Posted in At Home, Favorite Places on Oct 27th, 2010
The classic, as-we-know-it nowaday ice cube really is not a cube at all. It of course depends on its tray but it seems there are always rounded corners and edges, or they are flat, and generally sort of busted. This is why it was exciting to notice that some bars and restaurants are using square [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Oct 14th, 2010
Noble Fir is a new bar/small-plate serving place in Ballard, of course. Opened by a couple recently wanting a change of career, or pace, the Noble Fir has a classic northwest feel. Travel books, maps and atlases line one of the walls in a little reading area. It’s a great accompaniment to a tasty IPA [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Sep 22nd, 2010
The atmosphere of Tavern Law itself is dark and comfortable. It feels like an old library, and there is an immediate feel of secrecy…or more accurately, that something special has been uncovered. The drink list is extensive; it took us a good ten minutes to even wrap our heads around what we even felt like [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Sep 22nd, 2010
Old Town Ale House in Ballard is a place we frequented before we even lived in Ballard. Part of this reason I suppose could be that it’s right across from our gym, and yes, we would go and have a beer immediately after working out. Most likely though (because we don’t go to the gym [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Aug 23rd, 2010
Seemingly based upon Lewis Carroll’s poem, the Walrus and the Carpenter in Ballard calls itself an oyster bar. Amidst light blue and white walls, stainless steel and a brightly-lit open, bustling space, it’s easy to feel gluttonous like our fictional friends (in a very good way). Oysters sit nestled amongst ice in large metal, wire [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Aug 11th, 2010
We’ve been sort of dying to talk/write/read/learn about the Whiskey Soda Lounge and the Pok Pok restaurant long before we had a food blog and since the first time we tried it, which must have been about six months ago. These places are related businesses in the Portland area and focus on the food and [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Aug 10th, 2010
La Isla is a Puerto Rican restaurant in Ballard we frequent for one of the best mojitos around and on lazy afternoons or Sunday evenings, some domino games, as playing all fives and drinking mojitos is a great combination. We have been going to La Isla for four or so years. They just recently expanded [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Aug 2nd, 2010
Serious Pie is a pizza place in Seattle on 3rd and Virginia that must be tried. It is not traditional Italian, and we would say it’s all mostly about the toppings at this place. The picture above shows a crimini mushroom (in winter it’s chantrelle mushrooms) and truffle cheese pizza that looks like it glows [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Jul 28th, 2010
We are sort of obsessed with pizza, as I’m sure many are, and we have made it a bit of a personal challenge to try all of the boasted best places to eat pizza in Seattle. It took us a while to get to Delancey, and of course we are happy we finally made it. [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Jul 28th, 2010
We came across A Caprice Kitchen when of course we were waiting about an hour and a half for a piece of pie at Delancey’s, and in the end, we were so glad we had a wait, as we were able to discover this lovely little gem. There must be something like seven tables or [...]