Here is a initial draft set of things that it would have: Small-to-medium in size Barstools w/ footrest Hooks on barstools Roasted Chicken Milkshake trio of flavors for dessert or a split single milkshake Tapatio or Cholula hot sauce (no Tabasco…) Sazerac ingredients Guinness on draft more soon… Things I don’t understand about restaurants:…
I wrote a quick email for a friend the other week regarding places to eat and drink in Seattle while they were here for a weekend. I figured I might as well capture it on the blog for easier reference (and updating) in the future. Updated 11/13 1) First night depending on when you get…
Given our love of music and food, Beth Ann and I had been talking about visiting Austin ever since we met, and unfortunately I had never made it down for SXSW. So, when we saw that the Memorial Day weekend weather was going to be classic Seattle spring (read: rainy), we booked a last minute…
This weekend I was in Charleston, SC for yet another wedding and a friend of mine who lives there introduced to my new favorite drink. It is called Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka and it is an sweet tea infused vodka created on Wadmalaw Island in South Carolina. For those of you that don’t know what…
This ad has been out for a few weeks now, but it is really good so I wanted to give Heineken some credit. Fantastic song, good personalities, and so right on in terms of message. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jqZTJk30qg&hl=en&fs=1&hl=en] Update 5/13: I just learned that last week, “Just a Friend” by Biz Markie shot up to the…
My friend Denis sent out his initial list of specific dishes in Seattle that he and his wife love. From there, people piled on and we came up with the list below. What do you think? Have you tried any of them? Any that we are missing that you highly recommend? Leave me a comment…
This past Saturday, I was one of the co-organizers of a pub crawl in the Phinney Ridge area of Seattle. We wanted to check out some of the local bars in the area and also take advantage of a respite from the Seattle rain….. The bar crawl started at 6pm and moved down the following…
I just read an article which had a funny snippet/question about Starbucks and their store locations. The question was: Q: Which of the following places does not have a Starbucks? A1: Guantanamo Bay naval base in CubaA2: A Christian church in Munster, IndianaA3: Beirut, LebanonA4: The town of Starbuck, WashingtonA5: The Great Wall of China…
About this time last year, I got my first real taste of the restaurant quality in Seattle. The reason: Seattle’s 25 for $25 offer. This November, the restaurant program returns to Seattle but this time there are 5 more restaurants and it costs $5 more. Given the number of great restaurants that are included in…
A very close family friend (my newly minted sister’s sister’s boyfriend) just opened up a new restaurant in New York City called Crave Ceviche Bar located at 946 2nd Avenue (cross is 50th). As an always aspiring entrepreneur, you have to be happy when you get the reviews that this place is getting. I mean…