I’ve often wondered why virtually every winery I’ve been to asserts that their wines are made to age. I mean, in a cynical way I know why: it’s the kind of claim that sounds good to the person doing the buying, even if in most situations we know they’re more likely...
The heat was inescapable at Thursday's Auction of Washington Wine picnic and barrel auction. I'm not just talking about the 90+ degree temperatures on the lawn, though those were oppressive. I'm talking about the blinking red light in the cockpit of Northwest wine,...
Welcome to Sip Northwest’s Bar Tab, a weekly selection of what to drink in the Northwest now. Come on in, belly up to the counter and order a metaphorical drink on us. We sense a theme here, summer is coming... And so are the seasonally appropriate beers now...
In a blink-of-an-eye ferry ride from Seattle or Tacoma (a mere twenty minutes if you miss rush hour traffic) you can escape to island life. Destination: Vashon Island. About the size of Manhattan (but with a population that hovers near 11,000) the island really has...
Bow, Washington is a small place - the downtown area consists of one street. But for a place so small, the beer is plentiful. During the year 1900, four saloons resided on the street now called Cains Court. The Old Edison was the only bar to survive the Prohibition...
Farmers’ markets have long been popular in the Pacific Northwest as havens of the freshest, just-picked, just-baked foods from the region. With dozens around the area, only once a week, CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) popularity wasn’t far behind. Boxes of...
After a months-long expansion project, Pier Coffee announces it has co-located with Odin Brewing, a Seattle-based craft beer company. The combined beer and coffee brewery makes both cold brew coffee and craft beer on separate, dedicated systems and the two...
Located off of Elliot Avenue in Seattle's Interbay neighborhood between Lower West Queen Anne and Downtown, Citizen Six has something for everyone. Bonding cider with spirits and bar grub with an uncommon fusion of Mexican and Korean influence, the railroad-side...
Cedarbrook Lodge, Food Lifeline and a team of local celebrity chefs raised more than $432,300 to stop hunger in Western Washington at the fifth annual Savor: Sustaining Lives, Nourishing Hope benefit on Saturday, March 19, 2016. The featured chefs at Savor...
When Keri Buhmann moved C’est la Víe crêperie to the Hazel Dell neighborhood of Vancouver, Washington, she fused two trendy culinary ideas under one roof—French bistro cuisine and long, wine-inspired dinners. Soirée Supper Club and Catering has been well received...
