June 2010

The Seattle doughnut taste-off

Monday, June 28th, 2010

We were reminiscing about our croissant taste-off last year, when a ridiculous plan was hatched and quickly spun out of control.  Doughnuts.  Let’s see where the well-known favorites stack up against Seattle’s mom and pop shops. We retrieved doughnuts from all ends of the city and convened on Father’s Day morning for a taste-off of [...]


Brunch at The Harvest Vine

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Crack buns.  Need I say more?  Nicknamed by Harvest Vine customers who are as enamored as I am with “Carolin’s Sweet Buns,” these buttery pastries truly are addictive.  They go fast, too.  The first time we visited the Harvest Vine for their new brunch, our server had to check with the kitchen to make sure [...]


Sitka & Spruce and the new Melrose Market

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

The shops and restaurants at the new triangular shaped Melrose Market in Capitol Hill have been slowly opening their doors.  It started with two retail neighbors in Ballard opening new locations inside this Melrose Avenue marketplace in the Pike-Pine corridor.  Sonic Boom Records and Velouria clothing boutique (which happens to be one of my favorite [...]