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South America

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    A Little Italy, A Little Argentina, and a Little Americana at The Gerald

    The Watering Hole: The Gerald, 5210 Ballard Ave NW, 432-9280. BALLARD. The Atmosphere: It's a shame that the fifth season of Mad Men is already finished filming because The Gerald would make a perfect set for the show. Everything in the place -- from the faux-wood paneling on the walls, to the twee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Dancing and Laughing With Gene Simmons All the Way to South America

    I grew up in a really great time for rock and roll. Three-chord songs with a couple mean riffs and rebellious lyrics were the audible backdrop to my formative years. KISS' first live record, Alive! (duh), was an epic collection of riffs and chords that filled in a few questions I had about chicks an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Seattle's 10 Best Spicy Restaurants

    Flu season's start this year coincided with the onset of spring allergies, which means a larger-than-usual number of eaters suffering from stuffy heads, congested noses and clogged ear canals are flocking to local restaurants for system-clearing red chile riffs. Here, the Weekly's picks for the res ... More >>

  • Film

    January 4, 2012

    Urbanized: Part Three of Gary Hustwit's Design Trilogy

    Flu season's start this year coincided with the onset of spring allergies, which means a larger-than-usual number of eaters suffering from stuffy heads, congested noses and clogged ear canals are flocking to local restaurants for system-clearing red chile riffs. Here, the Weekly's picks for the res ... More >>

  • Music

    November 2, 2011

    Indie Anna Jones: If You Can't Find a Job, Make Your Own

    A conversation with Dumb Eyes' managing director, Michael Ellsworth.

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2011

    ...Like There's No Tomorrow

    A conversation with Dumb Eyes' managing director, Michael Ellsworth.

  • Music

    September 28, 2011

    CSS: From "Snoopy Dogg" to Paris Hilton

    Brazil sends us another hot young export.

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Tell Me About That Song: Andrew Neufield, Vocalist of Hardcore Punk Band Comeback Kid

    Comeback Kid​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Andrew Neufield, vocalist of Winnipeg hardcore punk five-piece Comeback Kid, delves into performing in Brazil, the difficulties of a "wordy" song, and the near fatal crash on the side o ... More >>

  • Arts

    August 24, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Shows

    Comeback Kid​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Andrew Neufield, vocalist of Winnipeg hardcore punk five-piece Comeback Kid, delves into performing in Brazil, the difficulties of a "wordy" song, and the near fatal crash on the side o ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    Anomie Belle

    Comeback Kid​A lot went into writing your favorite song--but how much do you really know about it? This week Andrew Neufield, vocalist of Winnipeg hardcore punk five-piece Comeback Kid, delves into performing in Brazil, the difficulties of a "wordy" song, and the near fatal crash on the side o ... More >>

  • Music

    May 4, 2011

    Federico Aubele: Beautifully Bohemian

    With Berlin 13, Federico Aubele sings with a cross-cultural fusion usually reserved for the culinary world.

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    A Coffee Tourist's Guide to Washington's State Capital

    Colombia Estrella del Sur at Batdorf Bronson in Olympia, WA​In 28 years of being a Washington State resident, last week marked my very first visit to the city of Olympia. While neglect of state capitals seems to be an embedded trend within West Coast tourism (who travels to California to see S ... More >>

  • Film

    March 30, 2011

    Nostalgia for the Light: Part of a Weekend Tribute to Patricio Guzmán

    Colombia Estrella del Sur at Batdorf Bronson in Olympia, WA​In 28 years of being a Washington State resident, last week marked my very first visit to the city of Olympia. While neglect of state capitals seems to be an embedded trend within West Coast tourism (who travels to California to see S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Exploring Shoreline's Plaza Latina

    A Latin American sugar bomb. ​Some people speak the language of love--I speak the language of food. But even so, it took my combined efforts in food-speak, hand gestures, and awkward laughing to make it through Plaza Latina in Shoreline, a south-of-the-border bodega that stocks everything fr ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 2, 2011

    ¡Ask a Mexican!

    A Latin American sugar bomb. ​Some people speak the language of love--I speak the language of food. But even so, it took my combined efforts in food-speak, hand gestures, and awkward laughing to make it through Plaza Latina in Shoreline, a south-of-the-border bodega that stocks everything fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Doomsday Potatoes, in Anticipation of the End of the World

    ​ See that picture? That right there is the last, best hope of humanity when everything in the world finally goes completely to shit. That is the front door of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (otherwise known as the Doomsday Vault), which houses somewhere around 400,000 seed samples, keeping ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Mickey Mantle's Penis, Trustworthy Local Inmates? HotPrisonPals.com Wouldn't Lie

    ​"Hot" Brandon Burnett, 26, in a gown and mortarboard, appears in his picture to have just graduated from something. Small-time crime, maybe? Court records show the Walla Walla inmate worked up from theft to forgery, then assault. But stir makes him lonely, so "I'm looking for a woman," he wri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Seattle's Eastside Does Coffee Too at Urban Coffee Lounge

    ​This past fall, Apple launched a "cupping" application for the iPhone. It comes as no great surprise, since the iPhone pretty well has an app for everything by now. This one allows coffee cupping notes to be neatly organized, ranked on a sliding scale (with any of that pesky math stuff done f ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2010

    Os Mutantes' Umbrella of Magic

    Sergio Dias marvels at his tropicália outfit's unlikely resurgence.

