A Trip to California Wine Country

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on the latest food and wine experiences for me and Isabell. For good reason: we got married on September 15th! We honeymooned in Napa-Sonoma and that of course brought about plenty of amazing food and wine experiences, not to mention a fantastic hotel we stayed in. Instead of trying [...]

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A Seattle Staple

Last Friday was Isabell’s birthday and we already had plans to have a little party at our new place. So that meant that I needed to find a good lunch spot to take the place of a birthday dinner. Neither of us had been to Tom Douglas’s Dahlia Lounge, so we decided to give it [...]

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A Different Kind of Wine Bar

After going so big on Wednesday night at Canlis, Bell and I wanted to pace down and have one glass of wine with a light dinner. We headed over to a new spot in Belltown called The Local Vine. Be warned: wines by the glass are not cheap – look for $12-15 minimums. However, every wine [...]

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An Epic Night

This past Wednesday was my birthday and Isabell’s is sixteen days later. The mere proximity of dates was grounds for a double celebration, so we made a reservation at a Seattle institution: Canlis. The night started out in a surprising and memorable way. We were brought two glasses of top vintage Krug champagne courtesy of [...]

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A Basque Gem

Last weekend Isabell and I decided to try out a restaurant near our new place on the east side of Capitol Hill. We dropped into The Harvest Vine, a great Basque-style tapas restaurant. The place is very small and quickly fills every night, so we were lucky to grab two seats at the copper bar [...]

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