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Blogs
May 24, 2012
Urbane Shows That Asparagus Is Germane to Sexual Play
Urbane, the restaurant at downtown's Hyatt at Olive 8, is part of Hyatt's national initiative called "Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served." The initiative is "focused on sourcing and providing healthy food and beverage options for Hyatt guests and associates that are good for the local comm ... 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
April 20, 2012
"We Are Young" Stuck in your Head? Nate Ruess of Fun. Gives the Inside Scoop on Their New Record Store Day Release, "Carry On."
Right on the heels of releasing 2012's most addicting singalong song, "We Are Young," fun.'s lead-singer Nate Ruess took some time out of his busy schedule to talk to me about one of the acoustic songs on the band's exclusive Record Store Day release of The Ghost That You Are To Me . With a No. 1 hi ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2012
Peace, Love, and Handcuffs: The Rainbow Family's Adversarial Relationship With Law Enforcement
Every Fourth of July, several thousand hippies flock to a different National Forest for the annual Rainbow Family Gathering, and every year several hundred are arrested or cited by local and federal authorities for a variety of (mostly) minor infractions. The 2011 Gathering in southwest Washington w ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2011
Canada's Top Pitmasters Head to Whistler for BBQ Championship
To celebrate the Fourth of July this year, the U.S. ambassador to Canada invited three U.S. barbecue teams to trounce three Canadian barbecue teams in a smoke-out at the American embassy in Ottawa. Trouble was, the Canadians won. Canada is getting better and better at Southern-style barbecue ... More >>
Blogs
July 11, 2011
Comment/Reader Essay of the Week: Born In the USA Was Born Right the First Time
Last week, Eric Grandy reported that he'd spent his Fourth of July grilling meat and debating whether or not Bruce Springsteen's blockbuster Born In the USA hadn't been sequenced backwards, and that perhaps Side A works better on the flip side. In response, Jenn Pellerin chimed in, saying: "S ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
Jay-Z & Karaoke Don't Mix at CC's Lounge, But Hornitos Helps
Causing 99 Problems in Burien.One of the few positives about the Fourth of July landing on a Monday this year was that CC's Lounge in Burien moved their karaoke up to 6 p.m. so people could sing and still get out to catch the fireworks. I hope to someday live in a world where karaoke starts t ... More >>
Blogs
July 5, 2011
Saying Goodbye to Twist: Home of the City's Happiest Happy Hour
A blueberry lemon drop at Twist.In the bustle of the extended Fourth of July weekend, this reporter missed the massive bomb that Belltown People dropped a couple days ago: Twist and its restaurant Ventana, at 2313 First Ave., is holding its last day of business today. Admittedly, my first i ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
Seattle Restaurants Shutter for the Fourth
Denny's wants to feed Americans on the Fourth.Few Americans observe the Fourth of July with a fancy dinner, which is why so many high-end Seattle restaurants are yanking Monday service off their schedules next week. "People tell me families go to Whidbey Island," says Book Bindery general ma ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2011
Sustainable Seafood Expert Asks Fellow Americans to Eat Farmed Shellfish
Author Barton Seaver, who's spent a whirlwind week in Seattle promoting his latest book on sustainable seafood, believes every Fourth of July celebration should feature domestic farm-raised shellfish. "It's our patriotic duty to eat farm-raised mussels, clams and oysters," says Seaver, citin ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2011
Atheist Airplanes to Take Flight This Fourth of July (In States That Allow Such Things)
The group American Atheists has a suggestion for people who are looking for life's answers this Fourth of July: Look to the sky!
Blogs
June 29, 2011
The Top 5 Alternate Uses for Leftover Cereal
What is sold more widely than cigarettes, advertised more than any other product besides cars, and consumed by 49% of Americans every morning? Cereal. Americans eat an average of 10 pounds, or 160 bowls per person, per year of the stuff. The breakfast favorite now even has its own restaurant, ... More >>
Arts
June 29, 2011
The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events
What is sold more widely than cigarettes, advertised more than any other product besides cars, and consumed by 49% of Americans every morning? Cereal. Americans eat an average of 10 pounds, or 160 bowls per person, per year of the stuff. The breakfast favorite now even has its own restaurant, ... More >>
Blogs
June 27, 2011
Be Patriotic, Drink Bourbon
Sampling Woodinville Whiskey Co.'s bourbon straight from the barrel. They expect to bottle and sell their first batch of bourbon by fall.The Fourth of July holiday is just around the corner, and while some people are thinking what should go on the grill, I'm thinking about what should go in t ... More >>
Food
June 22, 2011
A Little Raskin: Brunch, the Gayest Meal
Finally, Pride gets a culinary identity.
