Stewardship isn’t a new concept in Portland, our green sister city of the south. However, the ethics of sustainability in beer was a imminent concern until Hopworks Urban Brewery (HUB) broke onto the scene in the rose city. HUB is Portland’s first Eco-Brewpub, with organic ales
Blocks from the tarmac at SeaTac Airport lies a staycation destination most Seattleites have only read about. Truth be told, it is near impossible to find via iPhone Maps as it is burrowed into gated communities, behind sleepy suburban ramblers and next door to a YMCA that serves as a landmark, the Cedarbrook Lodge has emerged onto the gastronomic scene – just a few miles further south than where the usual headliner lists its address.
Floor-to-ceiling windows flood light into the main dining room of Fremont’s most recent culinary development, The Whale Wins. Cool and soothing shades of blue paint the restaurant with an affability mirrored by the effervescent staff and the aromas of something salty roasting in the wood-fire oven draw diners in closer.
Once upon a time, in the mystical era of the 1990’s, three gallant beverage mercenaries forged their way into uncharted territory – the world of craft beer. Each bringing their individual talents to the mighty force of the collective group – one exhibiting finance, one sales and marketing
Winter is coming. The now illustrious quote from A Game of Thrones (both the HBO hit series and first book in the cult series of A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin) is also actuality. Fall might have arrived last week but winter making its
Dinah’s Cheese is the story about a boy and his loyal… cow. Not quite the tale of Old Yeller, Benji or even Hooch, but Kurt Timmermeister and his cow, Dinah, have started a saga of their own on their Vashon Island ranch, Kurtwood Farms.
Drastic weather changes in the Northwest should not phase us natives. Just because fall made its very distinctive grand entrance last week does not mean we need to alter our habits. It might be time to pack away the swim suits for the season but this year’s rosé releases are only now moving into their prime.
Naples hasn’t always had the cleanest reputation. The Italian port city garnered a messy rap with its overflowing landfills last year, the consistently looming mob crime scene, its historically corrupt local government and its overpopulation (nearly one million
Roosted against a cool stone ledge of the penthouse balcony at Seattle’s historic Sorrento Hotel, I channeled my inner Oscar Wilde — gazing toward my city with twilight looming and clutching a goblet of wormwood to my chest. “A glass of absinthe is as poetical as anything in the world,” said the 19th century poet. “What difference is there between a glass of absinthe and a sunset.”
TV’s queen of Southern cooking, Paula Deen, has been slightly under fire for her recently public struggle with diabetes and her weight-inducing style of cuisine. The woman loves Crisco, deep-fryers and bacon, all for
