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Soft Drinks

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Building a Better Gin & Tonic, Part II

    Classic cocktails don't get much simpler than the G&T. It's essentially only two ingredients--albeit two pungent yet flavorful ingredients that, when combined together, can be delicious or dreadful. Squeeze in too much or too little lime juice and you can change the flavor of the drink even further. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    If the Old Fashioned in Mad Men Is Wrong--I Don't Want to be Right

    The Old Fashioned cocktail is the drink of choice for Don Draper, Creative Director at Sterling, Cooper, Draper, Pryce, the Madison Avenue advertising agency in Mad Men, which premieres season five this Sunday night on AMC. It's the first drink we saw when the series premiered in July 2007. The drin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Happy National Vernors Day!

    National Vernors Day is such a new holiday that its rituals are still in flux: It's up to celebrants if they want to wear vintage Vernors attire or host Vernors parties. What's non-negotiable is drinking the celebrated beverage, which can be difficult to find outside of Michigan. Real Soda's Eric S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    The Best Cookbooks of 2011

    A few of my favorite cookbooks from 2011. Some are missing because I've loaned them out and people refuse to give them back. ​It's been just over a year since we began the Cooking the Books column and it's been quite a year for cookbooks. Luminaries such as Jacques Pepin, Paula Wolfert and Mic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Guns N' Groupon! Tickets to GNR's Dec. 16 KeyArena Show are 54 Percent Off Today!

    ​This is one I never thought I'd see. Axl's band -- aka Guns N' Roses -- is offering tickets to its Dec. 10 KeyArena show at a 54 percent discount today via Groupon. For $28 you can get a reserved seat to the show, normally $60. In other Groupon news, you can also get $54 of gourmet root bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2011

    World's Best-Stocked Root Beer Store Opens Second Location in Lynnwood

    In a tree-obscured Redmond industrial park, just down the block from a cemetery, Corey Anderson is stocking the world's largest selection of root beer. Anderson keeps 91 different root beers at his appropriately-named The Root Beer Store, an outgrowth of a lifelong hobby that's gradually taken over ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Justice Department Should Have Served Eggs and Sardines to Meeting Attendees

    ​Fiscal conservatives are outraged today by reports that the Department of Justice squandered half a million dollars on conference snacks, but some nutritionists are wondering why sodas, Crackerjacks, muffins and Swedish meatballs were served at high-level meetings. Brain function isn't enhan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Homemade Soda Isn't Just for Soda Jerks

    ​In Homemade Soda, author Andrew Schloss has created over 200 recipes for homemade fizzes, cream sodas, herbal elixirs, and more, that range in complexity and difficulty but deliver on flavor and fun. Homemade sodas can be as simple as pureeing or cooking some fruit and sugar, and adding some ... More >>

  • Food

    July 13, 2011

    First Call: Snoqualmie Casino's Smoking Hot Lounge

    Indoor cigarettes, sexy firefighters, and girly drinks at Club Sno.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Smoke, Fire, and Sno

    Julien PerrySweet like Skittles.​The Watering Hole: Club Sno. 37500 S.E. North Bend Way, 425-888-1234, SNOQUALMIE. The Atmosphere: Some may argue this lounge/nightclub within the Snoqualmie Casino has the best view of any casino nightclub outside Monaco. On the Friday evening we bellied up, ... More >>

  • Food

    May 4, 2011

    First Call: Locally-Sourced Bartender

    A former underwear salesman fulfills his employer's mission.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Soda Robot: KING 5 Reporter Goes All Loopy for Taco Time's Freestyle Machine

    Coke robot fascinates nation!​ Remember yesterday when my review of Taco Time came out? Remember my (relatively) brief mention of the new Coca-Cola Freestyle machine in the West Seattle location? Yeah, well KING 5 reporter Christie Johnson was apparently really excited about the thing. She ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Dick's Offers 2-for-1 Burgers and 10-Cent Sodas

    ​To celebrate its 57th anniversary, all five locations of Dick's Drive In will offer customers 2-for-1 burgers today (Tues., Jan. 25) from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Diehard fans, before you get too excited, make note that the limit is three burgers per customer.) The celebration continues when the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    5 Repulsive Pop Flavors

    ​There's something really special about pop--I mean soda--I mean soda pop? Whatever you called it as a kid, it was always a sticky, messy, carbonated treat leading, inevitably, to the infamous burping wars with your siblings and friends. (Not to brag, but we could get all the way to the lette ... More >>

  • Food

    January 5, 2011

    Grim's Outcome

    The former Grey Gallery brightens up a gray day.

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Not All Pop Is Evil, Just The Crap With High Fructose Corn Syrup

    Photo by Leslie KellyWe like our DRY straight up, with a shot of vodka.​Meet Sharelle Klaus, the mother of four who was sick and tired of the sticky sweet crap offered when she was pregnant and couldn't indulge in a cocktail. She launched DRY Soda to offer an alternative to the mainstream stuf ... More >>

  • Food

    September 15, 2010

    First Call: Kushibar's Mr. Roboto Goes Great With Dragon Balls

    Photo by Leslie KellyWe like our DRY straight up, with a shot of vodka.​Meet Sharelle Klaus, the mother of four who was sick and tired of the sticky sweet crap offered when she was pregnant and couldn't indulge in a cocktail. She launched DRY Soda to offer an alternative to the mainstream stuf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Crystal Meth, A Hatchet and a Soda Machine: Things That Will Not End Well

