Sitka and Spruce

The place we used to go to get donuts is now quite the gourmet destination. Boy chefs and staff, some of them covered in tattoos, dish up some of the fanciest and most delicious food I’ve eaten in Seattle in – well – a long time. And Seattle is no shabby town for food, so …


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Fish Wednesday, Solstice Edition

This special edition of Fish Wednesday found us ignoring all the health benefits of the day and heading over to Ballard’s Totem House Fish and Chips. What better way to celebrate the arrival of summer than eating fried food outside? After filling ourselves with carbs and fat, we headed over to Golden Gardens to join …


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Stommish Pow Wow

We went up to Lummi Island this morning to help our friend K. pack – he’s sold his place and needed some extra hands. Because of our super efficiency, we took the 1pm ferry off the island and still had plenty of time to drop in on the Stommish Carnival. Our timing was unbelievable – …


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Friday Night in the International District

It’s Kung Fu tea,” said the proprietress, pouring the second round of hot water over the leaves. “It’s a lot of work.” We were sitting in the Tea House on Maynard in the International District. When the owner spotted me wandering past twice, camera over my shoulder, she came out and gave me a clear …


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Yee Haw!

Things I learned: A sound check is a good thing. It helps to be near the percussion. Changing key on the fly is easy in principal, but much, much harder when you are live on stage. If you go to your supermarket wearing a slightly small cowboy hat with a red plastic Sherriff star stapled …


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Bamboo Vietnamese Restaurant

Empty restaurant, Friday night We had a big turn out for the Jackson Street Crawl on Friday night, but I was crabby. Maybe I shouldn’t dine out while crabby. See, I found the whole experience more irritating than funny. It should have been funny, but I was just getting impatient with the whole experience. I’m …


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