…and all I got was this lousy photo. To be fair, that popcorn was unbelievable. Salty, cheesy, and spicy. Perfect with the sweat and sour notes of an Abita Amber. To be balanced, the Sazeracs were fair to midland. A little too sweet from an uncaring hand on the Herbsaint.
I know the place dwells […]

I’m in Denver this weekend for the Great American Beer Festival. So far, soooooo delicious.
Read all about it over on the Seattle Weekly food blog, Voracious.
I’ll be blogging all weekend after and during the sessions, and I hope to get tons of beer fodder which I will pilfer for future beer columns […]

…uh, not really. No offense. But there’s where I was, last week

..and here…

…and mental note:DON’T go to Whistler in the summer, it’s full of drooling families that don’t look very outdoorsy. I think they come and cruise the village like it’s a mall. Personally, I’d rather attend a Dave Matthews concert up Mickey Mouse’s bung […]

Quick! What do you think I was longing to see most in Paris?

Père Lachaise, of course. Oscar Wilde’s grave in particular. I’m so predictable; it’s almost cliché. It’s a truly awe-inspiring site. Even if you’ve been to New Orleans’ Lafayette cemetery, you’ll never see so many shades of grey as those swirling about Père […]

Yeah, I’m still on the Pompidou. I love this place. Can you make out the yellow paint on its plaza? A giant wifi symbol. It’s strong enough to receive in the surrounding cafes. My favorite is Cafe Beaubourg, even if it is a little of a scene. It’s hard to pay 5 euro for a […]

So, the story goes that this market started with resellers and servants trying to get cash for threwn away clothes of their bourgeoisie masters (or victims). THe upper crust threw away these clothes because they were chock full of fleas. And god knows what else.
This market has been active for a couple hundred years, and […]

Bon jour, miscreants!
We’re in Paris right now, and just came off a much needed techno-detox. We.re staying in the 10th arrondissement–home of the Place de la Republique, Canal St. Martin, and the train stations. It’s a fantastic and diverse neighborhood. Belleville has awesome Chinese take-out, Indian food, Turkish sweet shops, and North African cuisine. Oh, […]

I’ll go to Portland at the drop of a hat. On a short recon trip to Bullseye glass, we managed to keep our blood sugar levels high and our blood alcohol steady. Bar Pastiche is a great first stop before the hotel. They have true tapas, the kind that cost a dollar or two, none […]

About 18 of us winos made it from Seattle to Ripe’s Family Supper Saturday night in a bitchin windstorm for what amounts to the biggest chef’s table ever–seating for about 35 in the whole place. It was the first enterprise of Michael Hebberoy, also of clarklewis and Gotham Bldg Tavern. Tommy–the most excellent (and soon […]

So, you know I’ve been barely subsisting as far as posting goes.
Lo Siento. Truly. But after a hard day at the pool, then the beach, you know how it goes. But I am keeping up on email, and this little ditty from my friend Meghan made me almost go ca ca:
And as for […]