Daily Find
Savor Seattle Tours founder Angela Shen has launched Coffee Bites and Sights, a new downtown
walking tour of all things related to coffee, from caffeinated cocktails to
cacao (which shares a growing region with coffee beans), with a hearty
sprinkling of Seattle history thrown in for local flavor.
By Alison Brownrigg | April 20, 2009
Daily Find
Seattle is chock-full of wine
shops that regularly offer in-store tastings, allowing you to sample unfamiliar
wines before you buy them and saving you the expense of a wine you might not
like. Below
are three such wine stores near my north-end neighborhood, all of which
offer
weekly tastings, a great selection, some truly crazy bargains and loads
of hospitality. When I visited, I didn't find a single wine snob --
just great wine and happy customers.
By Sheryl Wiser | March 30, 2009
Daily Find
On my way to check out Take 5
Urban Market in Ballard, I recalled the corner store near my childhood home in
suburban Detroit.
It was kind of like
Mr. Hooper's store on "Sesame
Street," where neighbors chatted and you always
knew the guy behind the counter. I had high hopes that Take 5
would bring that same vibe to the corner of Eighth Avenue Northwest and
Northwest 70th Street.
By Alison Brownrigg | March 5, 2009
Daily Find
President Barack Obama can take some of the credit for the recent surge in sales of salted caramels, but Lauren Adler, owner of sweets boutique Chocolopolis, has a more fundamental explanation for our obsession with the combination of chocolate, caramel and salt: "It's just good." Below are the salted caramels on offer at the Queen Anne shop, along with a more of our favorite locally available salty-sweet treats.
By Monica Fischer | February 11, 2009
Minding the Store
These frozen treats are just the thing to warm your heart this Valentine's Day.
By Alison Brownrigg | February 4, 2009
Daily Find
I tend to pay close attention to chocolate, as it's one of my favorite things to eat. I've been seduced by bars laced with bacon and dusted with crispy bread crumbs; intrigued by a range of percentages of cacao; and conducted taste tests to find out the difference between chocolates from Madagascar, Argentina and Ghana. But I have never seen or eaten more gorgeous, refined or seductively subtle chocolates as those made by local chocolatier Janet Shimada for her line, Cadeaux Chocolates.
By Alison Brownrigg | January 30, 2009
Daily Find
For many people, pie is one of the most evocative foods -- invoking
sensory memories of Mom, a specific season or a holiday. Food writer
M.F.K. Fisher says of people and their favorite pie, "They can taste it
on their mind's tongue..." and it's true. And what goes better with pie than coffee? It's a classic combination. That's the premise behind Fuel Coffee
shop owner Dani Cone's newest venture, High 5 Pie, launched on Dec. 15,
2008. Cone describes her pies as "classics that never go out of style,"
and adds that "in tough times people want to simplify and go back to
basics." Pies allow for that, adding daily by-the-slice sweetness for
not a lot of dough when the going gets rough.
By Alison Brownrigg | January 27, 2009
Daily Find
The country of Georgia has been cultivating wine grapes
since 7000 B.C., making it the oldest wine-producing area known. Until recently, it was difficult to find these wonderfully dry and rustic old-world style European wines in the U.S. Now, Seattle buyers can find these spectacularly valued wines in such local stores as Whole Foods, Esquin Wine Merchants, University Village QFC and West Seattle Cellars; and by the glass at Union and Purple Café and Wine Bar.
By Alison Brownrigg | January 15, 2009
Holiday 2008
If there's a foodie in your life, no doubt they get really
excited about condiments like salt and pickles. What might seem like mundane
kitchen staples to you sparks a flicker of anticipatory deliciousness in their
eyes. Here's a roundup of affordable condiments created by local chefs, perfect
last-minute holiday gifts for the epicureans among us.
By Alison Brownrigg | December 24, 2008
Holiday 2008
No doubt you've seen displays of imported Panettone pop up
in stores during the holiday season. Panettone is sweet bread studded with
raisins and candied citrus peel enjoyed throughout Italy during Christmastime.
By Alison Brownrigg | December 18, 2008
