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  • Food

    April 4, 2012

    Seattle's Feuding Tamale Men

    Pioneer Square's turn-of-the-century food fight.

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Seattle's Top 5 Trader Joe's Beers

    Over the last two weeks we've talked about values in the Trader Joe's food and wine departments, but beer may be where they showcase their best deals of all. TJ's price point for a six pack comes in around $2 less that other grocery chains and they are also one of the few retailers who stock their o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Sounders Get Their Chance to Make History in Mexico

    It's only mid-March, and their MLS season opener is still days away, but Sounders FC can make a significant statement tonight (5 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel) in Torreón, Mexico. The competition is the CONCACAF Champions League; the opposition is Santos Laguna, tied for the Primera División lead; the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Portishead Is Coming to Seattle on October 23

    It's only mid-March, and their MLS season opener is still days away, but Sounders FC can make a significant statement tonight (5 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel) in Torreón, Mexico. The competition is the CONCACAF Champions League; the opposition is Santos Laguna, tied for the Primera División lead; the ... 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

    March 16, 2011

    America's Drunkiest Holidays: A Versus Special Edition

    Moe knows what the people like​With 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

    Tooting the Tasty Horn at Ooba Tooba

    © Ooba ToobaIf you're not taking an actual vacation this spring to avoid the rain, at least let your mouth escape the boredom.​There's been sooooo much hoopla in the media the past few weeks about (dare we even type his name and thereby add to the pathetic spiral of enablement) Charlie Sheen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    6 Double-Duty Edibles

    ​Some people do it for kicks, some people do it for the environment, some people do it because they're borderline hippies, and some people do it just to experiment! What, pray tell, are we referring to?! Reusing our food, silly, that's what! Heloise has always given us good hints for around t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    STOP THE PRESSES: Billy Ray Cyrus and Kurt Cobain Were Friends

    ​The Great Mulleted Wonder Billy Ray Cyrus is featured in the new issue of GQ; in the lengthy interview he discusses his concern for his wild child Miley, including Miley pole-dancing, Miley drinking Corona in Spain, Miley posing naked for Vanity Fair, Miley hitting the bong. We also learn som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Stink Fruit, Naked Ladies, Cookie Crisp, Rachael Ray, And the Best Fried Chicken Ever

    ​ "It's the crispy fried chicken Oprah Winfrey called "the best." But it has brought out the worst among the friends and relatives who started up Ezell's Famous Chicken (EFC) a quarter-century ago near Garfield High. They're fighting over the choice pieces--assets and trade secrets--of today' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Durian (aka Stink Fruit) Cookies Make Superbowl Supersnacks

    ​The Stop: Mount Baker. The Vibe: Many hours before the Packers trounced the Steelers in Super Bowl XLV--before the insurmountable half-time show claimed yet another victim in the form of the Black Eyed Peas; before Christina Augilera's wavering National Anthem--I stood in line at the mecca o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2011

    Duane Sorenson of Stumptown Coffee Out-Portlandias Portlandia in The Wall Street Journal

    Photo courtesy readymade.com​He rocks the fat-frame nerd glasses and flies the flannel. He's got a mustache that any '70s porn star would envy. He'll only cook at home if he can score locally sourced ingredients; lives in a sleek contemporary condo crammed in among the leftist bookstores, cafe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Karaoke Korrespondent Reunites With Buffy the Hooker and Becomes a Gleek in the Philippines

    Glee: a little less freaky than a Filipino strip club.​Day 3 -- Thursday, January 20, 2011 Woke up at sunrise on the couch in my 22nd-floor hotel room in Makati looking out at the city thinking about the wild night of KTV with my cousin and those strippers in the private room the night before, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Investigating the Power of Like at Lecosho

    ​"These are the things that Matt Janke likes, according to his menu at Lecosho: duck, potatoes, potatoes cooked in duck fat, beans and legumes as a starch (when he isn't using potatoes soaked in duck fat), rustic presentations of grilled and roasted chicken that remind the careful observer of ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2011

    Celtic Swell Happy Hour

    ​"These are the things that Matt Janke likes, according to his menu at Lecosho: duck, potatoes, potatoes cooked in duck fat, beans and legumes as a starch (when he isn't using potatoes soaked in duck fat), rustic presentations of grilled and roasted chicken that remind the careful observer of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2010

