu, and grilled octopus. Ordering was easy: "One of each, please." As Cormac Mahoney was top chef during Tako Truk's summer fling two ye ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Kamrai Misses the Boat With Its Noodles
Dish: Boat Noodles. Place: Kamrai Thai Cuisine, Shoreline. Price: $9.50. In the Bowl: Per the menu: "Rice noodle with steam beef, green onions, cilantro and bean prouts." Supporting Cast: A caddy of condiments: salt, chili flakes, chili oil, and Sriracha, I believe. What to do: Just eat ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2010
Sex, High School, Emma Stone in a Bustier, and Crispy Duck: What's So Complicated About That?
Adam Taylor/Screen GemsEmma Stone deals with the complications of high school in lingerie. The Dinner: Fried prawns and five spice crispy duck at Peking House (17505 15th Ave. NE, 365-6500, Shoreline.) The Movie: Easy A at Crest Cinema (16505 5th Ave. NE, 781-5755, Shoreline.) The Screenpl ... More >>
Calendar
November 24, 2010
Wang Huaiqing
Adam Taylor/Screen GemsEmma Stone deals with the complications of high school in lingerie. The Dinner: Fried prawns and five spice crispy duck at Peking House (17505 15th Ave. NE, 365-6500, Shoreline.) The Movie: Easy A at Crest Cinema (16505 5th Ave. NE, 781-5755, Shoreline.) The Screenpl ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
A Lesson About English Overcoats from a Japanese Bakery
Presenting prophylactic pankoLast weekend, I attended the 13th Annual Worlds of Flavor International Conference & Festival at the Culinary Institute of America's Napa Valley campus. The theme was "Japan: Flavors of Culture," and a team of 39 of Japan's most talented chefs came to teach other ... More >>
Arts
October 20, 2010
The Fussy Eye: A Sign of Failure
Cross? Don't cross? WTF?
Music
September 29, 2010
The Ex X
How Japan's biggest band plans to conquer the States without their most famous member.
Blogs
September 10, 2010
Skip the Praying and the Loving
The Dinner: Daal maharani at Jewel of India (4735 University Way N.E.) The Movie: Eat Pray Love at the Meridian. Eat Pray Love is like that friend who won't stop showing you vacation photos. For the first five minutes, you're mildly engaged--hey, there's that famous landscape/building/ster ... More >>
Calendar
September 8, 2010
Shonen Knife
The Dinner: Daal maharani at Jewel of India (4735 University Way N.E.) The Movie: Eat Pray Love at the Meridian. Eat Pray Love is like that friend who won't stop showing you vacation photos. For the first five minutes, you're mildly engaged--hey, there's that famous landscape/building/ster ... More >>
Blogs
August 31, 2010
Today in Sex: Men Only Get Three Hours of Orgasm? What a Gyp.
This really doesn't seem fair, but according to a story reported in the Times of India this week, most men spend only three hours out of their entire lives in the grips of an orgasm. Considering we spend one-third of our lives sleeping and an average of 45 hours a week working, a mere 180 min ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
The Passing of Time and Touring Through the Eyes of MSHVB Bassist Jared Price
When I was hanging out with Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band a few weeks back in preparation for today's feature, we got to talking about touring and the extreme highs and lows that come along with the process. And that was when bassist Jared Price shared with me this story: "There are some crazy ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2010
One For the Rugrats: Boom Noodle Up, Running and Killing It in University Village
A month, give or take a few days. That's how long the newest Boom Noodle has been open in University Village. We wrote about it's scheduled opening back in May when owners Steve Rosen and James Allard thought they were going to make a July 1 date, and you know what? They were pretty damn clos ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2010
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Stumbles On Its Ambition With Where the Messengers Meet
Artist: Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band Album: Where the Messengers Meet Label: Dead Oceans Release Date: Tuesday, August 3 Rating (Skip, stream, or buy): Skip Download: "Hurrah" Local Show: Aug. 27 at Seattle Center's Mural Amphitheater with The Head and the Heart and Yuni in Taxco Mt. St. Hel ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2010
Morning Food News: Capitol Hill Restaurant Owners Fear Street Food Court, Dim Sum Debuts in Wallingford
Bangkok is a street food mecca. Earlier this year, we reported that city planners wanted to change laws so that street venders could set up semi-permanent shops on sidewalks and parks. This sounded awesome to some, sketchy to others. An update from Capitol Hill Seattle indicates that many of ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2010
City Hall Presents Free Summer Lunchtime Concerts Featuring Mt St Helens Vietnam Band, the Tallboys, the Dusty 45s & More
The Seattle City of Music Initiative is bringing a series of daytime performances to the City Hall this summer. Each concert starts at noon and is completely free. The first show is tomorrow and features folk singers Kat Eggleston & Rose Laughlin. The rest of the lineup is as follows: July 1 ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2010
India Outsourcing Its Storms to Seattle
Why couldn't she be what gets sent to us?Seattle may get half of all of its expected June rainfaill by the end of the week thanks to a storm with origins in India. According to KOMO weatherman Scott Sistek, the squall set to soak our city tonight began as Cyclone Laila in the almost-coastal t ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2010
Read It Or Repeat It
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.The more books about history I read, the more I see history repeating itself. I have been reading fiction as of late, but it's when I read good historical nonfiction t ... More >>
Blogs
April 14, 2010
Starbucks' World Domination Tour Set to Invade China
Forbidden City espresso is illicitly delicious.You know how China makes everything we buy and yet very little of what we make ever ends up in China, except debt? Well all that's about to change, because Howard Schultz wants Starbucks to take over the world's fastest growing market. Schultz t ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2010
Openings & Closings: China Gate Goes Dark, The Swinery Slings Meat Again, and More
R.I.P. China Gate. We shall miss your dim sum.Do you want the good or bad in restaurant news first? Oh, let's just rip off the band-aid and get on with it. Historic restaurant China Gate in the International District has shut down after 20-years plus of serving the city's best dim sum. Its ... More >>
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