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September 30th, 2011 - 10:10 pm § in The Ave Scene

BREAKING NEWS: Hood Canal Oyster Problems

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Raw Oysters Harvested from Hood Canal Area 4 in Washington State OYSTERS Hood Canal and Samish Bay reopen October 1 for oyster harvest All areas are open with no restrictions for Vibrio bacteria[...]

August 17th, 2011 - 5:53 pm § in America, The Ave Scene

Totem House: an obituary

Totem House was one of Seattle’s Few non-Thai but inexpensive places to eat fish.  It is now being replaced by a branch of the Red Mill … one more burger joint?  The sign now says they re-open this month. Albert Fikes stumbled into the offices of The Seattle Salmon, severely dehydrated[...]

June 27th, 2011 - 10:19 am § in The Ave Scene

N’Awlins Food on Leary Way!

What a surprise! What the hell does “LE BON TON ROULÉ” mean??????????? Here are some possible answers from the Intertubes Let the good times roll (cajun) Laissez les bons temps rouler The Bon Ton rolls (Google tranlsation from French) Le Bon Ton ROULÈ is a cigar company in Fort Worth B[...]

May 14th, 2011 - 1:01 pm § in Uncategorized

EAT: Baguette Box … Conclusive evidence for Intelligent Design!

Hunks of tender chicken are deep-fried and glazed in a tangy brown sauce, then served on a crispy baguette with caramelized onions and cilantro. See Menu Ed. Baguette Box is tan offshoot of Monsoon, one of the few fusion restaurants I have ever really liked.  Monsoon is Vietnamese in origin, but th[...]

May 13th, 2011 - 2:35 pm § in Uncategorized

EAT on the AVE. Bagels, Israeli Schmear???? in SEATTLE ???

from Tasting Menu (excerpted) Wood-fired bagels ??? Small, almost pretzel-like, made by hand.  Eltana’s creators’ Jewish/Israeli cultural influences show beyond their staple in their spreads and salads. Instead of “shmear” you get Zhoug Egg Salad (Zhoug being an Israeli/Middle Eastern mix o[...]

May 6th, 2011 - 8:07 am § in The Ave Scene

EAT on The AVE: The Wurst Place .. coming to SLU

South Lake Union I have no idea why so many restaurants think SLU is going to be Seattle’s foodiedistrict?  Tom Douglas is seemingly trying to open on of everything in the ‘hood .. a Tdug Bar, Tdug pizza, Tdug takeout, Tdug Italina, and Tdug Tibet dumplings .  Oddly, for Seattle Tom ha[...]

May 3rd, 2011 - 12:54 pm § in The Ave Scene

Where to Eat on The AVE.

Totem House, Funky Land mark, to survive under Red Mill Burgers Red Mill Burgers plants roots at the Totem House—very firm roots in the form of a ten-year lease, according to Nancy Leson at the Seattle Times. The new shack is expected to open in September and will also serve chowder and fish and c[...]

March 24th, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Politics

Castro: The World in Running Out of Food.

Fidel Castro on world food supply: …….On Saturday, January 29, the Internet news bulletin which I receive daily reproduced an article by Lester R. Brown published on the Organic Way website and datelined January 10, whose content, I believe, should be widely circulated. Its author is the[...]

March 24th, 2011 - 6:39 am § in Uncategorized

FOOD: Burgers

Seattle has gotten burger happy. You can get everything from ground Kobe to frozen and chewed leather. Some places that get lots of hype, e.g. the Red Mill,  serve something vaguely like the cheap hamburgers of my childhood. Dicks outdoes McD’s for the best fast food version of a burger.  Ot[...]

February 25th, 2011 - 3:39 am § in Politics

OLYMPIA: Preserving the rights of poor people to live

from Public News Service Private aircraft owners are already vowing to fight the one-half percent tax on their planes. OLYMPIA, Wash. – Battling to keep social-service programs such as the Basic Health Plan alive in Washington, advocates are saying that corporations or groups that benefit from[...]