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A man’s grill

Pacific Grill 1502 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.627.3535 Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Sunday–Thursday, 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Scene: Like a men’s club with rich woods, crisp tablecloths, wide, open bar — and snappy service. Menu: Excellent quality of steaks, chops and fish but with nice twists with uncommon ingredients, sauces and pasta. Drinkies:

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Mary has a big burger

ANNOUNCER: Call it a sign of the hard economic times. From New York to Los Angeles, celebrity chefs and their customers in some of America’s most renowned and pricey restaurants are embracing the humble hamburger as the new star of haute cuisine. But don’t compare the new burger to the combinations

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Mary has a big burger

ANNOUNCER: Call it a sign of the hard economic times. From New York to Los Angeles, celebrity chefs and their customers in some of America’s most renowned and pricey restaurants are embracing the humble hamburger as the new star of haute cuisine. But don’t compare the new burger to the combinations

Local gyro

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Local gyro

ANNOUNCER: At least 2,000 islands form an important part of the classical country of Greece. Though most the nation’s land mass is part of the main peninsula, the azure blue of the Aegean Sea and the white snowcaps of the Cretan mountains are so essential that the national flag reflects

Local gyro

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Local gyro

ANNOUNCER: At least 2,000 islands form an important part of the classical country of Greece. Though most the nation’s land mass is part of the main peninsula, the azure blue of the Aegean Sea and the white snowcaps of the Cretan mountains are so essential that the national flag reflects

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Mojito Bay

ANNOUNCER: The boys have a dream of traveling back in time to the age of the dinosaurs to eat pterodactyl eggs and brontosaurus steaks. They know this will never happen because not only has no one invented a working time machine yet, but if the boys ever did get their

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Mojito Bay

ANNOUNCER: The boys have a dream of traveling back in time to the age of the dinosaurs to eat pterodactyl eggs and brontosaurus steaks. They know this will never happen because not only has no one invented a working time machine yet, but if the boys ever did get their

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Breakfast

AFFAIRS CAFE & BAKERY Affairs Café & Bakery is a comfy place to catch up with a friend over gourmet breakfast and strawberry mimosa.  Also, their chocolates are as close to a vice as you can get without actually sinning.  2811 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, 253.565.8604. BABBLIN’ BABS BISTRO Chef William Mueller

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Breakfast

AFFAIRS CAFE & BAKERY Affairs Café & Bakery is a comfy place to catch up with a friend over gourmet breakfast and strawberry mimosa.  Also, their chocolates are as close to a vice as you can get without actually sinning.  2811 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, 253.565.8604. BABBLIN’ BABS BISTRO Chef William Mueller

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Lunch rules

ANNOUNCER: A good sandwich is a wonderful thing, not to be taken for granted. It has the capability of all-encompassing nourishment, containing protein and vitamins, roughage and dairy, all cozied up inside a carbohydrate shell. Usually a simple enough formula, it is possible to get it wrong, and the boys

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Lunch rules

ANNOUNCER: A good sandwich is a wonderful thing, not to be taken for granted. It has the capability of all-encompassing nourishment, containing protein and vitamins, roughage and dairy, all cozied up inside a carbohydrate shell. Usually a simple enough formula, it is possible to get it wrong, and the boys

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Go big this season

We’re well into the feasting season. Still, for many of us, Thanksgiving dinner was the last serious sit-down meal for a while. With only the slightest effort, most of us can manage to survive from now until New Year’s Day on nothing but mini crab cakes, smoked salmon, artichoke dip,

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Go big this season

We’re well into the feasting season. Still, for many of us, Thanksgiving dinner was the last serious sit-down meal for a while. With only the slightest effort, most of us can manage to survive from now until New Year’s Day on nothing but mini crab cakes, smoked salmon, artichoke dip,

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Delivering the goods

ANNOUNCER: “Gimme a pig foot and a bottle of gin,” sang Bessie Smith in 1933. “Move me, ‘cause I’m in my sin.” Well, the boys weren’t gnawing on a pork stump, but they were sinning, all right, during the last visit to Cicada Restaurant & Lounge. Cicada’s long list of

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Delivering the goods

ANNOUNCER: “Gimme a pig foot and a bottle of gin,” sang Bessie Smith in 1933. “Move me, ‘cause I’m in my sin.” Well, the boys weren’t gnawing on a pork stump, but they were sinning, all right, during the last visit to Cicada Restaurant & Lounge. Cicada’s long list of

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Nothing fishy about it

ANNOUNCER: Brewpubs may be a dime a dozen, but Olympia still has one of the best in the state.  The Fish Tale Brewpub, saddled up next to the Fish Brewery, recently donned a new dress. It’s now a gorgeous two-level eatery with plenty of bar space for its unique brews,

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Nothing fishy about it

ANNOUNCER: Brewpubs may be a dime a dozen, but Olympia still has one of the best in the state.  The Fish Tale Brewpub, saddled up next to the Fish Brewery, recently donned a new dress. It’s now a gorgeous two-level eatery with plenty of bar space for its unique brews,

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It's Italian for 'quaint'

ANNOUNCER: The boys have made the Brotherhood Tavern their satellite office ever since they were old enough to pay their own tab (though they seldom do). The shuffleboard, the funky lights, the velvet U.S. presidents, the hipsters — heaven. But when they have had their fill of cash-only booze, they

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It's Italian for 'quaint'

ANNOUNCER: The boys have made the Brotherhood Tavern their satellite office ever since they were old enough to pay their own tab (though they seldom do). The shuffleboard, the funky lights, the velvet U.S. presidents, the hipsters — heaven. But when they have had their fill of cash-only booze, they

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Mmmm, mmmm, good

ANNOUNCER: Weaned on Campbell’s chicken noodle and tomato canned soups, the boys’ soupy palates have broadened considerably over the years. They still get a hankering now and then for trusty ol’ Campbell’s; maybe it’s the sodium they crave. At any rate, while they do enjoy an elaborate seven-course meal, there’s

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