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Blogs
March 15, 2012
Reviewing the Review: What You See is Not What I Get
My take down of Manhattan Drug's baked potato this week puzzled a reader who couldn't square my assessment with the photo illustrating my review. "In the restaurant's sort-of defense, that looks like a twice-baked potato, which...can be quite tasty," Defender of Potatoes wrote in the comments. It d ... More >>
Food
March 14, 2012
Say No to (Manhattan) Drugs
How tough is it to bake a potato properly?
Food
February 8, 2012
Made in Manhattan Drugs
Andrew Flewelling's Ginger Blossom is delightfully boozy.
Film
January 25, 2012
Man on a Ledge: Just Jump Already!
Andrew Flewelling's Ginger Blossom is delightfully boozy.
Blogs
October 6, 2011
Bottoms Up for a Good Cause
Cancer sucks and The Pink Door is doing its part to help take the sting out of this dreadful disease that strikes young and old, rich and poor. During Breast Cancer Awareness month, this Pike Place Market restaurant/bar/cabaret is featuring a pretty-in-pink cocktail. The Pink Madonna -- a tart mix ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2011
Building a Better Manhattan
About 30 judges gathered last Friday afternoon in the Chairman's Room at The Metropolitan Grill for the 2nd Annual Manhattan contest. Five Met Grill staff members created variations of the classic cocktail using exclusive bourbons from Woodford Reserve, Elijah Craig, and Eagle Rare. The winni ... More >>
Blogs
September 22, 2011
Meddling With the Manhattan
The tinkering impulse that led some bartenders to issue so-called martinis made without gin or vermouth has lately found expression in the Manhattan, one of six basic drinks listed in David Embry's 1948 classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks. "The beautiful thing about the Manhattan is it's ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2011
Ain't No Business Like Book Business
Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His sports column on ESPN.com runs every Wednesday.A many of you very well know, I am a die-hard and hardcore book-nerd. Some of you may also be aware that I have been writing a book over the last year or so. The book, It's So Easy, is done ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2011
It's Whiskey Business at John Howie Steak
Josh knows how to stir things up. The Watering Hole: John Howie Steak, 111 N.E. Eighth St., BELLEVUE The Atmosphere: Located in The Bravern, John Howie Steak is decked out to impress the residents of the luxury condominiums above (oh, wait) and the shoppers at the high-end stores next door. ... More >>
Blogs
January 7, 2011
What the Hell Is Rye, Anyway?
I've been on a real Manhattan bender lately. Had never tried one until about a month ago, when a buddy ordered one and I chimed in: I'll have what he's having. I cannot stand sweet cocktails, and was under the misguided impression a Manhattan was sticky, but it's not. So I started trying th ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2010
5 Ways To Be The Best At Dining Out: Food Pairing For The Modern Sophisticate
Last week, we totally skipped our continuing series, "Food Pairing for the Modern Sophisticate" because we spent, like, three days writing about nothing but Four Loko and, by the time that was done, none of us felt very sophisticated at all. But now we are back with yet another helpful entry ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Drinking a Winner at Tini Big's
This week, Whiskey Wednesday followed Shane Sahr's trail of cocktail contest victories back to his home base of Tini Big's. All but straddling the border of Lower Queen Anne and Downtown Seattle, the cocktail bar doesn't quite have much to offer when it comes to food (something I'm told wil ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2010
2010 Manhattan Shake-Off: Shane Sahr Wins Another Seattle Cocktail Contest
Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2010. Fresh off his victory at the Tilth-sponsored Organic Cocktail Contest, Tini Big's Shane Sahr came in first place this Monday at the Second Annual Esquire/Woodford Reserve Manhattan Shake-Off against five other local competitors. As per the rules of the contest, Shane ... More >>
Food
September 1, 2010
First Call: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Drunkenness
Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2010. Fresh off his victory at the Tilth-sponsored Organic Cocktail Contest, Tini Big's Shane Sahr came in first place this Monday at the Second Annual Esquire/Woodford Reserve Manhattan Shake-Off against five other local competitors. As per the rules of the contest, Shane ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Classic Manhattans at The Whisky Bar
Keith Allison, 2010. There have been two fairly gaping holes in the core of Whiskey Wednesday since its inception, made not strictly out of personal distaste, but more out of predictability. The first of those is Belltown's Whisky Bar (notice the spelling), a venue I've received more inquisi ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
First Call: Staying Cool, Expertly Mixed and Deceptively Mellow at Liberty
The Watering Hole: Liberty, 517 15th Ave. E. CAPITOL HILL The Atmosphere: Hiding in plain sight on an awesome stretch of 15th Avenue East just down from Victrola Coffee, Coastal Kitchen and Hopvine Pub, Liberty looks and feels like the neighborhood bar you've always wanted. Eclectic and cla ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2010
Hunting for The Knee High Stocking Company
The Knee High Stocking Company is yet another of Capitol Hill's literary focussed speakeasies, offering colorfully named drinks like Hemingway's Daiquiri, The Last Breath and the Absconded French Girlfriend. These drinks and many more are garnished with snappy and charming synopses within a ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Nation's Most Exclusive Subway Franchise (I'm Not Sure if this is Sad or Awesome)
