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Sarah Anne Lloyd

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    January 19, 2012

    In the Bowl Makes Up For Frustrating Alcatraz Excursion

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ Here at TV Dinner, there is a conscious effort made to not only feature shows that are immediately relevant, but also to stray away from shows that look like they're going to collapse within the month. With scant exceptions, TV Dinner has strived to only look at shows ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    The Lucky Diner's Chicken and HBO's Luck Are Two Sure Bets

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ Last week, TV Dinner huddled up for warmth in the icy television oblivion of the holiday season with a thick gaudy blanket of indolent listmaking. With that out of the way, things seemed pretty grim in terms of coming up with any other relevant distractions, and the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Padrino's Pizza and Onion News Network Provide Inconsistent Delight

    This week, TV Dinner will be looking at IFC's Onion News Network, the television show spawned by the immensely popular weekly satirical newspaper, alongside Italian food from Padrino's Pizza and Pasta.

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    Cold Weather Calls For Hot Drinks

    The blue blazer is a show-stopper drink, but who's serving them in Seattle?​During last weekend's cold snap, I found myself at Ba Bar, where the tag line is "Street Food, Cold Drink." While the cocktail menu includes several cold, yet high-octane drinks likely to warm your belly, they also off ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    13 Coins and Boardwalk Empire Deliver Classic American Excess

    This week on TV Dinner, we will be introducing a level of tawdry sophistication to your trays, following the hedonistic gangster chic of HBO's Boardwalk Empire with a doggy bag from the tall, clandestine booths of late-night traditional American fare purveyor 13 Coins.

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Big Mario's Pizza Perfect for Beavis and Butthead Rebirth

    This week, TV Dinner seeks MTV's redemption with an emptyheaded, ceaseless snicker towards the reanimated Beavis and Butthead, to be interrupted solely by slices of delicious New York style pizza from Capitol Hill favorite Big Mario's.

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    ABC's Pan Am Flies Me to Blue Moon

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ As TV premieres now begin pouring in from all sides, this week's TV Dinner ran into a bit of "choice exhaustion" in whether to feature a returning titan (Boardwalk Empire, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), a halfway promising upstart (The New Girl, Terra Nova) or jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2011

    Up All Night and A Pizza Mart Pull Through When It Counts

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ While the fall television season may bring cheer to more discerning couch potatoes through bringing back time-tested serial delights, it's also the time for television newcomers to step up to the plate and get crowds buzzing for the next big thing. NBC has no shortage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2011

    Archer and Pike Place Chinese Break New Ground

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ As the Fall TV premieres begin to burst forth onto our screen like a giant, whacked pinata full of illegitimate Mad Men progeny and "supernatural dramas," TV Dinner is here to help you sort the wheat from the chaff. This week will investigate a particularly golden bale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Sons of Anarchy and Smarty Pants Are Gruff, But Filling

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ Seattle introverts and extroverts alike are at a pretty universally satisfying part of summer right now: Seattle is getting the last of its legitimately warm summer days as well as the first of its legitimately good television to usher in the fall TV season. The fourth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Cinemax's Strike Back and Rom Mai Thai Turn Up The Heat

    This week's TV Dinner will focus on the last few days of sweltering, passionate heat we can squeeze out of Seattle, before it lazily slumps back into the clammy, gray mess we know and love. To best represent the sweaty fervor of August, we have Capitol Hill's Rom Mai Thai, a sure friend to lovers of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2011

    Spike's Deadliest Warrior Vs. Burger Madness: The Race to Destroy You

    This week, TV Dinner chose to take refuge from the frozen hell of summer television schedules in the spasmodically flaunted innards of Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior -- armed only with a daunting stack of meat, bread and crinkle-cut fries from SoDo's Burger Madness.

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Dog in the Park Outruns MTV's Teen Wolf

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ This week's TV Dinner was gripped with an admittedly tough choice between two immediately relevant television hype machines, neither of which seem to be aging very well: Discovery Channel's Shark Week and MTV, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this week. Revi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Romio's Pizza and Carolla's Car Show Deliver Accessible Delight

    In preparation for what is sure to be a lot of revisiting of quality on-demand programming, this week's TV Dinner will feature two seemingly omnipresent, if underwhelming items of interest: Romio's Pizza and Pasta, via its sumptuously greasy Buffalo wings and Hawaiian pizza, and Adam Corolla, throug ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Breaking Bad and Rancho Bravo: It's About Family

