Posted in Favorite Places on Apr 22nd, 2011
The first time we went to The Dray I thought, “wow there are a lot of squirrel things around here”. The second time we decided to go I thought, “there really are a LOT of squirrel things”. Their logo is a squirrel. There’s wood all over the place, which I really love (warm, crafted, shiny). [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Mar 25th, 2011
Peter and I have recently had the pleasure of enjoying Hazlewood. We have lived in Ballard for a while now and are kicking ourselves a little bit for not taking more advantage of this little gem on Sundays. Sundays are cheap, and we get to sit at the bar and drink old fashioned, lost cocktails [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Jan 20th, 2011
Peter and I have tried all the sushi restaurants in Ballard, and lucky for us, the one closest to our house is ohttp://tomatoesontomatoes.com/wp-admin/revision.php?revision=438&action=editur favorite. Peter mostly likes Japanese restaurants for the sushi, and I mostly like them for the udon soup and yakisoba, because I can’t seem to get enough noodles. O’Shan has the best [...]
Posted in Favorite Places on Dec 23rd, 2010
Well this post really should have happened a long time ago. We discovered La Carta de Oaxaca probably four or so years ago (or I did, as Peter probably didn’t exist in Seattle quite yet, or was still getting acclimated). I would assume everyone in Ballard, if not all of the Seattle area already knows [...]
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 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 [...]
Posted in At Home on Jul 19th, 2010
There is a newer French restaurant in our area called Bastille. It’s fairly good, draws a young, energetic crowd, and the décor really is pretty stunning; they’ve been inspired by and used elements from something like a modern European train station. We’d suggest not planning a fancy dinner for two, but going with a few [...]