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Power substation fire Seattle, Korean BBQ dinner
Excitement at work today as a (thankfully injury-free) power substation fire billowed smoke into the air downtown Seattle. Aside from that, Connie and I encountered our worst downtown traffic
Dim Sum Lunch & Bad Santa Screening w/Director Terry Zwigoff
Dim sum lunch with my co-workers was fun as we celebrated one of their first home purchases. We walked about a mile from our office to the place and
Last Day in a Rainy New Orleans, Poboys, Drinks & Art
More Food, Shopping & Leroy Jones in New Orleans
Alley in Bag, Pasta Dinner & Full Tilt Ice Cream
Steaks Over the Open Fire
Yessir, this is how we do delicious steaks in Tokeland.
Long Walk, Indian Fry Bread, and Sunset in Tokeland
Connie and I enjoyed a wonderful day in Tokeland today. We headed out early between rain squalls towards the marina to move around and get some fresh air. Though
Mt. Rainier, Old City Hall, Colby, Quiche, & Froyo
I started off this particularly beautiful Saturday with a few photos of our beloved Mt. Rainier and Old City hall and a quiche from nearby Corina Bakery. Colby got
Washaway Beach, Fried Razor Clams
Birthday Games at Stowe's
Happy Birthday to my good friend Mr. James Stowe! I had a great afternoon over at his place with friends and family playing games and eating tasty treats.
Harmony Meaties
Today's installment of Meaties carried a theme of harmony between meat and veg. More specifically, entries must include both a meat and veg version of a grilled dish. There
Zara Offers Tacoma New Tastes Downtown
I had the pleasure to join other Tacoma types last night at the Zara Mediterranean Cuisine's pre-opening reception. Local officials like Mayor Strickland, Council Members Boe, Mello, Woodards were
Fresh Raspberries From My Garden
I love having no grass. Case in point: fresh raspberries picked to put on my cereal this morning. Can grass do that? Also, here's a video tour of my
BBQ at Work and An Evening of Music at Amocat
Mandi's Mushroom Debuts at Infinite Soups
Photos ~ The Red Hot's Gauntlet Challenge w/Stowe
Plenty of details of the insanity over at my FeedTacoma blog. In summary: many dogs down but no victory for either of us. But great photos so you can
Photos ~ Sweet Things Cupcakes in Proctor
Libby and I peeled ourselves out of bed early this Saturday morning because, excitement of excitements, it was time to walk to Proctor for breakfast. Cupcake style! We popped
Photos ~ Lunch Sandwich Invention, Drinks & Catching Up
Photos ~ Edinburgh Arrival and Dinner
Don't Overlook Upper Crust
Because if you treat 21st and "I" Streets only as a freeway connecting the North End with downtown rather than a charming district of it's own (Bridge District anyone?)
Happy Thanksgiving!
As I wait for an afternoon of meals at multiple houses I just wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to anyone passing by. We had a safe and clear drive
Food goings-on this week
Lots of food related stuff going on this week in town. It was great news to finally get word yesterday about hello, cupcake's opening. Their owner Reina is thrilled
Menu posted at Mary's Burger Bistro
Knowing my love for SoDo as you do you can imagine seeing a menu posted for Mary's Burger Bistro had me pretty pumped. Best part is it looks pretty
Photos ~ Thanksgiving with a touch of the bitter sweet
After a dramatically soggy drive south Sarah and I made it to La Center to briefly visit with my parents, uncle, aunt and cousin. It was a short visit
Food news you can chew
Plenty of places to eat, too few hours in the day (or bills in the wallet) to try them all. Great thing is, with a couple of these new
Tacoma restaurant scene is buzzin'
There are so many amazing places to eat in Tacoma that it makes my head (waistline and sometimes wallet) spin. I'm pretty sure our grocery shopping schedule has become