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  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Accused Murderess Holly Grigsby Demands Cocoa Puffs in Jail

    Who can blame Holly Grigsby? It's bad enough to be charged with aggravated murder, but it's quite another thing not to be able to count on a nice bowl of Cocoa Puffs when you find yourself locked up in a maximum-security Snohomish County jail cell.

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    RN74 Pastry Chef Kim Mahar Is Like a Kid in a Candy Store

    Photo by Julien Perry​Talking with her you'd think she was a bright-eyed schoolgirl who just made her first cupcake, constantly in awe of her surroundings in the RN74 kitchen and the possibilities the ingredients in the pantry hold. In fact, Kim Mahar's roots in Seattle are deep within the art ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Blazing Bagels: Where West Is East and Moronic Is Memorable

    ​In radio ads and on sandwich boards at its three locations in Bellevue, Redmond and Bellevue, Best of SeattleĀ® winner Blazing Bagels touts itself as "the best bagel east of New York." Wait, did they really just say east? Because Seattle, as you'll quickly realize upon (or years before) takin ... More >>

  • Food

    March 23, 2011

    Our 107 Favorite Restaurants, 2011

    From burgers and pizza to steak and sashimi, the Great Seattle Food Pyramid takes shape.

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2010

    Costumed Spooks to Scare up Votes with Halloween Canvassing Operation

    ​Halloween is that one day of the year where random knocks on the door are typically not Girl Scouts or Jehovah's Witnesses (though both have become acceptable costumes). Point is, answering it will usually only cost you a few pieces of candy. But for the third year now, the get-out-the-vote o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Weirdest Costume Contest in Seattle (At Least Today)

    Awesome mustache not included​We've already talked about the Top 10 Tasteless (and vaguely food-related) costumes for Halloween. We've talked about candy buy-backs from concerned dentists, about how excellent it is to go trick-or-treating in Seattle (at least according to Zillow.com). We've ta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    Seattle Ranks No. 1 City in the Nation for Trick-Or-Treating

    Happy Halloween, Seattle!​Sweet freaks, rejoice. Seattle is the best city in the country to trick-or-treat in, according to the online real estate database Zillow. For its 2nd annual Trick-or-Treat Housing Index, Zillow staff examined four factors in 20 major metropolises: home value index, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Baby Carrots For Halloween: Because Some People Just Want Their House To Smell Like Eggs

    These should come with a coupon for home exterior toilet paper removal​You've heard about this whole baby carrots thing, right? How A Bunch of Carrot Farmers and the folks from Bolthouse Farms (one of the country's leading carrot producers) have gotten together to try to turn baby carrots cool ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Just Who Is This Spam Bodyguard, and Is He Fixing to Kick Gmail's Ass?

    ​Not since Snickers' inane "Patrick Chewing" billboards has an ad campaign proven to be so deliciously retarded/genius (in the ad game, the line between the two is essentially nonexistent) as Microsoft Hotmail's "New Busy" pitch. But really, just what the fuck is a "spam bodyguard?"

  • News

    May 5, 2010

    Red-Hot Redbox

    A Bellevue company’s DVD vending machines hit pay dirt.

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    How a Bellevue Company is Making a Killing Renting Movies for a Buck

    Not as cool as Netflix, but not doing badly either.​You may have thought that Netflix was completely killing off the brick-and-mortar movie-rental business. And it's true that one well-known chain seems to be tanking. But another just had a blockbuster quarter. If you're not a frequent visito ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Snorting Pixie Stix With The New Guard

    This evil clown hangs from the men's room wall at the Sanctuary and watches you while you piss.​The New Guard is a series of art events which showcase chefs, visual artists, and musicians. Sunday's episode took place at West Seattle's Sanctuary and featured the art of Chauncey Peck, the m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    Surly Gourmand to Chris Mansfield: "You Don't Get to Act Like Axl Rose Until You're as RICH as Axl Rose"

    Lori Paulson, via SW's Flickr PoolChris Mansfield, in happier times.​According to the Surly Gourmand's Voracious post, this appears to be Sunday's order of events at The New Guard, a shindig mashing up art, music, food, and booze. -- Peeps arrive, check out the work of artist Chauncey Peck. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Seattle Trick-or-Treat Top Five Totally Jobs Capitol Hill

    Optimus Prime takes issue with your rankings. Prepare to feel his wrath.​Seattle-based real estate site Zillow.com has its eyes on Halloween. So they've come up with a way scientific formula for figuring out the Top Five neighborhoods to score free candy meant for little kids. To come up with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Versus: Battle Bubble Tea

    Gossip's Honey Milk Tea with Tapioca​It should be easy to remember the first time you spotted bubble tea: an over-sized clear plastic cup topped with a giant neon-colored straw (most likely clutched in the hands of a stylishly-clad Asian teen) filled with a pastel-hued milky substance and hund ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Fever

    Gossip's Honey Milk Tea with Tapioca​It should be easy to remember the first time you spotted bubble tea: an over-sized clear plastic cup topped with a giant neon-colored straw (most likely clutched in the hands of a stylishly-clad Asian teen) filled with a pastel-hued milky substance and hund ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Snickers Makes Chewmends With Personalized Tees

    Awhile back we tuned up Snickers for the east coast bias of their annoying/awesome billboard campaign (Patrick Chewing, Choclantic Ocean, et. al.). Well, apparently they're good sports about it, as yesterday I received a pair of personalized, hyper-local tees from their Chicago-based sign contractor ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    Chew You, Snickers!

    Localizing a candy bar’s excessively East Coast-centric ad campaign.

  • News

    December 17, 2008

    The Family That Preys Together

    When Margaret Martin met the Lambard clan at church, little did she know they’d end up nearly draining her life’s savings.

  • Food

    July 9, 2008

    This is Fry Country

    Everyone comes together ’round the vat of deep fat at Pike Street Fish Fry.

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2008

    The Shaft

    Everyone comes together ’round the vat of deep fat at Pike Street Fish Fry.

  • Food

    December 19, 2007
  • Blogs

    December 16, 2007

    $13: 7-Eleven

    Selections from Voracious, our daily food blog.

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2007

    I Ate This: The Whole Gol-Dang Fair

    Selections from Voracious, our daily food blog.

  • Calendar

    September 5, 2007

    Pew-AL-Up

    Snicker at people who pronounce it wrong

  • Diversions

    August 9, 2006

    Cross-Cultural Conundrum

    Snicker at people who pronounce it wrong

  • Food

    February 9, 2005

    Hands-on Love

    A Seattle chocolate maker gets set to grind its own.

  • Music

    January 28, 2004

    Death by Mixtape

    On interweb dorkazoids, retroactive creepiness, and using the sympathy card.

  • Diversions

    June 18, 2003

    Idol Thoughts

    On interweb dorkazoids, retroactive creepiness, and using the sympathy card.

  • Food

    September 18, 2002

    Hats Off

    Follow the international food crowd to a hidden Seattle treasure.

  • Music

    August 21, 2002

    Armed Forces

    After 20 years, skate-punk pioneers JFA are still on a roll.

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Particular Gays, Particular Gifts

    What to buy Circuit Boys and Indie Fags this season.

  • Music

    February 21, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    What to buy Circuit Boys and Indie Fags this season.

  • News

    January 3, 2001

    My day at the fair

    Looking for work, but settling for peanut butter cups.

  • Music

    September 8, 1999

    Queen of the jungle

    Crushing critics, DJ Rap beats Madonna at her own game.

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