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NOSH PIT >>> Spring Drink: Raspberry Smoothies are back at Cutter Point Coffee in downtown Tacoma. Last Day: Today is the last day for half-price wine bottles at Pacific Grill. It was an April promotion held every Monday. Future Things Are Coming: The Den @ urbanXchange holds a grand opening party for its
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SWANKY FARMERS >>> Aperitivo is the adored Milanese practice of pre-dinner drinks accompanied by complimentary "stuzzichini," or appetizers. Derived from the Latin "aperitivus," or, "to open," aperitivo is meant to open the appetite and tease the taste buds, previewing the delights of dinner. The Mark in Olympia will host an Americanized version
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NOSH PIT >>> 3-Course Chicken: Pacific Grill continues its popular Tuesday night chicken dinner - wedge salad, Grandma Wallsten's fried half chicken with lumpy mashed potatoes and – starting tonight – strawberry rhubarb crisp with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce - for $19.95. The Beers Of Spring: 99 Bottles in Federal
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IT'S OPEN AGAIN >>> Vinum Wine and Coffee Lounge is back open in downtown Tacoma across from Hell's Kitchen on Pacific Avenue. Several weeks back owners Cliff and Annie closed the coffee/wine bar due to difficulties with the lease. Annie's brother and sister have since reopened Vinum. We'll drop by soon for
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WINE NEWS >>> (Sip. closed Monday, May 24, 2010) Today marks the one-year anniversary of Sip. at the wine bar & restaurant in the Uptown Gig Harbor shopping center. To mark the special day, the wine bar - which now serves booze, too - will release its spring menu. Here are a
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NIBBLETS OF INFORMATION >>> Today IS Starbucks Free Pastry Day: We would have to add "sort of," because you do have to buy some coffee in order to get the benefits of a sugary treat, but still, the offer is there. Starbucks holds the free pastry offer only in the morning
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MY GO TO KOREAN JOINT >>> Most of Lakewood's Korean restaurants are housed along South Tacoma Way, and many of them serve a cookie-cutter menu of barbecue and soup dishes common to Korean restaurants in this country. But Palace Restaurant and Cafe is a clean, open concept with a décor that mixes
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TASTES >>> Wine retailers have already heard every Sideways reference there is. Not that most local wine directors, however exclusive their places of employ, would disagree with the movie's attitude: a good wine, truly savored, is its own special occasion - while any occasion, truly savored, can make any wine
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Saint Patrick was not Irish. He was born in Britain when it was under Roman rule. The myth that he drove the snakes out of Ireland is actually a symbolic euphemism for the inquisition that eliminated Paganism from the Emerald Isle. And March 17 marks Saint Patrick's death, not his
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AN MHAITH LEAT ROINNT CACA MILIS? >>> Corina Bakery & Bistro has cooked up a couple St. Patrick's Day specials. TNT Diner wrote on one of their specials - Doyle's authentic Irish soda bread. Corina bakes the bread exclusively for Doyle's Public House. Corina owner Molly Ott reports her soda bread
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GO MEXICAN >>> Infamous for its college crowd weekend dance nights, Masa Comida Mexicana is also a fine, nongreasy alternative for nursing a wicked case of the day-afters. According to eHow, Mexican food spices helps calm the stomach. Sipping a cup of Stumptown from embedded Satellite Coffee (yeah, dehydration bad -
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NOSH PIT >>> Tea Ceremony: The Asia Pacific Cultural Center hosts a Japanese Tea Ceremony today 10-11 a.m. in the Fircrest Community Center at 555 Contra Costa. The cost is $10. More details at 253.383.3900. Beery Special Guest: Brewer Jeff Winn with Yakima Craft Brewing will drop by 99 Bottles to dole
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SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH HAITI >>> South Sound restaurants have been showing support for Haiti in a big way: Dockside Bistro's benefit dinner this past Monday, Primo Grill and the Crown Bar donating wine sale monies, and dozens of other fundraising events. The latest effort will come in the form of
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GOING MOBILE >>> South Sound's food scene may not be as big as San Francisco's or New York's, but it isn't bad. In fact, it's the perfect match between intimacy and variety. And its size provides plenty of opportunities to get close not just to our restaurants, but to the
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NOSH PIT >>> Tapping Party: The Red Hot hosts a New Belgium's Ranger IPA Tapping Party tonight at 5 p.m. Get there early and snag a Ranger pint glass and globe glasses. Haiti Relief Benefit Dinner: Dockside Bistro & Wine Bar in Olympia will host a Haiti Relief Benefit Dinner for
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THEMTUBE >>> Have you seen Merende's YouTube cooking demonstrations? Here's Chef Jeff and crew making gnocchi: By the way, Merende added an "Italian Taco" to its happy hour menu. Wild boar, Fontina cheese, arugula, and caramelized onion are stuffed into a gluten free soft shell and decorated with salsa verde. The two
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POKE ME IN THE EYE WITH A CHOPSTICK >>> Chinese brunch may be the best brunch of all, at least that's what goes through my mind every time I visit Kirin Seafood Restaurant in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Hell, there's another 25 dim sum joints up there with carts full of baskets
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NOSH PIT >>> Beer Dinner: Tonight at 7 p.m. will be Pacific Grill's first beer dinner. The chef tasting beer dinner will feature Belgian Abbey Beers paired with a five-course dinner. The cost is $65 per person. Reserve your spot at 253.627.3541. Wine Tasting: A Forgeron Cellars wine tasting will be held
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WELL THIS SUCKS FOR US >>> The very popular MoonRise Cafe in Lakewood has reduced its hours to Monday through Friday only, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., in order to balance work with health. It's an unusual move since their weekend breakfasts are packed. The ownership believes life isn't about working around
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CHECKING IN WITH LAKEWOOD'S SALVADORAN RESTAURANT >>> Salvadoran cuisine is often lumped with that of Mexico. It shouldn’t be. It’s mild and sweet, not wickedly spicy, and more Caribbean than anything. There is a strong reliance in the kitchen on staples like corn, beans, and tomatoes — plus, being close
