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May 22, 2012
Barrio Preps Pecks of Jalapeno Peppers For Eating Contest
Barrio is promoting its upcoming jalapeno-eating contest with the tag line "Can you handle the heat?" But it might be more accurate to ask "Can you handle the subdued heat?" Breaking with competitive chile-eating tradition, Barrio is serving up grilled peppers at its June 9th event. Jalapenos are ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
Bloody Smurf Jizz & 6 Other Cocktails for Washington's Memorial Day Booze Apocalypse
This post was written by Pete Seazle, whose work regularly appears on the West Seattle Fun Blog: Memorial Day Weekend is one of the biggest booze fests of the year, shadowed only by the likes of St. Patrick's Day, The Fourth of July, and Flag Day. And as the three-day weekend of inebriation kicks ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Taco Time NW Slings 5 for $5 Tacos for Cinco de Mayo
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo this Saturday, Taco Time Northwest is offering a 5 for $5 deal -- five crispy beef tacos for $5 (see right.) And while you're at it, be sure to load up on the mexi-fries that former SW food critic Jason Sheehan couldn't get enough of.
Blogs
May 4, 2012
Top 10 Wines For Slurping With Oysters
Hey fellow lushes! Excuse me for a sec while I wipe the oyster juice off my chin. The Wino had the pleasure earlier this week of slurping a few Shoguku at Taylor Shellfish and washing those tumbled gems from the sea down with winners from this year's 18th annual Oyster Wine Competition. It was pure ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Poquitos Slings $3 Tacos on Cinco de Mayo, Tacos Guaymas Hosts Block Party in Green Lake
Poquitos on Capitol Hill (see right) is throwing a party for Cinco de Mayo this Saturday. A whole pig will be roasted and street tacos will be available for $3 apiece. Meanwhile, Tacos Guaymas on Green Lake will host its 11th annual Cinco de Mayo bock party from 11 a.m.(!) to 2 a.m. with a beer gard ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Bingo Karaoke: Irony Heaven at the Greenwood Senior Center
By Katherine McKeon Bingo Karaoke Night Greenwood Senior Center Friday, April 27 When I heard about Greenwood Senior Center's Bingo Karaoke,notions of cringe-worthy Thanksgivings and awkward family reunions ran wild in my mind. In fact, the event has become a magnet for what we'll call the hipster ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Pecado Bueno: Home of the $3 Margarita, the Chimichanga Dog, and the Freedom to Choose More Than One Taco Filling
The Place: Pecado Bueno, 4307 Fremont Ave. N., 457-8837, FREMONT The Hours: 3-6 p.m. and 9-close (weekdays 11 p.m., weekends 9 p.m.) daily. The Digs: The interior of Pecado Bueno is nice and welcoming, with high ceilings, bright yellow and lime-green walls, and one large piece of wall art featurin ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Sugar and Butter With Your Ganja: Coco Crispy Treats
There are healthy cannabis-infused treats, for those who want them. And then there are delicious gobs of ganja goodness like the Coco Crispy Treats from Nikki's Canna Kitchen.
Blogs
February 17, 2012
Viva la Margarita Day
On the rocks, salted rim, no artificial coloring. A margarita as it should be.While many might consider Cinco de Mayo the best day for drinking margaritas, February 22 is in fact National Margarita Day. Why? Who cares! This classic drink dates back to at least the 1940s, if not much earlier. ... More >>
Diversions
November 30, 2011
Ask a Mexican!
