Free Post On the Streets Vito's Vito's on First Hill is one of my favorite places in Seattle. Dark, underworld lore, red booths, horseshoe bar, piano, and a disco ball or two. Its long history is
Free Post Behind the Bar Chef Chester Chester’s last night in this kitchen, Seattle, 23 June 2019. I’m critical of social media. All of it. But sometimes it proves useful. On Sunday, my friend Chester
Free Post Chef Jon Maley ChūcH Restaurant On Monday 10 June I shot photos for Chef Jon Maley’s ChūcH Restaurant pop up in Tacoma, Washington. It was an opportunity for me to put the pieces of
Free Post Aoki in Capitol Hill closing On the Streets: Aoki Sushi & Grill Capitol Hill’s Aoki Sushi & Grill is closing this month. I think 16 March 2019 will be its last day. I’ll miss that place. I’m not a
Free Post Behind the Bar Corvus and Co. I’d like to start cooking at home more again. I’ve said that before, though. One of the challenges is that I spend a lot of time alone at
Free Post Capitol Hill Harry's Fine Foods I ate at Harry’s Fine Foods the other night. I love that place. It’s fairly small and often busy, so there’s a lot of
Free Post Food Capitol Hill's Ristorante Machiavelli I’ve been to Capitol Hill’s Ristorante Machiavelli a few times. It’s a long-time neighborhood Italian restaurant. The few times I’ve been there,
Free Post Capitol Hill Sea Beans? I’m not sure how I ever lived in the deserts of Phoenix and the Middle East. We’ve had a heat wave in Seattle the past week
Free Post Capitol Hill Cheap Beer I was out walking around Capitol Hill last night and made my way over to Cook Weaver. There was a couple finishing up their meal, so I asked Nile if
Free Post Food Cauliflower Naanwich at Poppy I went to Capitol Hill’s Poppy for the first time last night. A friend of mine was working, so I thought I’d duck in for a
Free Post Capitol Hill Three Sacks Full Online advertising works pretty well sometimes. I saw an ad in The Stranger or on Instagram (or both) for Three Sacks Full, a pop-up restaurant that alternates between Bar Ferdinand
Free Post Behind the Bar Cook Weaver Yesterday I spent the evening hanging out with friends. They’ve both recently been out of town on vacations, so it was nice to catch up. We also had
Free Post Amante On the Streets: Amante I read in the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog that Amante was closing. According to the article, it sounds like Amante will be ceding its ground for a pot shop. I
Free Post DeLuxe Bar and Grill On the Streets: Lines and Perspective I find lines and perspective challenging. A while back I turned on the “level” assist on my Fujifilm XT2. It’s a horizontal line that turns a
Free Post Capitol Hill On the Streets: Capitol Hill This winter hasn’t been as bad as last year’s, but I’m ready for a little spring in the Pacific Northwest. I promised myself after
