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May 24, 2012
100 Favorite Dishes: Crispy Fish Skins at The Walrus and The Capenter
This series of posts is called "100 favorite dishes," and I take the adjective to mean that subjectivity and idiosyncrasy is permissible. So I'm lifting my self-imposed rule that no restaurant can be represented twice and making space for the crispy fish skins at The Walrus and the Carpenter, which ... More >>
Blogs
May 24, 2012
Turning Dead People into Diamonds for Fun and Profit
Still searching for something to do with grandma's cremated remains? Well, then, an outfit growing in popularity in Hong Kong and Canada may have just the answer for you: Remembrance Diamonds.
Blogs
April 23, 2012
LA Café Confounds with Its Noodles and More
Dish: "Salted fish w/chicken in vermicelli & rice sticker" Place: LA Café, International District Price: $8.99 On the plate: Two types of noodles, which require a close inspection to see. Onions, green onions, carrots, bean sprouts. Shrimp, which are presumably not the intended salted fish, with ... More >>
Blogs
February 21, 2012
Next Media Animation's Strange Recreation of the Stevens Pass Skiing Tragedy
Next Media Animation, Hong Kong's largest media company with 40 million hits a month on its website, was known until recently for its comic take on the news. Its so-called "news report" of Tiger Woods' SUV crash featured a robotic-looking simulation of his wife chasing him with a golf club. It becam ... More >>
Blogs
January 31, 2012
Bako's Keeman Wong Juggles the Old and New
Tiffany RanA son and grandson of restaurant owners, Keeman Wong, owner of Bako in Capitol Hill, knew the value of hard work, and that owning a restaurant would not be as glamorous as people assume, but he admits to missing out on the many stresses his parents carried. While successful in thei ... More >>
Film
November 30, 2011
Empire of Silver: Another Chinese Historical Pageant
Tiffany RanA son and grandson of restaurant owners, Keeman Wong, owner of Bako in Capitol Hill, knew the value of hard work, and that owning a restaurant would not be as glamorous as people assume, but he admits to missing out on the many stresses his parents carried. While successful in thei ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2011
Redmond's Regent Café and Bakery Expands to Capitol Hill
Fruit tart at Regent Café and Bakery. A Hong Kong-style restaurant and bakery is moving into the former Online Coffee Company space at 1404 E. Pine St. this fall, according to Capitol Hill Seattle. Regent Café and Bakery will feature Chinese food, as well as desserts and bubble tea. The ori ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Jean Kwok
Fruit tart at Regent Café and Bakery. A Hong Kong-style restaurant and bakery is moving into the former Online Coffee Company space at 1404 E. Pine St. this fall, according to Capitol Hill Seattle. Regent Café and Bakery will feature Chinese food, as well as desserts and bubble tea. The ori ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2011
Thin Noodles and Big Pork Pieces at Mike's Noodle House
Dish: Combo Noodle Soup (#21) Place: Mike's Noodle House, 418 Maynard Ave., INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT Price: $7.30 (large) In the bowl: Your choice of noodles, plus liver, kidney, stomach, and other pork pieces in a fish-and-pork broth with sliced green onions. Supporting cast: A bowl with soy ... More >>
Blogs
February 16, 2011
Needle and Thread Is One of the Top-10 Secret Hot Spots in the World (According to Worth Magazine)
Chicago, L.A., New York, Hong Kong, Paris, London, South America, Australia and Seattle--the editors at Worth magazine certainly had their passports in order when they set out to put together a list of the "Top 10 (Secret) Hot Spots" for a man with a thirst. This is a list of modern speakeas ... 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 9, 2011
Naked Lady Cooking Show: Well, It's About Time . . .
She's just not naked yet.See, now this is why I love Eater.com. Not only do they keep up on some of the weirdest cooking news in this country, but they also have a subscription to the South China Morning Post, which keeps them in the loop on culinary developments on the other side of the Paci ... More >>
Blogs
January 27, 2011
Vancouver, B.C., Port Agents Make Largest Ketamine Bust in Canadian History
The shipping container that arrived in Vancouver, B.C., from Hong Kong was supposed to be carrying 402 cartons of cheap coffee mugs. It had 402 cartons all right. But only 318 had coffee mugs in them. The other 84 cartons had a few coffee mugs mixed in with something else entirely.
Calendar
January 19, 2011
In the Mood for Love
The shipping container that arrived in Vancouver, B.C., from Hong Kong was supposed to be carrying 402 cartons of cheap coffee mugs. It had 402 cartons all right. But only 318 had coffee mugs in them. The other 84 cartons had a few coffee mugs mixed in with something else entirely.
Blogs
October 26, 2010
Looking for a Cheap Wedding? McDonald's Has You Covered (Provided You're in Hong Kong)
It ain't exactly a champagne toast, but still... I know times are tough right now. I know money is tight everywhere. But say you're a blushing Chinese bride-to-be and want to get the deed done with maximum savings and minimum effort. Where can you go? Straight to the Golden Arches, apparent ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2010
Ride To A Hangover Cure At Canton Wonton House
The Stop: International District The Vibe: Other parts of the city have carefully controlled neighborhood "feels." In Pioneer Square, for instance, almost all businesses (with a few notable and reviled-by-preservationists exceptions) must use similar antiquey fonts in storefront signs. The ... More >>
Arts
June 2, 2010
Todd's Shipyarrrs
Having once evaded actual pirates, a Lake Union skipper fulfills the sailing fantasies of the sick and curious.
