From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Headlining at the Paramount last night were none other than Mario Batali and Anthony Bourdain. I say forget about Seinfeld and Cosby! These two were hilarious. The banter about body flossing aside, Batali ad Bourdain battled it out over comedic rants of memory including eating KFC mac and cheese while watching the Real Housewives of [...]

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Holy Smoke

May 28, 2009

Fish everywhere are jealous of the fish that go into making Cap’n Mike’s Holy Smoke lox. Over the past 25 years Mike Hiebert has crafted the art of making exceptionally perfect artisan smoked fish. Take that fish and make one of the creative masterpiece sandwiches that is the wild king salmon with shaved radishes, golden [...]

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Opening Doors

May 27, 2009

Every once in a while I have to plug a cause near and dear to my heart. Now is that time and the cause is DOORS, an extraordinary evening of star studded entertainment benefiting the Seattle Theatre Group’s education and community programs. It’s a red carpet roll out of fun, fabulous people and amazing performances. [...]

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Billy Elliot shines

May 26, 2009

My three year old daughter cried at Billy Elliot and it was not because she was scared. It was because after almost three hours of watching performers sing and dance their way across the stage, she wanted more. Billy Elliot features a seamless score by Elton John and stunning direction of Stephen Daldry. The story [...]

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One a corner in Seattle’s international district there is a line-a long line. This is no ordinary line. This is a line of salivating patrons of Unicorn Crepe and this is no uptight French crepe of any stretch of the imagination. This is a crepe straight out of Japans best inventions. Order a spicy tuna [...]

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Knit for a cause

May 25, 2009

On any given day Tricoter is a bustling little store is filled with artisans turning colorful yards of yarn into beautiful works of wearable art. I dare say that learning to knit is a bit complex at first but once you get the hang of it knitting is downright relaxing. Drop that bedside book reading [...]

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