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Vios Cafe’s tiny kid-friendly book nookCoffee is the lifeblood of parents. In

Vios Cafe’s tiny kid-friendly book nookCoffee is the lifeblood of parents. In those first sleep-deprived weeks (years?) of…

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Courtesy of B&O’s Facebook pageOccasionally, businesses suffer growing pains settling into a

Courtesy of B&O’s Facebook page Occasionally, businesses suffer growing pains settling into a new location. After all, a…

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Courtesy of Cupcake Royale’s Facebook page. With Valentine’s Day just around the

Courtesy of Cupcake Royale’s Facebook page. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s the perfect time to…

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Courtesy of Chocolat Vitale’s Facebook page. Chocolat Vitale is an unassuming little

Courtesy of Chocolat Vitale’s Facebook page. Chocolat Vitale is an unassuming little chocolate shop. It sits on a…

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Cole McBride is the sort of guy who wears a tie to

Cole McBride is the sort of guy who wears a tie to work–and actually pulls it off. But…

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I am (embarrassingly) the sort of person who does, in fact, judge

I am (embarrassingly) the sort of person who does, in fact, judge a book by its cover. I…

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If Cafe Pettirosso sounds familiar, it’s because the newly opened spot is

If Cafe Pettirosso sounds familiar, it’s because the newly opened spot is actually a newly reopened spot. It’s…

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Photo by Amanda Castleman.Considering that Seattle’s coffee scene is notoriously unparalleled, there’s

Photo by Amanda Castleman.Considering that Seattle’s coffee scene is notoriously unparalleled, there’s little reason to leave town looking…

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First and second place pours in the competition for best latte art.

First and second place pours in the competition for best latte art. Seattle is coffee. So it’s only…

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First and second place pours in the competition for best latte art.

First and second place pours in the competition for best latte art. Seattle is coffee. So it’s only…

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It’s an uneventful Sunday morning at Cafe Racer. There are a couple

It’s an uneventful Sunday morning at Cafe Racer. There are a couple of tables filled–one with retirees mopping…

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The Place: The Blue Glass, 704 NW 65th St., 420-1631, BALLARD. The

The Place: The Blue Glass, 704 NW 65th St., 420-1631, BALLARD. The Hours: 4:30-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday. The Digs:…

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The Place: The Grizzled Wizard, 2317 N. 45th St., 394-4749, WALLINGFORD.The Hours:

The Place: The Grizzled Wizard, 2317 N. 45th St., 394-4749, WALLINGFORD.The Hours: 4-8 p.m. dailyThe Digs: Most bars–the…

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The menu at Mekong Rainier.One of the first Counter Intel posts I

The menu at Mekong Rainier.One of the first Counter Intel posts I wrote focused on Vientian Asian Grocery,…

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Soup that warrants poetry–a testament to Take 5’s cuisine. Ballard’s Take 5

Soup that warrants poetry–a testament to Take 5’s cuisine. Ballard’s Take 5 Urban Market, not to be confused…

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The chicken wings are better than the fried snapper (or snaper) at

The chicken wings are better than the fried snapper (or snaper) at Foulee. In restaurants and stores, as…

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Sadly, this chicken stew tastes about as good as it looks. Pacific

Sadly, this chicken stew tastes about as good as it looks. Pacific Market’s name gives nothing away. The…

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Who’s picking up the bill? We give up a lot by being

Who’s picking up the bill? We give up a lot by being pet owners, despite all we get…

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A not-so-well-balanced meal at Uwajimaya. After weeks of tsunami devastation, earthquake aftershocks,

A not-so-well-balanced meal at Uwajimaya. After weeks of tsunami devastation, earthquake aftershocks, and nuclear meltdown filling the headlines,…

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Meet your meat (on a stick) at Showa in Fremont.Perhaps the only

Meet your meat (on a stick) at Showa in Fremont.Perhaps the only Midwestern carnival axiom that carries over…