It is important to dress well while traveling. I realize that this is stating the obvious, but without an wool overcoat and warm hat and long underwear and big umbrella, the day would have been spent in relative misery. Either we’d have stayed in, napping and drinking tea – not so miserable but beside the …
My ex-downstairs neighbor very kindly offered us the use of his West End studio apartment so we could export Fish Wednesday to the north. We left the slushy streets of Seattle and pointed the Tercel towards Canada. After a brief stop at our favorite patchouli scented bagel joint in Bellingham, we crossed the border with …
Tai Lin is a brightly lit little place at the intersection of 14th, Rainier, and Jackson. It’s brand new – they’ve been open for two weeks. There are twinkle lights and mirrors and two TVs battling for your attention – one showed a Vietnamese stage production with a singing nun and the other showed a …
I tend to avoid corporate coffee because yes, I’m that kind of hippie, but today, I’d like to give props to the barristas at our local Tully’s. First, they had the good sense to seize the day and head on to the sledding hill just across the street. We followed them in the door and …
I’m a bit of a soapbox blogger. I stand in the town square and declaim. Blah blah blah, me me me. I’m like that guy downtown in front of Pottery Barn with the sign, shouting at traffic. I don’t really expect you to comment. I enjoy it tremendously when you do, but I don’t lie …
The Pacific Rim center is an odd mixed use complex that feels a bit like a smalltown airport. It’s home to New Kowloon, a smashing place for dim sum, a manicure salon, a Vietnamese restaurant, a dental clinic…it’s also home to the recently opened LA Cafe. We stumbled in to LA Cafe on accident when …