Have you not listened to Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau on 710 KIRO before? They’re freakin’ hysterical, and informative, and fun. And I’m not just saying that because one of them used to sign my paychecks. (4-7pm on the AM dial)
I’ll be on this Saturday at 5pm, talkin about holiday gift ideas and Menu For […]

Music informs everything I do, so it’s extremely difficult to pick just one way music and beer go together for me. The theme to this month’s session is “Beer & Music: A Message in a Bottle.”
So I’ll play sommelier for a moment, and think of a beer I’ve enjoyed recently…a bottle of Jolly Pumpkin Biere […]

I will be on the radio today, talking about one of my new mini-obsessions: Cider. Washington being the Apple Capital of the World, . We have a handful of people making delicious cider. But with people buying orchards like it’s the second gold rush, and craft beer being so successful, the number of people making […]

So if you missed this Tuesday’s This “IS” Burlesque 9 with Orchestra L’Pow, you missed… not only a rip roaring tour through the Led Zeppelin catalogue as executed by the band’s mad rock skills, but also…

I went to the 7th Annual Easter Service of Pastor Kaleb, this year held at The Pink Door. A beautiful day, we drank coffee and other such things and feasted prudently on the breakfast rolls provided. Over 100 people mingled during the social then joyfully listened as Pastor Kaleb inspired us with his unique, non-denominational […]

…with this song?
That’s what I call mood music. Happy Saturday night.
(my answer? no, you go first…)
tags: mood music

So, I’ll be a guest on KUOW’s Weekday with Steve Scher this Thursday, along with the Weekly’s Jonathan Kauffman, talking about taco trucks in the 10am to 11 am hour. This is a super happy fun day for me, as I am a complete NPR nerd, and I listen to the program religiously (I loves […]

Ladies and gentlemen, the pride of NYC’s burlesque scene
Miss Exotic World 2006 Julie Atlas Muz…

How did she get from point A to this? Wouldn’t you like to know. She had the full house by the short and curlies at the end of this one… Le Pow, indeed.
tags: orchestra l’pow, burlesque

As promised, a little round up of the chocolate-y highlights from Chocolate for Choice last week. At right is a pic of my favorite piece, sculpted by Amanda Anderson of Bandeleone. Gold leaf is the sequin of the dessert world. Use sparingly and it’s still hard to pull off. She did a gorgeous job.
And without […]

The Wine Offensive Podcast is coming soon. Stay tuned.