Critic’s Corner:

Reviews of restaurants, books, shows, you name it.

August
14
2010

Blue Moon Burgers

The last excursion we took the boys on this year was a trip to Boeing’s Museum of Flight. Well worth the admission price, it’s a great way to kill a couple of hours or even a whole day. Highly recommended. And speaking of recommendations, we ended up eating at Blue Moon Burgers, the best burger [read more...]

August
13
2010

Oregon Trip 2010

While the boys were here, we decided to take them on a trip into Oregon. Typical 2 day trip, hit the coast then book across to the middle of Oregon for some high desert fun. Usually these short little trips are a blast, and this one turned out to be one of the best. We [read more...]

July
24
2010

Crabs and Cruise Ships

A wonderful day on Seattle’s Waterfront. Pike Place Market, The Crab Pot, the aquarium, street food, and 500 thousand tourists.

July
17
2010

Wild Vine Bistro

As Beth and I were pondering where to have dinner Friday, I remembered my buddy Kelly talking about a place called the Wild Vine Bistro. Not ones to ever turn down a “recommended by Kelly & Lisa” place, we headed out, salivary glands at the ready. It appeared as if Lady Luck was dining with [read more...]

July
6
2010

Bourdain is Back!

Sweet mother of all that is tasty and good, Mr. Bourdain is back and I could not be happier. If you remember, I was one of the many who jumped ship from the Bourdain bandwagon when he decided to shill Chase cards. I called it The Death of an Icon. I was hard. I was [read more...]