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The sun has woken up and the temperature has peaked above 50 degrees. All is good here in the Pacific Northwest as summer awaits us and attitudes begin to improve. I feel motivated to detox my Volcano-induced, alcohol-laden liver with a fruit and veggie cleanse lasting approximately five days. After
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Todd’s totally awesome wife, Wendy, allowed me to kidnap him out of their infamous Infinite Soups kitchen for a brief moment and chill a while over at neighboring bar, Malarky’s. Before I could even create an ass mark in one of Malarky’s benches, Todd had a Pabst Blue Ribbon tall-boy
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The base of Mandolin Cafe’s Strawberry Chicken Salad ($6) begins with a spring green/romaine mixture that leans more toward the greens, less toward the romaine. This I love. Nothing is worse than the crunch of those tasteless white romaine ribs amongst a flavorful and tender array of spring greens, but
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He called me a “piece of cheese.” Ray from Roy, the uber-president of my imaginary fan club consisting of three members (Hi dad!), referred to me as a wedge of moldy milk. As I entered Shamrock Tavern on Pacific Avenue near Spanaway, I located the only open bar top seat
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Actually, Trevor’s business card reads: Trevor Richard Hanlin — Free Lance Political Economist & Business Plan Consultant, but I was afraid that’d scare you off as part of this week’s Trouble with DeRosa title. It certainly gave me the heebie-jeebies as I read it to myself that day at The
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Large rusted coffee cans littered with old cigarette buts rest beneath the patio tables in Unicorn Sports Bar’s serene patio as I prepare to meet some friends for a sunny afternoon beer. Unicorn’s outdoor space is well crafted with accents including English Ivy, flowering plants, landscaped rock, and a towering
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Large rusted coffee cans littered with old cigarette buts rest beneath the patio tables in Unicorn Sports Bar’s serene patio as I prepare to meet some friends for a sunny afternoon beer. Unicorn’s outdoor space is well crafted with accents including English Ivy, flowering plants, landscaped rock, and a towering
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The Mandolin Café is ever changing, yet always staying the same. Although it has changed hands in ownership, the ambiance of being a cozy, warm coffee shop will always remain pumping through the restaurant’s veins. Over the past few years the Mandolin Café community has witnessed its library walls come
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The Mandolin Café is ever changing, yet always staying the same. Although it has changed hands in ownership, the ambiance of being a cozy, warm coffee shop will always remain pumping through the restaurant’s veins. Over the past few years the Mandolin Café community has witnessed its library walls come
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If Tacoma were a big college dorm room, we’d have empty cans of PBR covering the floor and a consistently empty toilet paper roll. We’d eat cold Puget Sound Pizza for breakfast, develop a kick-ass Facebook group, and have an immense amount of pride in what we have to offer.
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If Tacoma were a big college dorm room, we’d have empty cans of PBR covering the floor and a consistently empty toilet paper roll. We’d eat cold Puget Sound Pizza for breakfast, develop a kick-ass Facebook group, and have an immense amount of pride in what we have to offer.
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Price: $7.95 Burn Factor: Two out of four Molotov cocktails I’ve fallen victim and become someone I loathe: I ate a sushi roll stuffed with imitation crabmeat. The worst part is: I liked it. After much persuasion from my friends at Sapporo Sushi Roll and Teriyaki in Fife, I decided to instill
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Price: $7.95 Burn Factor: Two out of four Molotov cocktails I’ve fallen victim and become someone I loathe: I ate a sushi roll stuffed with imitation crabmeat. The worst part is: I liked it. After much persuasion from my friends at Sapporo Sushi Roll and Teriyaki in Fife, I decided to instill
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So naïve I was, back in 1996. Fresh from under a large wheel of Texas tumbleweed, I had never even heard of a clam, much less eaten one. (And no, I’m not talking about eating a bearded clam, perverts.) Gooey, raw, and freshly shucked oysters from the Gulf of Mexico
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So naïve I was, back in 1996. Fresh from under a large wheel of Texas tumbleweed, I had never even heard of a clam, much less eaten one. (And no, I’m not talking about eating a bearded clam, perverts.) Gooey, raw, and freshly shucked oysters from the Gulf of Mexico
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Although lately you can find Jordan behind the bar of Tacoma hot spot The Mix, his face may be more familiar than you realize. Think: MLKBallet, Tempest Lounge, and 1022’s South predecessor — The Monsoon Room. Gunderson seems to have become a staple to the downtown scene, so seeing him
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Although lately you can find Jordan behind the bar of Tacoma hot spot The Mix, his face may be more familiar than you realize. Think: MLKBallet, Tempest Lounge, and 1022’s South predecessor — The Monsoon Room. Gunderson seems to have become a staple to the downtown scene, so seeing him
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It’s been an ongoing deliberation over whether or not lounges in Mexican restaurants could be considered “dives.” The deliberation has mainly taken place in my own head, between my right brain and my left brain. I argue with myself every time I pass by any sort of La Palma, El
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It’s been an ongoing deliberation over whether or not lounges in Mexican restaurants could be considered “dives.” The deliberation has mainly taken place in my own head, between my right brain and my left brain. I argue with myself every time I pass by any sort of La Palma, El
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Nestled in Tacoma’s North End stands an old converted gas station that now houses prime cuts of steak, fresh-from-the-boat fish, and ready-to-bake meals made by the men at Dave’s Meats & Produce. Also housed within this family-friendly, open-air market are frozen take-home dinners from local restaurants, beautiful produce, and a