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: Bravo Burrito w/Steak and Nachos w/Veggies from Rancho Bravo to be eaten in front of AMC's Breaking Bad. The Cuisine: Starting as a humble taco truck parked outside of Wallingford's now-defunct Winchell's Donut House, Rancho Bravo's outstanding Mexican ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Lunchbox Laboratory and Star Trek: TNG Improve With Age, Different Perspective

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.Make it so... I can't eat it without closing an artery.​ The Night-In: Custom-Built Burger with Tater Tots and Buff Pops at Lunchbox Laboratory to be eaten in front of Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix Instant Queue. The Cuisine: Lunchbox Laboratory built a loy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Proletariat Pizza and Louie: Heavy, but Unpretentious

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: One large pizza from Proletariat Pizza (half Two Meats, half Potato) to be eaten in front of FX's Louie. The Cuisine: FX's sleeper hit comedy Louie has one of the most straightforward opening titles I've ever seen while still being meaningful. Titular c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Game of Thrones and Jak's Grill Offer More Than Blood and Gristle

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: Prime Top Sirloin ("Jak's Size," cooked rare) with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, House Salad and Mixed Vegetables from Jak's Grill to be eaten in front of HBO's Game of Thrones. The Restaurant: Due to Seattle's noticable lack of Medieval Times or really any s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Ivar's and Peep Show Find Joy in Vinegar

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: Fish and Chips with White Clam Chowder from Ivar's to be eaten in front of Channel 4's Peep Show (although us Americans will most likely be watching it on Hulu.) The Restaurant: Although the story of Ivar's may be flush with folksy exaggerations and pla ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Minimize Your Night-In Guilt with Modern Family and PCC Natural Markets

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night-In: Grilled Rosemary Chicken, Asparagus Bread Pudding, Macaroni and Cheese and Potato Salad from PCC Natural Market to be eaten in front of ABC's Modern Family. The Dinner: It didn't seem too long ago that a pre-made dinner at the average grocery store deli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Burgermaster Vs. Master Shake: Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 Comes to Seattle

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ The Night In: Burgermaster's Combo #2 (Burgermaster, fries, and a milkshake) and Cartoon Network's Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1. The Cuisine: Burgermaster is known to some Seattle natives as the local drive-in that doesn't make you get out of your car to get your food li ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Sate Your Appetite for Creole with Marcela's and Treme

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011.​ (TV Dinner is a new weekly column that will attempt to feature the most notable take-out joints in Seattle and seeks out a television show that, for better or for worse, corresponds closely with the brown bagged meal. Aimed at the blog-reading shut-ins or the perpetual ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Harmon Tap Room Halts Goldfish Races After Threats from PETA--Woodsky's in Fremont Refuses to Back Down

    FacebookGoldfish race at Harmon Tap Room.​Goldfish racing is one of those bar games that might sound cruel if it wasn't so fun and you weren't so drunk. The game entails goldfish being put into a long canal of water and then people using either squirt guns or straws that they blow through to g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Mixing Alcohol and Caffeine Apparently Not Very Hard

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2010.The FDA took my baby away.​ Legal Speedballs has gone from sipping a perfectly low-key Irish coffee at a classy sandwich joint to pounding Jagerbombs at the Hard Rock Cafe, but there is one diabolical venue that this column has saved for very last. With all the public-he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Owl And Thistle Always Eager to Serve a Classic

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2010.​ The Watering Hole: The Owl and Thistle, 808 Post Alley, PIONEER SQUARE. The Atmosphere: To any fan of FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Owl N' Thistle's interior may seem ominously familiar. Dim lights, exposed brick and all sorts of local sports merchandi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Vine-To-Table: Washington Wines Make the Grade

    ​"Washington State's wine scene is now a $3 billion industry. With over 700 wineries, Washington wine is plentiful, diverse and award-winning: 469 Washington wines reviewed in Wine Advocate this year scored 90 points or higher, Columbia Crest's 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was named Wine of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Drinking Away Prejudice at Temple Billiards

    Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2010.​ The Watering Hole: Temple Billiards, 126 South Jackson Street, PIONEER SQUARE The Atmosphere: Temple Billiards seems pretty claustrophobic, but high ceilings and two upstairs lounges present more than enough elbow room to facilitate the bar's six pool tables. The dec ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Oh Fuck, Not the Buck: Historic Fremont Tavern to Close In September

    Sarah Anne Lloyd​The flier says it all: Sometime on or around September 17, the 72-year-old Buckaroo Tavern will pour its last pint--barring a miraculous relocation, anyway. According to Buckaroo owner Donna Morey, the property's owners, Lars and Nils Christian, declined to take her up on her ... More >>

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