Blogs
February 10, 2010
Seattle's Top 5 Places for Honey Walnut Prawns
Honey walnut prawns at Jade GardenHoney walnut prawns are the equivalent of crack cocaine in Hong Kong-style cuisine--bad for you, but addictive as hell. We're talking plump, juicy prawns battered, deep-fried, and coated in a sweet-sticky sauce made of mayonnaise, honey, and condensed milk .. ... More >>
Food
December 16, 2009
Leaders of the Bland
Edible proof that the ultimate critical kiss-off isn’t all bad.
Blogs
December 10, 2009
Thin Wheat Line: V Bar Noodles with Fried Chicken
Thin Wheat Line is an occasional survey of noodles around the city. Noodle: House special noodles (with egg noodles) Source: V-Bar Noodle Bar and Lounge, 2122 Second Ave., 441-8227, vbarseattle.com. Open for lunch, dinner, and late night. Price: $9.
Blogs
September 2, 2009
Versus: Congee Jumping at Mike's Noodle House and Homestyle Hong Kong Cafe
Forget mac and cheese. Forget mashed potatoes. The Chinese mastered the ultimate comfort food a long time ago: congee. Typically one part rice and ten parts water, the simple mixture cooks slowly for hours until it transforms into a creamy porridge that can soothe away the pains of just about anythi ... More >>
Blogs
July 30, 2009
Ice Week: Mango-Sago Smoothie
It's gotten so difficult to order just a smoothie. They're all packed with probiotics, vitamins and immune-system boosters, or hemp seeds and antioxidant superfoods. Homestyle Hong Kong Cafe's smoothies have purity of intent. The one in my hand above contains four ingredients. Ice and chunks ... More >>
Food
July 1, 2009
Noodles a Go-Go
Three more places for Seattle’s most exquisite and exotic slurps.
Blogs
May 21, 2009
SIFF Review: The Beast Stalker
Hong Kong action cinema, once the home of the most kinetic and crazy (and often wildly absurd) adrenaline filmmaking on the planet, has never really found any success in its 21st century shift to gritty naturalism and bleak themes. The strain has apparently found some success in Asia, if the continu ... More >>
Blogs
April 27, 2009
Did They Name It Chow Fun 'Cause It's So Fun to Eat?
Noodles: Beef chow fun Source: Hing Loon, 628 S. Weller St., 682-2828. You know, of all the cuisines I miss or don't miss after my dozen years in the Bay Area, cheap, great Cantonese is turning out to be number one. Somehow, over the past two decades, Cantonese has become comfort food. My seni ... More >>
Food
April 23, 2008
Craft Supply Store
Cheap, bustling, and colorful
Film
March 12, 2008
CJ7: Stephen Chow’s Latest Chopsocky Comedy
Cheap, bustling, and colorful
Food
January 23, 2008
Our New Hong Kong Cafes: A Little Bit of WTF
Get used to that feeling that you're not ordering right.
Calendar
December 19, 2007
The Slants
Thursday, December 20
Film
September 12, 2007
Exiled: Another Hong Kong Shoot-Em-Up
Thursday, December 20
Food
August 15, 2007
Egg noodles With Curry Fish Balls and Vegetable
What we're eating.
Film
June 13, 2007
Triad Election: Hong Kong Mobsters Earn Their MBAs
What we're eating.
Blogs
June 12, 2007
I Ate This: Street Cart Noodles
What we're eating.
Film
February 21, 2007
DVDs of the Week
Andrew Bujalski's Mutual Appreciation and other new releases.
Arts
April 19, 2006
This Week's Critics Picks
The Living Barge, In the Mood for Love, and LTJ Bukem top our list.
Food
February 1, 2006
Down the Rabbit Hole
A little bit of everything, and then some, in the International District.
Film
January 11, 2006
The White Countess
Opens Fri., Jan. 13, at Metro and Uptown
Film
October 26, 2005
Three . . . Extremes
Runs Fri., Oct. 28–Thurs., Nov. 3, at Varsity.
Arts
October 12, 2005
Dancers From the Dance
d9's ensemble shines, while the work itself is a mixed bag.
Film
May 18, 2005
What We Wanna See
What Seattle Weekly's critics look forward to.
Food
October 22, 2003
Grand Hotel
The Sorrento's Hunt Club offers a bygone glamour on your plate.
Film
May 14, 2003
Movies S-Z: From Seaside to Los Zafiros/The Sapphires: Music From the Edge of Time
The Sorrento's Hunt Club offers a bygone glamour on your plate.
Film
May 14, 2003
Movies A-E: From Abouna to the Eye
The Sorrento's Hunt Club offers a bygone glamour on your plate.
Food
June 12, 2002
Eating Rainier
A report from the field by a self-taught expert.
Film
November 21, 2001
The Matrix Revisited
A report from the field by a self-taught expert.
Food
August 8, 2001
The Hot Sheet
What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.
Arts
November 8, 2000
Not just for kicks
Skeptics dismiss Charlie's Angels, but can it finally allow women to star as action heroes?
Film
November 1, 2000
Girls fight
TV's T&A icons return to kick postfeminist ass.
Arts
December 1, 1999
Breaking out
A surprisingly rich, subversive array of Chinese art.
Film
September 23, 1998
Our man Chan
Jackie comes to America, again.
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