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Best Potstickers in the World?
Recently I was invited to the Dunham Winemaker Dinner hosted at BOKA restaurant in Seattle by my dear friend Kathy McLean. I was talking to new friend Kathy McGoldrick about my recent trip to Honolulu...
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The Harmon Grows Up
When my brother Steve and I got back to Tacoma from the Mariners Opening, we decided to go try the new Harmon Hub that also opened Monday night in the former St Helen’s Cafe. Immediately you see that...
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Adriatic Grill
I stopped into the new Adriatic Grill (the former Cucina Cucina space near the Tacoma Mall) the other night with my friend Kevin, for a quick bite in the bar . As we entered, the Hostess bolted from...
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Crown Bar
Chef Charlie McManus— arguably Tacoma’s best chef— has recently expanded his restaurant holdings by opening a comfortable neighborhood bar located just across and up the street from his justly famed...
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Best Fish Tacos?
One of my goals when I was in Puerto Vallarta recently, was to find the city’s best tacos. A number of places were wonderful, but I found myself favoring the authenticity of the street vendors over the...
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Bite at the Murano
1320 Broadway PlazaTacoma, Washington 98402(253) 572-3200(888) 862-3255 I have heard good things about the Hotel Murano, so I decided to take my daughter Mariel, visiting from Los Angeles, and...
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Tillicum Place Cafe
Had a wonderful meal in a charming little restaurant in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle the other night with my friends Kevin Mackay, Maria Semple and George Meyer. Maria & George recently...
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Tuna Melt
A nice articled appeared today in the Weekly Volcano’s Blog “SPEW”reprinted by permissionphoto by Ron Swarner Genius: Pacific Grill’s tuna melt RON SWARNER:CHAT WITH CHEF GORDON NACCARATO Yeah, we...
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French Fry Nirvana
We had a nice mention in the News Tribune today Friday, March 27 in an article about great burgers in the area–our Cheeseburger Sliders were mentioned. The article went on to compliment our french...
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“Crusty” Memories of the Puyallup Fair
Had a great time at the Puyallup Fair on closing day—the weather was perfect, blue skies and sunny—but the food we ate was terrible. I had only had a Tully’s latte to “eat” before arriving around 3pm,...
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