Miscelaney

Gettin Fresh in W. Seattle

...Fresh is tastefully understated and extremely welcoming. Clean lines, warm wood, user-friendly color palate...invitingly contemporary. There's a lovely little outside patio so we dined al fresco, which added to the perfection of the day. Pots full of herbs and flowers lined the patio's perimeter and subtle smells of thyme and similar fragrances treated our senses with each soft breeze.

viva la ballard

Sometimes visiting a new restaurant is like a first date. You do a quick background check on the web, get all dolled up and feel the anticipation as the “big night” draws closer. You leap into it with an open mind and hope for a happy future together over many delicious meals. Last week I had a date with Bastille.

Ode to a favorite watering hole.

"....we didn't expect it to end like this" was word from the corporate offices regarding the closing of Seattle's Oceanaire restaurant. Well, I guess no one ever does. Expect unexpected endings, that is. Sad news for the local restaurant scene ...