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    Weaving Heritage

    Sergio Dias marvels at his tropicália outfit's unlikely resurgence.

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    Top Five Places to Pretend It's Summer in Seattle

    Summer at Fremont Coffee Co.​​Alright, we all know it's August, and that means it's supposed to be sunny. But if you've lived in the Northwest longer than a week, you know that this posting is not as ill-timed as it may sound: it is always wise to have a Plan B on hand, particularly wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Zoka's Cucumber Coffee, and the Trendiness that is Kirkland.

    ​The Kirkland Zoka is weird. I don't intend to convey anything particularly positive or negative by that statement. It's just fact. Kirkland Zoka? Weird. Although the customer service is great (upbeat, friendly, knowledgeable), there is virtually nothing (aside from the obvious) that says "co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2010

    Iron Maiden

    ​The Kirkland Zoka is weird. I don't intend to convey anything particularly positive or negative by that statement. It's just fact. Kirkland Zoka? Weird. Although the customer service is great (upbeat, friendly, knowledgeable), there is virtually nothing (aside from the obvious) that says "co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Joule Urban BBQ Update: Because the 'Cue News Never Ends...

    ​A couple days back, Joule announced that it'd chosen a date for the start of its 2010 Urban BBQ series and promised more details (like dates and inspirations) to come. Good as their word, the crew came through today with a full spread of information on their "world culinary tour." This is str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Chicken Makes You Gay and Other Food Wisdom From Bolivian President Evo Morales

    With that outfit, something tells me President Morales has been eating a lot of chicken himself...​Organized as a counter to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen, the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth is underway right ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Relax, Seattle: The Next Big Earthquake Probably Isn't Happening Anytime Soon

    Fear not: this ain't happening for, like, generations.​Apocalyptic thoughts are all the rage these days. Before the unpronounceable Icelandic volcano spewed its way into the spotlight, there were deadly earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China, all in quick succession. Is the world coming to an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Seattle Blogs: Would Hockey Work in Seattle?

    Possible Seattle hockey sponsors include Microsoft, Amazon and every orthodontist with a sense of humor in a 15-mile radius.​Today's blogs are happy Canada won the gold. It's like America winning in gun-related deaths -- it means all is right with the world. - The P-I's sports blog asks if th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Cafe Cuzco: Coffee in Vacuum, Peruvian Specialties

    ​Cusco (or Cuzco), Peru was one of the main hubs of the Incan Empire and is also the name of a new cafĂ© in Ballard. The converted house looks like a clean, model home living room, only with extra dining room tables, free wi-fi and a huge TV, placed for the sole purpose of sport. Not sports, s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    A.M. Music News: You'll See the Next Fleet Foxes Record in 2010

    Renee McMahonFleet Foxes​-- Pitchfork: Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold is making music with his sister, Aja Pecknold (the band's manager, and former SW staffer), in a band called Rainbow Fang. Oh, yeah, and you'll see the next Fleet Foxes record in 2010. -- NY Times: Alan Parsons Project's Eric W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Duff McKagan: China, Stray Dogs, and Where You Can Find Earth's Most Passionate Rock Fans

    Making friends on the road. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​It seems there are so many things to write about this week that are all rather timely. Instead of picking one topic, then, I am going to give a sho ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2009

    OSS 117: Lost in Rio

    Making friends on the road. Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​It seems there are so many things to write about this week that are all rather timely. Instead of picking one topic, then, I am going to give a sho ... More >>

  • Food

    March 18, 2009

    Search & Distill: The Green Tea Killa

    Yerba mate makes its move.

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2009

    N.A.S.A.

    Tuesday, March 3

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2008
  • Blogs

    May 29, 2008
  • Food

    May 28, 2008

    Rehabbing the Whiskey Sour

    Use egg white, not that piss from a gun.

  • Food

    August 17, 2005

    Aug. 17, 2005

    Use egg white, not that piss from a gun.

  • Food

    June 8, 2005

    Coldwater Fish

    Trolling the Westin's house-restaurant makeover.

  • Food

    July 21, 2004

    Hot Dish

    Trolling the Westin's house-restaurant makeover.

  • Food

    April 21, 2004

    Hot Dish

    Trolling the Westin's house-restaurant makeover.

  • Food

    April 14, 2004

    Hot Dish

    Trolling the Westin's house-restaurant makeover.

  • Food

    December 10, 2003

    Something of Value

    Trolling the Westin's house-restaurant makeover.

  • Food

    November 19, 2003

    Food & Beverage News

    Trolling the Westin's house-restaurant makeover.

  • Film

    April 2, 2003

    Assassination Tango: Robert Duvall Follows His Bliss With Two Left Feet

    Trolling the Westin's house-restaurant makeover.

  • Food

    March 12, 2003

    Family Feast

    Nobody goes home hungry from Fandango's $25 'La Familia' blowout.

  • Food

    January 8, 2003

    Hot Dish

    Nobody goes home hungry from Fandango's $25 'La Familia' blowout.

  • Food

    January 26, 2000

    Tempero do Brasil

    Fun, fishy, and authentic Brazilian food.

  • Food

    December 1, 1999

    Athenian Inn

    Fun, fishy, and authentic Brazilian food.

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