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Burgers and pie, oh my: Don’s Drive-In in Puyallup.
Burgers and fries and homemade pie. What’s not to love? When cars were lining up at the new Sonic on South Hill, I pointed my car down South Hill and into the valley to Don’s Drive-In, which has...
View ArticleMatt Colony leaves Maxwell’s, Vivian Irish will take over as chef of popular...
Executive Chef Matt Colony’s last day of cooking at Maxwell’s Restaurant + Lounge was Saturday. Just in case there is any confusion, Colony emphasizes that Maxwell’s is not closing its doors. After...
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Meet Vivian Irish: The new chef at Maxwell’s Restaurant + Lounge in Tacoma’s...
A few weeks ago, I reported here that executive chef Matt Colony had left Maxwell’s Restaurant & Lounge to run two restaurants in Poulsbo. Taking over the helm of Maxwell’s will be Vivian Irish, a...
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National coffee day: Three Tacoma coffee houses/roasters to try
Today is national coffee day. You may be one of the masses enjoying your free cup of 7-11 joe, but here are three Tacoma roasters/coffee houses who deserve your patronage: Bluebeard Coffee, Metronome...
View ArticleOktoberfest: Suds and grub at an event near you
Oktoberfest celebrations are here and will continue the next few weekends. First up is the Harmon’s Brewmaster’s dinner tonight, which will see the debut of the Stryker Stout from Harmon Brewing....
View ArticleTaste of Tacoma: Rating your favorites
We’re asking readers to help sample and review Taste of Tacoma dishes. Use this app to look up readers’ ratings. Online Database by Caspio Click here to load this Caspio Online Database. Add your own...
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A sampling of pumpkin beers
Pumpkin Beer Taster As detailed in my story today, pumpkin beer has emerged as a seasonal tradition among craft and industrial brewer across the country. For this story, I spent hours hunting down and...
View ArticleTastings: Belgian beer at The Red Hot Tacoma, Cidery tastes at 208 Garfield,...
When it rains, it pours. Or, more accurately, several bars and restaurants are pouring different styles of adult beverages today and tomorrow. Amocat Cafe’s Morgan Alexander is getting his brand new...
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Opening Friday: South Sound’s fourth craft distillery
Pierce County’s newest craft spirits distillery opens Friday. Port Steilacoom Distillery is a micro distillery started by spirits enthusiasts who will keep their day jobs working in health care....
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Food gifting: Coffee roasters and a tea purveyor
Do you have a coffee snob on your shopping list who is one of those people who has an entire cupboard in the kitchen devoted to beans and coffee accoutrements? Yeah, a gift basket with Sanka is not...
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Tourist Tacoma: Asado and Indochine offer lovely dining options for out of...
Beginning mid-summer every year, the phone calls from readers turn predictable: Where do I take visiting guests to dine in and around Tacoma? Oh, Tacoma. There are so many answers to that question....
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Tourist Tacoma: Impress your guests with fine Italian – Marzano, Adriatic...
Brian Marzano is pictured here with one of the restaurant’s nightly specials, striped sea bass, with house made spinach and ricotta ravioli, fresh corn zabaione and grilled asparagus.Dean J. Koepfler /...
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Opening today: The Hub at Gig Harbor, replacing Reflections at the Narrows...
Today is opening day for The Hub at Gig Harbor, one of three notable restaurants opening in Gig Harbor between now and the end of the year. Business partners Pat Nagle and Carole Holder have imported...
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Mobile eats: Bella Amore sandwiches and Gibson’s frozen yogurt in downtown...
Spotted in downtown Tacoma – two food trucks at the old post office building. Bella Amore, a new Tacoma truck featuring meatball and sausage sandwiches for $4.99, is serving alongside Gibson’s, the...
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Mobile eats: A bagelry on wheels at the University of Washington Tacoma
Two things I’ve always thought the region could always use more of – bagels and food trucks. Find them together in the Budha Bear Bagel Truck, now serving Mondays-Thursdays on the campus of University...
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Sushi Update: Sushi Niwa opens, Miyabi Sushi on the way
Cheap sushi, much like gas station sushi, should be approached with caution. I’ve been burned before, but I think I’ve found a a decent find – a tiny restaurant serving economical maki and nigiri....
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12th Man cookies and sweets – a sugary salute to the Hawks
Bakeries are jumping on the 12th Man bandwagon and making sugary treats for a Super Bowl XLVIII party or just to nibble on. Here’s what I spotted this week: Karina Blasco, owner of Tacoma’s Only...
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Restaurant update: Le-Le looks to be three months from reopening in Tacoma
Water damage appears to be keeping Hilltop restaurant Le-Le shuttered for now. Here’s what I know about what’s happening next for the Tacoma Vietnamese-Thai restaurant. A reopening looks to be at least...
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New on Sixth: Hawaiian food, Carolina pulled pork, an ice cream cafe and two...
Handmade pasta baked in a wood-fire oven. Experimental vegetarian fare served alongside roasted bone marrow. Argentinian steak paired with South American wines. East Coast deli sandwiches. And plenty...
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