Calendar
June 22, 2011
Picnic
Finally, Pride gets a culinary identity.
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June 22, 2011
Daniel's Broiler Fireworks Viewing
Finally, Pride gets a culinary identity.
Blogs
June 20, 2011
Finding the Perfect Gay Pride Food
For almost every holiday that's secured a spot on the nation's collective celebratory calendar, there's a food to match. Valentine's Day calls for chocolate, the Fourth of July demands a grill. Food's so critical to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas that grocers build their profit plans ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2011
Breaking Bread at The Cajun Crawfish
With crawfish season winding to an early end this year (warmer-than-normal temperatures have sent the overheated critters scurrying for the cool of their ponds' muddy walls), I seized the opportunity yesterday to enjoy what's likely to be my last bag of Viet-Cajun crawfish in 2011. Crawfish ... More >>
Blogs
May 25, 2011
24 Hours of Ramen Recipes
Everyone remembers the college student's diet: beer, beer, more beer, and, of course, top ramen before another bottle of beer. Heating up a quick bowl of ramen in the microwave, waiting exactly three minutes, and topping it with some hot sauce was the go-to meal every broke undergrad could ap ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2011
Louie Von Poophausen, Heavily Drugged Spaniel, May Die From Sea Lion Explosion
Yes. That headline really exists.
Blogs
March 3, 2011
After A 62-Year Wait, Pick-Quick Set to Open Second Location
I get it. Opening a new restaurant can take a long time. You have to find a location, deal with brokers, get inspections done, hire a staff. It's hard. But for fans of Pick-Quick Drive In who don't happen to live in Fife and who maybe have to drive all the way there from, say, the Eastside ju ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2010
7 Holiday Party Dishes From a Can
Just because it's fancy, doesn't mean it's good. These holiday party dishes from a can are prime examples of keeping it real - real cheap, real processed, real old school, but most importantly, real interesting. So if you're being dragged to yet another holiday party involving extended fam ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
The Must-Have, Back-to-School Accessory Of 2010: Earbuds In Your Hoodie's Drawstring
Back-to-school season is my least favorite time of year. I haven't sat down in a classroom in years, but I still get anxiety and bouts of depression whenever I see signs in July and August for getting back to school. In Seattle, summer doesn't really start until the Fourth of July, and it see ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2010
Bright Spots Under Grey Skies
"Keep planting those spuds Krist, this is what they'll look like in a couple of months."It's the beginning of August and time for an update from the hobby farmer. Notice that it's hobby farmer. I came to this conclusion while glancing over my Twitter profile. It used to say "Musician / Farmer ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
If Yard Signs Could Vote, Clint Didier Would Be Running Away With the Senate Race
Do yard signs vote? No. But the people who hammer them into the earth or hang them from their homes sure do. And as I witnessed on a Fourth of July weekend journey from Seattle to Walla Walla, the only U.S. Senate candidate who seems to have any--and he's got a lot--is Tea Partier Clint Didie ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2010
Last Night: Sleepy Sun and Sleepy Eyes of Death at the Chop
Sleepy Sun performs its namesake track, "Sleepy Son," at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco If there's one single bit of criticism Sleepy Sun might actually have to answer to, it's sounding a little too much like their Canadian contemporaries Black Mountain. Not only do Black Mountain's Am ... More >>
Blogs
July 6, 2010
Your Post-Fourth of July Injury Round-Up
This weekend Americans celebrated the anniversary of their independence by blowing up small pieces of their country. And, in some cases, themselves. Washington was no different. Although our state suffered no tragedies as dire as the one in Palmyra, Pennsylvania -- 11 injured, including a cri ... More >>
Blogs
June 30, 2010
Morning Food News: Jones Barbeque Opens in West Seattle, Beacon Pub Plans to Relocate