On the rocks, salted rim, no artificial coloring. A margarita as it should be.While many might consider Cinco de Mayo the best day for drinking margaritas, February 22 is in fact National Margarita Day. Why? Who cares! This classic drink dates back to at least the 1940s, if not much earlier. ... More >>
Blogs
September 7, 2011
5 Mal Mexican Joints in Seattle
Beans, beans, the magical fruit (or a fatty, intestinal death wish, depending on where you go...)There's a reason there are so many Mexican restaurants in Seattle: Mexican food is delicious and everyone in Seattle knows it. Have you ever met someone that doesn't like nachos? No. But just be ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2011
Battles Drop Technically Dazzling Gloss on the Croc, Everybody Wins
Battles at the Croc via SSG Battles Cinco de Mayo, 2011 the Crocodile Any worries that Battles might have trouble carrying on without departed guitarist/vocal garbler Tyondai Braxton were quickly laid to rest last night at the Crocodile: From their first instrumental number, the trio were every bi ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
Cinco de Mayo Done Classy: Wine, Women & Shoes This Thursday
Cinco de Mayo is this Thursday, ladies! Looking for something to do besides down tequila shots at a rowdy bar? Grab you girlfriends for Women, Wine, & Shoes from 6 to 9 p.m. at Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seattle. You can sample wines from a dozen-plus wineries including Chateau Ste. Miche ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2011
Top 5 Mexican Beers to Quench Your Thirst
In time for Cinco de Mayo--and hopefully some warmer temperatures around the Puget Sound--let's talk Mexican beer. I know a beer master that once said, "I don't drink any beer lighter in color than my first piss of the morning." He has a point---most light-colored beers are thin and mild. T ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2011
5 Awesome Cinco de Mayo Tequila Drinks
Is it filled with booze, or candy? You go ahead and whack first....we've got your back.Everyone celebrates Cinco de Mayo in different ways, but most of them involve drinking (heavily). Start with a bucket of Tequila, chips and salsa, and some mariachi music. Add a pinata, a blindfold and a ... More >>
Blogs
April 22, 2011
Bimbos Cantina Celebrates 16th Birthday; Honey Hole Offers Free Samples at Pacific Place
Bimbos' famous "Stoner Nachos"Happy Birthday, Bimbos! To celebrate 16 years of business in the city, Bimbos and its basement bar Cha Cha Lounge, once voted by SW readers as the best venue to publicly make out at, is throwing a party on Thursday, May 5 - which is, of course, Cinco de Mayo. I ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2011
Getting a Tasty Preview of Little Water Cantina
Photo by Leslie KellyEnsalada Fresca was a promising sign of good things to come at Little Water Cantina.There's going to be a party going on all summer long off Eastlake at the new Little Water Cantina. As first reported by the Eastlake Ave. blog last June, this restaurant will occupy retail ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2011
Milagro Cantina's Avocados and the Age of Consent
Recently, I went to Milagro Cantina in Kirkland to enjoy a Mexican feast, consisting of quesadillas, ceviche, chiles rellenos, clams steamed in Victoria Modelo beer, soups, enchiladas, and a refreshing favorite: jicama y sandia con pina y pepino (watermelon, cucumber, pineapple, jicama, lime, ... More >>
Food
March 23, 2011
Our 107 Favorite Restaurants, 2011
From burgers and pizza to steak and sashimi, the Great Seattle Food Pyramid takes shape.
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Top 5 St. Patrick's Day Drinking Destinations
St. Patrick's Day, for many Americans is, like Cinco de Mayo, a convenient excuse to party hard in the middle of a week. Luckily, St. Paddy's falls on a Thursday this year, which means that after engaging in some ridiculously drunken shenanigans, you only have to worry about getting through o ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
America's Drunkiest Holidays: A Versus Special Edition
Moe knows what the people likeWith St. Patrick's Day right around the corner (it's tomorrow), I've decided to give the regular Versus slap-fight a pause and use this space for my own foul ends--determining which American holiday is the drunkest on the block. So how am I going to determine th ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2011
Only Douchebags Drink Green Beer
OK, honestly you can drink whatever the hell you want, but if you are going to drink green beer this upcoming St. Patrick's Day, you're kind of a douchebag. Green beer is not only offensive to the Irish, it's offensive to beer. It's like wearing horned "Viking" helmets, or adding ice to your ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2010
Album Review: Marnie Stern Is Open, Candid, and Fiercely Unafraid
Artist: Marnie Stern Album: Marnie Stern Label: Kill Rock Stars Release date: October 5 Rating (Skip, Stream, or Buy): Buy Download: "For Ash" Local Show: Saturday, November 6 at the Vera Project with Witch Gardens There's a lot of talk circulating right now about "For Ash," the opening trac ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2010
Happy Mexican Independence Day! Now Where Can I Get Some Tacos...