photo borrowed from the Repurposed blogUnder normal circumstances, it ain't exactly tough to get a table at your local Subway. But then, under normal circumstances, most people who care at all about food know about a thousand places to get a better sandwich than at their local Subway. So wh ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2010
Bret Michaels Is Unlucky to Be Alive at West Seattle's Restored Benbow Room
That's no Mojito!The Watering Hole: The Benbow Room, located at 4210 SW Admiral Way in West Seattle, is the bar inside the Heartland Café. The Atmosphere: It's fucking rad because the inside of the bar is shaped like the hold of a pirate ship. Except this irks me because the pirate ship ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
Too Hot Lady: New York Woman Sues Over Temperature of Starbucks' Tea
It's doubtful this bold gal would think any cup of tea is too hot.Over at the Daily Weekly, Caleb Hannan reports that a Manhattan woman, allegedly not one of the so-narcissistic-and-annoying-they-deserve-death-by-firing-squad stars of The Real Housewives of New York (or New Jersey, or Atlanta ... More >>
Blogs
April 9, 2010
Dinner & a Movie: Don't Judge Tina Fey Edition
The Dinner: Almond Crusted Trout and an ESB at McCormick & Schmick's (1103 First Ave.). The Movie: Date Night, at Meridian (1501 Seventh Ave). The Screenplate: Given the success of 30 Rock for Tina Fey, and the acclaim for The Office for Steve Carrel, it's a little hard to understand why t ... More >>
Music
March 24, 2010
Q&A: Blue Scholars' DJ Sabzi discusses his move to NYC, and why he's been known to avoid the term "hip-hop"
The Dinner: Almond Crusted Trout and an ESB at McCormick & Schmick's (1103 First Ave.). The Movie: Date Night, at Meridian (1501 Seventh Ave). The Screenplate: Given the success of 30 Rock for Tina Fey, and the acclaim for The Office for Steve Carrel, it's a little hard to understand why t ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2010
Q&A: Blue Scholars' DJ Sabzi on NYC, Real Life, and "Music" vs. "Hip-Hop"
Check out the new video for Blue Scholars' "Paul Valery," sampling Owl City's "Fireflies." Blue Scholars play Showbox at the Market on Friday and Saturday. When DJ Sabzi packed a bag and hopped a plane to New York City in November of 2009, for about two seconds it appeared that the producer behind ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2010
Happy Hour Oysters at Mistral Kitchen
The new Mistral Kitchen (2020 Westlake Ave.) presents itself as a bit of spatial origami, not revealing all of its 200 seat capacity by first or even second glance. A bar, a dining room, a lounge or two, private dining spaces (also voyeuristic) , you eat as you please here. Before you dine or ... More >>
Food
December 16, 2009
Ask the Bartender: How Can I Learn the Trade?
That’s a good question for the person who pours your favorite drink.
Blogs
December 15, 2009
Ask the Bartender: Learning by the Drink
It's that time of week when we answer the questions you're too drunk or shy to ask...This one came from Randy: What's the best way to learn to bartend? I'm not looking to change professions, I just want to have a bigger repertoire at home than the martini and margarita. I feel like I'm in a rut. F ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2009
First Call: Tiger Lounge
A weekly blog feature in which we walk into a bar and ask the bartender to make us his or her favorite drink. The locale: Tiger Lounge, at 412 Orcas St. in Georgetown. It's only been open for three weeks, but I definitely recommend checking it out, not only for the kitschy retro decor, but because ... More >>
Arts
June 3, 2009
If It Walks Like Art...
UW students at the Henry.
Food
April 8, 2009
Search & Distill: Three Reasons to Give Hotel Bars Another Chance
These rooms will make you want to be a better drinker.
Blogs
October 7, 2008
Discovering the Weekly's Staff Drink
These rooms will make you want to be a better drinker.
Blogs
September 17, 2008
Socialism and Capitalism: A Wonderful Relationship
These rooms will make you want to be a better drinker.
Film
September 10, 2008
The Women: Meg Ryan Needs a Botox Intervention
These rooms will make you want to be a better drinker.
Blogs
August 14, 2008
Try Your Manhattan Black
These rooms will make you want to be a better drinker.
Blogs
July 28, 2008
Critical Mass Has Problems in NYC, Too
These rooms will make you want to be a better drinker.
Food
May 28, 2008
Rehabbing the Whiskey Sour
Use egg white, not that piss from a gun.
Music
March 19, 2008
It’s Not the City That Never Sleeps, It’s Me
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Blogs
March 12, 2008
It's not the city that never sleeps, it's me
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Blogs
February 13, 2008
I Ate This: Delicious Soup!
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Blogs
January 22, 2008
Actor Heath Ledger Found Dead
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Blogs
November 1, 2007
R.I.P. Linda Stein
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Blogs
October 19, 2007
First Call: Goin' Old School at the College Club
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Film
August 29, 2007
Manhattan: Woody Allen Shags a Teenager!
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Blogs
October 11, 2006
Cory Lidle's No Terrorist
But I won’t bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Film
April 12, 2006
Left of the Dial, Little Manhattan, and Occupation: Dreamland
Raging liberals, puppy love, and the hazards of Iraq.
Arts
September 7, 2005
This Week's Reads
Nick McDonell, Chris Ayres, and Elina Furman.
Food
July 13, 2005
Sazerac
Nick McDonell, Chris Ayres, and Elina Furman.
Food
March 26, 2003
Of Cabbages and Cocktails
Getting snockered at a healthy happy hour.
Film
December 11, 2002
Baby's Got Back Story
Amazingly, J.Lo manages to keep it real in this vapid, maid-to-order date movie.
News
October 24, 2001
I'll take a Manhattan
A soothing amber drink for a patriot or a paterfamilias.
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