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For those who want to party (or at least dance) until the sun comes up, Tacoma's electronic music dance club, Gruv Lounge, will offer a late-night dining menu during extended hours of operation on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays between 2 and 6 a.m. Aaron Grissom, the creative
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People have been falling in love (or at least in like-you-a-whole-lot) in restaurants and over shared food since the beginning. It's no secret. Rather than be obvious and point out swanky places established couples go for Valentine's dining, here's a list of places for potential boyfriend or girlfriend test drives
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GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT >>> Often, when a business closes it's viewed as a negative situation. On the other hand, the closing of Water to Wine, a favorite wine shop in Gig Harbor at the corner of Peacock and North Harborview Drive, may just be one of positive
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At Pastiche, the newest wine bar to grace Tacoma's bustling Sixth Avenue business district, homemade pasta dishes are on the horizon. Via e-mail, co-owner Art Britton shares that currently Pastiche offers "simple combinations of wine and appetizers that will complement and emphasize certain notes in the wines." For eats, platters
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New Year's Eve may be all about the party, the dancing, the countdown and the kiss, but don't forget dinner - you know, the sustenance that will carry you from 7 p.m. to when the clock strikes midnight. Here are a few recommendations in Tacoma worthy of your New Year's
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Taste buds dance at Gruv Lounge Reports of "decidedly delicious non-bar food" at Gruv Lounge and Nightclub on Sixth Avenue were all Weekly Volcano photographer Steve Dunkelberger and I needed to inspire a field trip. As neither of us are shy about gluttony, chicken-fried bacon strips seemed so right. Large slabs
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CORINA BAKERY: Throw out your biased ideas that fruitcake is weird, tastes funny or should be relegated to the tables of grandparents and senior citizens. Tacoma's Corina Bakery & Bistro (510 Sixth Ave., Tacoma) puts a whole new spin on cake with fruit in the scrumptious Hummingbird version. Banana and
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Before Power Flow was offered as a fast-paced guaranteed-to-make-you-sweat gym class, the practice of yoga involved the mind, spirit and body for over 5000 years. There is science behind why yoga is so beneficial and can provide overall healing and health. In 2002, I got my first taste; friend and
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Gifts for the tongue and beyond This fall I received two favorite gifts (a tin of huckleberry tea and bottle of huckleberry vinaigrette) from Priest Lake, Idaho. Having never been to Priest Lake, it was a fun, sensory way to experience something the area is known for. The folks at the Pacific
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As with all good stories, the one about Thanksgiving should start with Once upon a time. ... But it doesn't, and there isn't a whole lot of solid fact linking the annual late-November feast we celebrate today with the pilgrims of the past. The credit really should go to Honest Abe.
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Pretend you're a rich city slicker in a suit and head down to Ruston Way; C.I. Shenanigans has a new happy hour that is as easy on the taste buds as it is the wallet. Always a class act, Shenanigans offerings include a quesadilla packed full of King crab with
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Watching what we eat can require skill and a scientific dictionary - translating wording on labels, calculating fat grams, deciphering calories versus protein and carbs, weighing out healthy portions. Ugh. I imagine it's even harder when you have kids. For kids' Halloween parties, apple bobbing is fun but makes a mess
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Candy and sweets are as synonymous with Halloween as ghosts and goblins. Notoriously frugal, I decided to make my own Halloween candy this year. After reading a few recipes and seeing all the ingredients needed, I moved on to my next brilliant idea - searching out locally made candy and
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Boasting too many competitions and categories to list here, Tacoma ushers in its first annual (indoor) Harvest Fair this weekend. Expect the typical baked goods, gourds, jam and pickled veg competitions, as well as competitions with a T-town twist, including Most Awesome Mustache, Greater Tacoma Mutt Show, Best Pansy Container
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Off The Vine There's nothing worse than buying a bottle of a wine you end up not really loving. It can be a date drainer, a confidence killer, a mood masher, a romance squaher and an evening ender. El Gaucho in downtown Tacoma has a solution. Once a month (or so), an in-house
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The little town of Milton has a hidden gem. Oliver's Sandwiches has the same set-up as franchise sandwich shops with one glaring exception - customer service. The owners, a husband and wife team, are hands-on and work the counter. The lobster sandwich alone is worth the drive. Twice as much
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One of the South Sound's favorite old dining haunts serves all-American classics for breakfast and lunch. Owner Marcia Crelling has zeroed in on what customers want at her down-home diner, Marcia's Silver Spoon, on South Tacoma Way. And boy oh boy, does she give it to them in heaping, plate-swallowing,
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Topped with sliced almonds, the full, rich, meaty flavor in shahi gosht korma stands out in this slowly simmered boneless dish of tender braised lamb. Savory garlic, coriander, red chili powder and ginger accent a creamy yogurt-based sauce with fenugreek leaves. Served bubbling hot in a metal dish suspended over
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After almost a decade in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood, LeLe Restaurant is still serving Vietnamese and Thai cuisine. Swimming angel, a traditional Thai dish also called rama rama or swimming rama, is a huge plate of saucy goodness. Handfuls of fresh spinach leaves, thinly sliced carrots and mung bean sprouts are
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On the road to making tasty food, I.Talia Pizzeria uses 100 percent organic, sustainably-grown ingredients whenever possible. One fine example is a serious stacker of a sandwich that features Italian dry-cured sopressata salami, turkey and rosemary ham, held tight between pieces of ciabatta smeared with creamy golden-hued aioli. Leafy green