May 5 and September 16--both big days on the Mexican calendar, both big days for Mexican restaurants, but only one of them is Mexican Independence Day. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the victory of the Mexican army over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Not sure what the French ... More >>
Food
September 8, 2010
Bottomfeeder: Mr. Villa Bequeaths Mezcal and Ceviche to Its Drunken Offspring
May 5 and September 16--both big days on the Mexican calendar, both big days for Mexican restaurants, but only one of them is Mexican Independence Day. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the victory of the Mexican army over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Not sure what the French ... More >>
Blogs
September 7, 2010
El Norte Moves Into Mr. Villa's Neighborhood
Lil ScoopMr. Villa's bar, located three miles from Mr. Villa.Lake City and its eponymous main drag, Lake City Way, are not known for an overabundance of culinary artistry. So when Mr. Villa started serving authentic, delicious Mexican fare several years ago at the severe south end of the stri ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2010
Chain and the Gang & Golden Triangle at the Crocodile Last Night
Nick FeldmanVashti of Golden Triangle. Chain and the Gang with Golden Triangle Tuesday, July 6 Crocodile Brooklyn's Golden Triangle opened for Chain and the Gang last night -- Golden Triangle is a Hardly Art-signed psychedelic outfit of 3 boys and 3 very stylin' girls who wore last night, re ... More >>
News
June 2, 2010
No on Neon
The Liquor Board limits how much bars can hype their wares in the window.
Blogs
May 26, 2010
Fewer Beer Ads Means Fewer Young Boozers? The State Says Yes
Who will tell the children?Gus Hellthaler admits the recent letter from the liquor board baffled him at first. It stated that the board had changed its liquor advertising policy and that his U District bar, the Blue Moon, effectively would be restricted to four neon signs in its storefront wi ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2010
Dinner & a Movie: MacGruber Will Now Blow Up This Mexican Restaurant
The Dinner: Burrito and a margarita at El Malecón (formerly Las Margaritas, 1122 Post Alley). The Movie: MacGruber, at Pacific Place (600 Pine St.). The Screenplate: The basis for SNL's "MacGruber" sketch is the old TV show MacGyver, which ran from 1985-92, which is a confusing era. When d ... More >>
Blogs
May 7, 2010
Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Pirates, Shirtless Chefs and Pranks Gone Wrong
Too hot for print, perfect for Blog-o-LandWe understand. You're still recovering from celebrating the James Beard Awards, your Kentucky Derby party, and eating too many peanut butter bacon burgers (at our suggestion). So maybe you didn't catch everything we were slingin' this week on Voraciou ... More >>
Calendar
April 28, 2010
Cinco de Mayo at Peso's
Too hot for print, perfect for Blog-o-LandWe understand. You're still recovering from celebrating the James Beard Awards, your Kentucky Derby party, and eating too many peanut butter bacon burgers (at our suggestion). So maybe you didn't catch everything we were slingin' this week on Voraciou ... More >>
Diversions
August 27, 2008
Is That a Stripe on Your Donkey?
Too hot for print, perfect for Blog-o-LandWe understand. You're still recovering from celebrating the James Beard Awards, your Kentucky Derby party, and eating too many peanut butter bacon burgers (at our suggestion). So maybe you didn't catch everything we were slingin' this week on Voraciou ... More >>
Food
May 2, 2007
Farmers Markets, Frida's Recipes, and Other Food Events
Too hot for print, perfect for Blog-o-LandWe understand. You're still recovering from celebrating the James Beard Awards, your Kentucky Derby party, and eating too many peanut butter bacon burgers (at our suggestion). So maybe you didn't catch everything we were slingin' this week on Voraciou ... More >>
Food
April 28, 2004
Food Files
Too hot for print, perfect for Blog-o-LandWe understand. You're still recovering from celebrating the James Beard Awards, your Kentucky Derby party, and eating too many peanut butter bacon burgers (at our suggestion). So maybe you didn't catch everything we were slingin' this week on Voraciou ... More >>
Food
April 23, 2003
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