Boka Kitchen and Bar

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Filed Under American, Downtown, Northwest | 16 Comments

You all must be tired of reading about my birthday by now. It really wasn’t a never ending birthday as some of you thought. Since my birthday is my favorite day of the year, I have been talking about it for a while, so I can see why you would think that. But the celebrations lasted for barely two days, a dinner with friends the night before, and dinner with Siv the birthday night. So I promise, this is the […]

Restaurant Review: 94 Stewart

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Filed Under American, Downtown, Mediterranian | 9 Comments

One of the after-effects of maintaining a restaurant review blog is that your friends start treating you like an expert in the area, and sometimes call on you to get restaurant recommendations. This is an easy task when you are not part of the guest list, send them to one of your favorite restaurants. But when you are also a member of the dinner party, there is a huge dilemma. Should you recommend a tried and tested restaurant that you know is good, or […]

Restaurant Zoe - Third Time’s the Charm!

Saturday, May 19th, 2007

Filed Under American, Belltown, French, Northwest | 10 Comments

I don’t believe in second chances; especially when it comes to restaurants. Once I’ve had a bad experience at a restaurant, it is very rare that I’d go back to that place again. With so many choices around, why should I? But there are exceptions to any rule, we finally had a great night at Zoe on our third try, glad I broke the rule on this one.
My first visit to Zoe was with a group of friends on a girls’ […]

Macrina Bakery - Belltown’s Best!

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Filed Under American, Belltown, Breakfast/Brunch, Sandwiches/Subs | 13 Comments

There are so many things I love about living in Belltown. Being so close to Macrina Bakery is way up there in this list. This European style bakery and cafe is the place where Seattlites bring their out-of-town visitors to.They have the best breads in town, and the pastries are to die for! Macrina supplies bread to a bunch of restaurants in town, but there is nothing better than buying freshly made bread and pastries directly from source!
Macrina is not just a friendly […]

Crush - Another Sexy Restaurant in Madison

Sunday, April 29th, 2007

Filed Under American, Madison Park/Madrona, Northwest | 3 Comments

I am so jealous of people staying at the Madison Valley, they have too many nice restaurants in the neighborhood! I still haven’t made my mind up as to which one I like better, Harvest Vine or Crush, we have been to both places many times, in fact we normally think of going to Harvest Vine, but if the place is too crowded, end up at Crush. That would make you think that Harvest Vine is our first choice, but […]

Sunday Brunch at Etta’s

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Filed Under American, Breakfast/Brunch, Downtown, Northwest, Seafood | 10 Comments

I’ve been contemplating for a couple of days whether to post a review about our Easter Sunday brunch at Etta’s Seafood or not. I’ve been writing reviews only if the food or the experience is really good or really bad. Etta’s is somewhere in the middle, not much to complain about, but nothing to write home about either! I know it is a Seattle favorite, but I’ve been thinking lately that it might just be the hype -Tom Douglas owns the place, so […]

FareStart - A Restaurant with a Cause

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

Filed Under American, Downtown, Northwest | 2 Comments

FareStart is one of those restaurants where you can eat without feeling guilty that the money you spend on food can feed a small district in Africa. Why? Because every penny you spend here helps someone start a new life. They are a non-profit organization that teaches homeless and other disadvantaged the necessary job and life skills to find a job in the food service industry.
The FareStart adult program is an intensive training program combining over 16-weeks of hands-on food-service […]

Twist - The Best Happy Hour Deal in Belltown

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

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Twist bar and lounge is in the heart of Belltown, in the same building as our condo. It is one of the most happening places in Belltown, packed with young dressed up eye candy on weekend nights. The decor is hip and contemporary, there is a sports bar in the front of the restaurant as soon as you enter in, but the main attraction is the lounge in the back. The lounge is painted a vibrant red, and the seating […]

Cascadia - Best Mini-Burgers in Belltown

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

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Living in the middle of Belltown, we always get confused about which bar to pick on any given night, too many choices! But more often that not, we get back to Cascadia, just because of their mini burgers, exactly where we ended up this Friday night. The fact that they are just across the street from us is just a big bonus.
At $3 each, you can select between beef hanger steak, wild king salmon and veggie mini burgers. These are […]

Lark - An early birthday celebration

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Filed Under American, Capitol Hill | 1 Comment

I had a wonderful time last night at Lark- a Capitol Hill hotspot, a true foodie haven. Siv had arranged a surprise early birthday party for me, since we will be away at Puerto Vallarta next week for my birthday… I did figure it out on Friday, so it wasn’t really a surprise, but nonetheless I had a great time, and got some amazing gifts from my great friends. Thanks y’all.
Lark is truly a gastronomical treat for foodies, […]

The diet that lasted two days till Ruth’s Chris happened…

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Filed Under American, Bellevue, Steakhouse | 2 Comments

I have been dieting for the past two days, to get ready for our Puerto Vallarta trip next week, and while it is easy to dress for the Seattle winter, dressing for Mexico is going to be pretty tough with all the extra pounds I have been accumulating over the past few months (years!) I know a week of dieting is not gonna cut it, but I had to try, and I did pretty good last two days… till tonight. […]

1200 Bistro

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

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To continue from my last post, the second part of Hema’s birthday outing was the 1200 Bistro in Capitol Hill. I don’t remember much about the place, since that was our second stop that night :-). We were 15 minutes late for our reservation, but they still didn’t have a table ready for us, but they did pull two tables together in the lounge to accommodate us while we waited for our table in the main dining area. But we […]

Earth & Ocean

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007

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Saturday night we went out into the town to celebrate Hema’s birthday. First stop, the W bar at the Earth & Ocean; a fantastic restaurant in the W Hotel downtown. We sat at the lounge with the trendy and sleek but comfy furniture that adds to the hip atmosphere one would expect from a W hotel lobby. The bar was packed with beautiful people in beautiful clothes, both tourists and locals. The lounge was less crowded, but was more suited […]

Brunch at Vera’s

Tuesday, January 16th, 2007

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Last weekend Siva and I had to get up early for a 11 o’ clock appointment (yeah, that is early for us on a weekend ). But the person we were supposed to meet canceled at the last minute. Since we got all dressed up to go out anyway, and since Siva was in a great mood, we decided to go out for brunch, even though there was a playoff game going on.. We don’t do anything together on weekends […]