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May
5
2010

Time To Say “When”

A rambling rant on the nature of the food and restaurant industry and it’s relationship to the average consumer.

March
29
2010

Dinner at the McMurtrey’s

Last night Beth and I had the pleasure of dining at the home of our friends, Kelly and Lisa. They have a lovely home not too far from where we live. Kelly took the original house down to it’s foundation and rebuilt it himself. He has landscaped the yard, complete with pond, into a showcase [read more...]

August
24
2009

Emory’s on Silver Lake – Everett WA

This past Thursday while I was out riding, I passed what I thought was a new restaurant, Emory’s. It sits right on Silver Lake, a small 20 acre or so lake just north of where we live. We’ve been looking for new places to try out, so plans were made to head there on Sat. [read more...]

August
10
2009

William & Jo – A Wedding Story

Instead of the normal rants, recipes and reviews that usually appear here, I’ve decided to write about a wedding Beth and I attended this past Thursday. William and Jo are 2 friends of ours that live out here in Seattle. William I’ve known for over 15 years now. We just met Jo a couple of [read more...]

May
19
2009

Party Snacks – Gregor’s Pub

So you’ve taken the plunge, and you want to have a cocktail party. Cool! Much more relaxed than a formal dinner party, cocktail parties allow your guests to flow and mingle, or mingle and flow. Their choice really. You’ve got things rolling with good tunes, Quintetto X: Novo Esquema da Bossa for example. You’ve got [read more...]