    Tiki Bob's Calms Down

    ​The Watering Hole: Tiki Bob's Cantina, 166 South King Street, PIONEER SQUARE The Atmosphere: Tiki Bob's, which bills itself as "the number one night club beach party in Seattle," is like what island-themed dances in teen TV dramas look like, only with approximately five bajillion pieces of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Grynch Toasts Seattle's Mellow Party Scene and Sol's Birthday with New Single "All I Wanna Do"

    ​Yesterday marked the birthday of local emcee Sol--responsible for one of 2010's best local hip-hop releases in Dear Friends, Vol. 2--and as a birthday present to everyone else, worked with fellow Seattle rapper Grynch to drop his latest single in celebration. Even though a nightlife-heavy lif ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Machete and El Puerco Lloron Shock, Then Delight

    ​ The Dinner: Carne Asada and a Lime Jarritos at El Puerco Lloron (1501 Western Ave #200). The Movie: Machete at Regal Meridian 16. The Screenplate: Machete is an ultraviolent, polarizing action film that sought to tackle the all-too-easy task of putting habitual action-hero cannon fodder ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Comment of the Day: I'm Too Good for PBR?

    ​In response to both my Tuesday tease of this week's Smith review and the actual review itself, I got this pleasant little note from BooBerry--a reader obviously quite concerned about the terrible degradation of my palate. "Rainier tallboy? Do you also order the bottom-rung wine and liquor wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2010

    Double Happiness Small Plates at Dragonfish Asian Cafe

    Dragonfish, the mystical Asian creature.​The Place: Dragonfish Asian Cafe, 722 Pine St., (206) 467-7777, DOWNTOWN The Hours: Happy Hour is from 3 to 6 PM and 9 PM to 1 AM every day; on Mondays, it's 3 PM to close. The Deal: Dragonfish offers a spread of nearly two dozen small plates and sush ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Secrets of a Food Writer's Fridge: You Are What You'll Eat Later

    Not a picture of me or my fridge. I have more hair.​Okay, so a couple weeks ago, we had this idea. What would happen if we were to get all the food writers from the Voracious blog--everyone from the Seattle Food Geek to CSA queen Angela Garbes to yours truly--and convince them to take pictures ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 8, 2010

    Adam Rants

    The boxer-turned-standup reflects on beer, Tequila, and more.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2010

    Seattle Weekly Homebrew Competition: This One's In The Can

    ​In case you were unaware, your very own Seattle Weekly is holding a competition among home brewers for who in town can cook up the best beer in town. Or I guess I should say that we were holding such a competition because, this afternoon, all the weeks of work and years of practice came toget ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Adam Carolla On Juggalos, Tila Tequila, Kenny Rogers, Michael McDonald & The Klitschko Brothers

    Carolla, a seasoned pugilist, could totally take a pack of Juggalos.​The Hammer is a 2007 film written by and starring Adam Carolla. It is the story of a Los Angeles construction worker who achieves success in the boxing ring through an extraordinarily serendipitous twist of fate. It's basical ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Cafe Car: Pool Is Not for Pickups at Billiard Hoang

    Photos by Matthew Piel​A weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our culinary fancy, treating the train like our own personal café car. The Stop: Columbia City The Vibe: A neighborhood in transition. Columbia City has ... More >>

  • Diversions

    June 9, 2010

    Valeverga Special Summer Edition

    Photos by Matthew Piel​A weekly column in which we ride the light rail to random stops, hop off, and wander around until something strikes our culinary fancy, treating the train like our own personal café car. The Stop: Columbia City The Vibe: A neighborhood in transition. Columbia City has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Hipsters Beware: Now You'll Be Drinking For The Man

    ​Pabst Blue Ribbon has long been the frosty-cold beverage of choice for those who style themselves as dork-glasses-wearing, skinny-jeans-sporting, retro-everything-loving irony junkies. It's also been the brew most favored by grandfathers, proud blue-collar factory workers, heavy boozers who h ... 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

