Sep 16, 2012

A couple of years ago, I was in an Olympia grocery co-op, when I heard a commotion behind me. “Oh my goodness, you’re so BEAUTIFUL!” I looked around, and I saw a middle-aged white woman motioning to another middle-aged white woman to come to where she was standing. “Isn’t she so BEAUTIFUL!”, the first woman...

May 9, 2012

City Market. Home of the highest prices, rudest service, and most expiredest food in all of Capitol Hill. Despite it all, however, I love the place. It’s like the abusive stepfather with a heart of gold that I never had. Sure, it slaps me around, calls me a worthless sonofabitch, and makes me scrub the toilet with a toothbrush … but it always...

Mar 26, 2012

Sunday morning usually means brunch at Pike Place Market, and yesterday was no exception. Shortly after 10, I headed over to Piroshky Piroshky, and this time, I decided to try something different. While I usually get Oscar’s Star or some kind of breakfast concoction, on this day, I decided to broaden my horizons. After eyeing the menu for a few moments, I...

Mar 9, 2012

Last night, to “celebrate” the completion of a certain project, we headed up to Ballard for a bowl of Mike’s chili. Some people celebrate with champagne, others with cocaine, but that high-brow, pretentious stuff doesn’t fly with me. If ground beef and kidney beans are good enough for cowboys and hobos, then it’s good enough for me...

Dec 11, 2011

Of delicious donuts! Although I’ve greatly reduced my intake of refined sugar products, tonight, I gave into temptation. I dropped $5 at the Westlake mini-donut stand, and I’m glad I did. Each bag of donuts contains roughly 15 sugar-covered donuts, they are handed to you fresh and warm, and they taste quite good. If you have yet to try the stand,...

Aug 15, 2011

Today, the second annual 12th Avenue Festival was held in Pike/Pine, and after hanging out in Cal Anderson Park, I walked over to check it out.  Here is the release: http://12thaveseattle.com/festival.php Join us for the second 12th Avenue Neighborhood Festival this August! This unique community Festival features your favorite restaurants offering...

Aug 14, 2011

The weatherman said it was going to rain today, so I immediately said “let’s go have a picnic!” Nothing assures a dry day like a Seattle meteorologist’s declaration of precipitation. On the way to Cal Anderson Park (where I am now), we stopped and got the picnic basket, which looks an awful lot like an 18″ Mario’s...

Aug 12, 2011

Olympia, Washington. Without a doubt, home to the best burgers in the USA. Big Tom’s, Eagan’s … if you like hamburgers, this is where you should be. Almost. In Thurston County, south of Olympia, literally in the middle of nowhere … sits a small shack that serves the best hamburgers in the world. Not the best hamburgers in the county. Not...

Aug 12, 2011

For some bizarre reason, Western Washington has the greatest hamburgers in the USA. The best hamburger I have ever eaten in my life was in Thurston County (which reminds me, I need to write a post about that place), and when it comes to decent burgers, this area of the country is about as good as it gets. Why this is, I do not know. You would think that a...

Jul 30, 2011

My never-ending quest for the best, cheap food in and around Downtown Seattle has caused me to stumble upon a new reigning champion. Something only a local could discover. Now, when I reveal the source of my new culinary delight, some of you will laugh … but before pretentiously dismissing it out of hand, I urge you to try it before you scoff. Yesterday,...

Jul 15, 2011

Jul 1, 2011

Is now open. Free ice cream for kids until 5pm. I wrote a post about my visit to their grand opening here: http://www.downtownseattlenews.com/2011/molly-moons-grand-opening/

Jun 24, 2011

You know, if they wanted to, local news stations could really mess with me. They could send me out on one wild goose chase after another, and keep me chasing my tail indefinitely. Take this morning for instance. Q13 Fox, terrorist fighters extraordinaire, mentioned that Disney had a promo running. The studio was going to take to the streets of Downtown...

Jun 8, 2011

About an hour ago, I was walking through Westlake Park when I noticed a crowd gathered near the corner of 4th & Pike. I walked toward the group, and when I arrived, I found that a brand-spanking-new eatery had opened up on 4th Avenue. It’s called “Potbelly Sandwich Shop”. I entered the store, surveyed the scene, and even though I was not hungry, I...

May 29, 2011

Yesterday, I headed over to the Northwest Folklife Festival at Seattle Center. To be honest, I didn’t head over for the festival as much as I did to catch a specific artist. You see, Olympia’s favorite son, Calvin Johnson was playing a set at the “Folklife Cafe” (which was inexplicably not a cafe at all). This is the same Calvin Johnson who is the...

May 13, 2011

I grew up eating pizza. A lot of pizza. Tons of pizza. I also grew up on two distinct styles of the food. Not a lot of people realize this, but “DC-style Pizza” does exist. It can be found in places like Trio Pizza at 18th Street & Columbia Road. DC-style pizza is pizza which has little or no uncovered crust at the edges, has a thin-yet-firm crust...

May 9, 2011

After hanging out at the Broadway Farmer’s Market yesterday, I turned right on Pike Street and walked the short mile to my other official “home” market: Pike Place Market. Yesterday, Pike Place was hopping. It was Mother’s Day and “Flower Fest” was in full bloom (corny pun intended), and it was hard to look anywhere without...

May 9, 2011

Because I am so fond of Pike Place Chowder’s clam chowder and seafood bisque, I often don’t bother to try other soup offerings in the Pike Market environs. Yesterday, however, I decided to expand my horizons a bit. While walking through the market, I decided to get a 16oz cup of clam chowder ($6.50) at the Market Grill, and I am certainly glad that...

May 8, 2011

Located on the grounds of the Seattle Central Community College at Broadway and Pine Streets, the Broadway Farmer’s Market will run between 11am – 3pm every Sunday from today until December 18th. True to my word, I arrived at the market this morning, and I was even there for the ringing of the opening bell which officially launched the 2011 season. ...

May 4, 2011

Begins this Sunday at Broadway & Pine in Pike-Pine/Capitol Hill. We’ve been eagerly anticipating this day, as it’s only about 5 blocks from the nerd cave. Cash has already been set aside, and plans have already been made to eat heartily this weekend. Be there or be, well, not there. You should certainly lean toward the former.

May 2, 2011

On Saturday afternoon, I decided to head down to Pike Place Market to eat lunch at a favorite stand … Mee Sum Pastry. Usually when I go to Mee Sum, I order the corn and ham bun or the BBQ pork bun, but this time something else caught my eye. On the counter and to the left of the pastries sat a large container full of meat sticks, and at only $2.97/each, I...

Apr 30, 2011

Apr 28, 2011

Apr 25, 2011

Late Saturday morning, before heading up to Cal Anderson Park, I decided to snag a couple of slices of pizza. Since it had been a long time since my last visit (I think the last time I ate here was sometime in the 90’s), I decided to re-acquaint myself with Hot Mama’s Pizza on Pine Street. I tried to have lunch here a couple of weeks ago, but when I walked...

Apr 14, 2011

Over the past two days, I have consumed the best donuts I have ever eaten in my life. I say this without an ounce of hyperbole. I like Krispy Kreme, and Dunkin’ Donuts are just fine, but both Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts and Mighty-O Donuts are true “gourmet” doughnuts that stand head and shoulders above the national chains. After eating...