Celebrate Fourth of July weekend early; go stuff yourself silly with beef brisket, pork ribs, coleslaw, and sweet potato pie. West Seattle Blog reports that Jones Barbeque is now open for business at 4417 Fauntleroy Way Southwest. In other news, Beacon Hill Blog reveals that the neighborhoo ... More >>
Calendar
June 30, 2010
Jeff Roman’s 4th of July Barbecue
Celebrate Fourth of July weekend early; go stuff yourself silly with beef brisket, pork ribs, coleslaw, and sweet potato pie. West Seattle Blog reports that Jones Barbeque is now open for business at 4417 Fauntleroy Way Southwest. In other news, Beacon Hill Blog reveals that the neighborhoo ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2010
Morning Food News: Biringer's Strawberries Open in Ballard
Celebrate summer with some sweet, juicy fruits. My Ballard reports that Arlington-based Biringer Farm has set up a strawberry stand at 1420 Northwest Market Street, the parking lot of what was formerly Sunset Bowl. And if you really like them berries, Biringer is looking for volunteers to ri ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2010
Easter Sucks: Six Food Holidays That Are Better Than Easter
Little Suzie does NOT want to see what's in her basket in the morningAs far as food holidays go, Easter sucks. The menu is limited (lamb, lamb, more lamb, maybe a ham, and, if you're me, maybe some rabbit to creep out the children), the seasonal produce is not great (too early for many spring ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2010
Fourth of July Is Cancelled, So Where'd the Money Go?
Not to fear folks, there's always sparklers.The recession can take our jobs, our dignity and our hopes for a better future for our kids. But our fireworks? That's just salt in the wound. One Reel, the non-profit that produces Gas Works annual Fourth of July fireworks display, says without a ... More >>
Film
December 23, 2009
A Single Man: Groomed to Death
Tom Ford applies too much polish to a Christopher Isherwood novel.
Calendar
October 7, 2009
Trannyshack Seattle
Tom Ford applies too much polish to a Christopher Isherwood novel.
Blogs
July 2, 2009
We're Fatter Than CO, Drunker Than UT
We love statistics and maps, and thanks to Jezebel.com for linking up a few stat-maps. Above, shocking evidence that Coloradans are fitter than those of us in the exercise-obsessed Evergreen State. But at lest we're not so bad as those lard-asses in the Midwest and South. One reason for this, after ... More >>
Calendar
July 1, 2009
Chase Family 4th
We love statistics and maps, and thanks to Jezebel.com for linking up a few stat-maps. Above, shocking evidence that Coloradans are fitter than those of us in the exercise-obsessed Evergreen State. But at lest we're not so bad as those lard-asses in the Midwest and South. One reason for this, after ... More >>
Calendar
July 1, 2009
Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
We love statistics and maps, and thanks to Jezebel.com for linking up a few stat-maps. Above, shocking evidence that Coloradans are fitter than those of us in the exercise-obsessed Evergreen State. But at lest we're not so bad as those lard-asses in the Midwest and South. One reason for this, after ... More >>
News
July 1, 2009
Mistake by the Lake
A Mariner program vendor says the Gas Works fireworks show is too toxic.
Calendar
July 2, 2008
Low Budget aka Low B
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July 2, 2008
Seattle International Beerfest
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Arts
August 16, 2006
Trouble in Camelot
Chappaquiddick is immortalized in song in Black Water.
Arts
July 19, 2006
Horsemen of the Esophagus: Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American Dream
Don't want to read about 53 hot dogs being eaten in 12 minutes? You can watch it on ESPN.
Arts
August 31, 2005
The ABCs of Bumberfood
Rich Amador of Sugee's Giant Strawberry Shortcake explains it all for you.
Food
July 6, 2005
July 6, 2005
Rich Amador of Sugee's Giant Strawberry Shortcake explains it all for you.
Arts
August 11, 2004
This Week's Reads
David A. Neiwert, David Foster Wallace, and Sarah Erdman.
Food
December 17, 2003
Food & Beverage News
David A. Neiwert, David Foster Wallace, and Sarah Erdman.
Food
September 17, 2003
Doughnuts for the Masses
David A. Neiwert, David Foster Wallace, and Sarah Erdman.
Food
May 31, 2000
Tater talk
The secret history of potato salad.
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