August 2008

Authentic Italian in Seattle: Spinasse opens

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Italian is my favorite type of food: simple dishes designed to make impeccable ingredients shine.  And admittedly, I have a weakness for great pasta.  But I’ve been forever disappointed in Seattle’s Italian offerings.  Sure, there are La Spiga, Tavolata, Volterra, Branzino, and others which are good, but none match that ideal we’ve been looking for, [...]


Join our brownie taste test

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

We got two kinds of bittersweet baking chocolates from Lauren Adler, owner of Chocolopolis, to try an A / B baking chocolate experiment.  I wanted to make brownies, but haven’t found a really great brownie recipe.  So I went straight to David Lebovitz’s blog to see if he had one, since every dessert he touches [...]


New Ravenna restaurants

Monday, August 4th, 2008

We sometimes get a bit of neighborhood envy (but hey, not too much – we love our neighborhood!) when we read about all the great new restaurants flocking to Ballard, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, West Seattle, and really, any neighborhood besides Ravenna.  We’d just like a few more places within walking distance.  Is that too [...]