    There's a midget in there. No, really. Can I borrow your hatchet?​Over on the Daily Weekly, Caleb Hannan has what has to be one of my favorite posts of the day: the story of a man, a hatchet, a soda machine and just a little too much crystal meth. So how much meth is a little too much exactly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Sweet Freak: This Charming Candy

    Birthday cake, root beer float, bubble gum​These scrumptiously named, small-batch lollipops come from a local company called This Charming Candy. I found them while browsing the new CakeSpy shop on Capitol Hill last week. These pops are the definition of eye candy. I purchased the celebratio ... More >>

  • Food

    September 16, 2009

    Search & Distill: Seasonal Syrup’s In Order

    As the temp turns cold, Seattleites inevitably turn to comfort food and drink.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    DRY Soda's New Flavors: Put Them In Your Cocktails

    This week DRY Soda introduced new flavors vanilla bean, cucumber and juniper berry, now available at a Starbucks near you (if "near you" means Seattle metro). If these new flavors are part of a ploy to further ingratiate the company into the good graces of restaurant owners and bartenders, it's work ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2009

    First Call: Rock Salt

    First Call is a weekly Voracious feature in which our writers walk into a bar and ask the bartender to make us his or her favorite drink. Bar: Rock Salt, 1232 Westlake Ave N., Seattle, 206-284-1047. Rock Salt's main bar (there are three total) is a dimly lit space with old-wood interior and a vie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Burgers: For The 831st Time, Red Mill Is Closed On Mondays

    Has this happened to you? Maybe you're a 9 to 5er off on a national holiday, or, like me, Monday is your Sunday. I don't know why I disproportionately crave a burger and fries on Mondays, I just do. Like a homing pigeon trained to the secret sauce, Red Mill still remains my default. The patty is twi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Ask the Bartender: What Exactly Is Schnapps?

    Has this happened to you? Maybe you're a 9 to 5er off on a national holiday, or, like me, Monday is your Sunday. I don't know why I disproportionately crave a burger and fries on Mondays, I just do. Like a homing pigeon trained to the secret sauce, Red Mill still remains my default. The patty is twi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2008

    Zippy's Fulfills My Dream for West Seattle

    Has this happened to you? Maybe you're a 9 to 5er off on a national holiday, or, like me, Monday is your Sunday. I don't know why I disproportionately crave a burger and fries on Mondays, I just do. Like a homing pigeon trained to the secret sauce, Red Mill still remains my default. The patty is twi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2008

    No. Not this. Not now. Not me.

    Has this happened to you? Maybe you're a 9 to 5er off on a national holiday, or, like me, Monday is your Sunday. I don't know why I disproportionately crave a burger and fries on Mondays, I just do. Like a homing pigeon trained to the secret sauce, Red Mill still remains my default. The patty is twi ... More >>

  • Food

    November 21, 2007
  • Blogs

    November 14, 2007

    Your new coke habit

    Selections from Voracious, our daily food blog.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    First Call: Whiskey at the Green Room

    Selections from Voracious, our daily food blog.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2007

    Blackberries on Acid

    Selections from Voracious, our daily food blog.

  • Food

    August 15, 2007

    Silver City Restaurant & Brewery: Another Excuse to Ride the Ferry

    Silverdale eatery's been pumping out award-winning beer for a decade.

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2007

    Don't Look Back, Look Forward To Saturday

    Silverdale eatery's been pumping out award-winning beer for a decade.

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2007

    St. Edward Park Beer = Happy Dads

    Silverdale eatery's been pumping out award-winning beer for a decade.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2007

    The Diet Coke Challenge

    Silverdale eatery's been pumping out award-winning beer for a decade.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2007

    Tiny Bubbles

    Silverdale eatery's been pumping out award-winning beer for a decade.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2007

    Instant Rickey

    Silverdale eatery's been pumping out award-winning beer for a decade.

  • Food

    February 28, 2007

    It's Good for You, So Drink Up

    Silverdale eatery's been pumping out award-winning beer for a decade.

  • Food

    December 6, 2006

    A Girlie Punch

    Make a 1980s-retro punch with Babycham, the UK's first girl drink.

  • Food

    October 4, 2006

    Stix Billiards & Brewhouse

    Bargain drinks, $4 apps, and half-price table rental. You'll be scratching in no time.

  • Music

    September 6, 2006

    Best Vending Machine Ever

    A weekly distillation of musical goings-on, local and otherwise.

  • Food

    April 5, 2006

    Long Lasting

    A weekly distillation of musical goings-on, local and otherwise.

  • Food

    June 1, 2005

    living:room

    A weekly distillation of musical goings-on, local and otherwise.

  • Food

    April 20, 2005

    Red in the Face

    Taking my inner kid back to the Old Spaghetti Factory.

  • Food

    April 13, 2005

    living:room

    Taking my inner kid back to the Old Spaghetti Factory.

  • Food

    November 24, 2004

    Currying Favorites

    Belltown's underappreciated Jamaican cafe serves a mean jerk chicken, plus all the akee you can eat.

  • Food

    August 11, 2004

    Near Beer?

    Getting to the root of a favorite summer soda.

  • Music

    May 16, 2001

    The Culture Bunker

    Getting to the root of a favorite summer soda.

  • News

    November 29, 2000

    How to Get Invited Back

    Strategies for staying relatively sober at holiday parties

  • Arts

    December 1, 1999

    Trite and "True"

    Microsoft as utopia, the tech word as dystopia

  • News

    April 29, 1998

    Pop goes the district

    Never mind the caffeine, Seattle's schools look at squeezing more nickels from soda-pop sales—and suing the state for big bucks.

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