    January 25, 2010

    A Food Critic's First Day on the Ground, Part 2

    In my dreams, everyone looks just like this​On Friday, we ran the first part of Sheehan's Day 1 odyssey in Seattle. Right here? This is part 2. And keep coming back for more as our new critic tries to get lost, get found and get acclimated to his new city. Barbecue is my comfort food, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Versus: A Tale of Two Tortas

    Barriga Llena's pierna torta​Like banh mi, tortas hold a special place in my heart because they point a delicious and direct middle finger back to Colonialism. While the Mexican people did their best to fight off French occupying forces in the 1860s (see Cinco de Mayo, which, counter to popula ... More >>

  • Food

    October 21, 2009

    Search & Distill: A More Perfect Potluck

    Tips on pairing beer with food. (Pretty much anything goes with anything.)

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Shitty Beer's Getting More Expensive, and We're Drinking More of It

    ​Via CNN/Money: Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer and maker of Budweiser, announced plans to raise prices Tuesday. "We plan on taking price increases on a majority of volume and in a majority of markets this fall," Anheuser-Busch InBev said in a statement. "The increase helps ... More >>

  • Food

    August 12, 2009

    Search & Distill: Not All Blondes Are Dumb

    Local lagers may look like Bud, but the comparisons end there.

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    A Kenny Chesney Tailgate?

    Kenny Chesney having another beer in Mexico. Who sends out a press release about a tailgate party? Maybe lots of people do, but this is the first one I've seen. Regardless, in true southern style, Corona is evidently trying to host a raging tailgate before the Kenny Chesney concert at Qwest Sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    I Made It To Basshunter's Dressing Room! ... And Was Sorely Disappointed.

    For weeks I raved about dreamy Swedish DJ Basshunter coming to Seattle. My love for him was further cemented after conducting a phone interview during which he came off incredibly charming and humble. I finally had the chance to meet Basshunter in the flesh at the King Cat Theater on Saturday foll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Soak It Up: JaK's

    photo by Julien PerryChorizo benedict Where: JaK's Grill, 4548 California Ave. S.W., 937-7809 , www.jaksgrill.com. When: Saturday afternoon, May 2. The Soak: On weekends, benies are the crowd pleasers at this neighborhood steakhouse which, by first impression, draws an eclectic mix of hungover, r ... More >>

  • Diversions

    April 30, 2008

    Our Celtic Brothers Are Really the Catholic Irish

    photo by Julien PerryChorizo benedict Where: JaK's Grill, 4548 California Ave. S.W., 937-7809 , www.jaksgrill.com. When: Saturday afternoon, May 2. The Soak: On weekends, benies are the crowd pleasers at this neighborhood steakhouse which, by first impression, draws an eclectic mix of hungover, r ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2005

    Six of Their Own

    Washington state's toll after the Mosul suicide bombing, which killed six from Fort Lewis, is 80 dead.

  • Food

    December 15, 2004

    License to Nosh

    Seattle's 'kosher police' watch over Jewish diners—and you.

  • News

    August 18, 2004

    Birth of a Skyline

    Built for the typewriter era, the Smith Tower brings charm to the Internet age.

  • Food

    December 31, 2003

    Ground-Beef Zero

    In Mabton, Mad Cow capital of America, the world's journalists want to know: Is beef still what's for dinner?

  • Arts

    December 18, 2002

    The Art of Giving Art

    Affordable, last-minute ways to say: 'You've got taste.'

  • News

    October 30, 2002

    Happy Hours

    Cheap food and drink to keep you smiling.

  • Food

    October 2, 2002

    The Beef Stops Here

    Burgers as they're meant to be, and a side to die for.

  • Film

    March 27, 2002

    The defiant ones

    No envelopes, please.

  • Music

    March 27, 2002

    CD Reviews

    No envelopes, please.

  • Food

    February 20, 2002

    Happy Hour!

    For your happy happiness, a big list of happy hours.

  • Food

    January 23, 2002

    ¡Muy Auténtico!

    A Texan's ruminations on Seattle's salsa.

  • News

    July 19, 2000
  • News

    April 1, 1998

    The Encircled Square

    Can Pioneer Square survive an onslaught of stadiums and chain stores?

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