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Art House Café makes changes, adds happy hour

Since opening in April of this year, Art House Café has been serving patrons in the Stadium District of Tacoma breakfast, lunch and dinner while adjusting things along the way. They've made changes to their menu and added a happy hour, with the most notable change being a new head

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Suck on Summer Goodness: Adult snow cones

The evening air is getting a little cooler, and the countdown to Labor Day is on. How better to celebrate the last days of summer than with a childhood throwback ... with a twist. Toscanos Café and Wine Bar in Puyallup is serving up adult snow cones every Wednesday after

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Drink local Whitewood Cider during Washington Cider Week

Whitewood Cider, the South Sound's very own producer of craft cider, is getting well-deserved nationwide attention for their traditionally made, seasonal ciders made in Olympia. Their three cider blends - Old Fangled, The South Sounder and Northland Traditional - each have their own distinct flavor and character. Though David White and

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The Forum First Bite

The Forum, Downtown Puyallup's newest addition to the bar scene, opened mid-July and serves up more than just beer and cocktails. Their lunch and dinner menu consists of thoughtful, well-priced menu items that take traditional bar food up a notch and is served until close. "We look to create an atmosphere

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Keeping Up With The Coffeehouses: B Sharp Coffee House in Tacoma

Opera Alley, arguably Tacoma's most charming street, will soon be home to B Sharp Coffee House, slated to open early August. Adding to the street's already bewitching vibe, coffee, beer, wine and music will soon be flowing. It's owner Dennis Ellis's first venture into the food/drink business, and he hopes to

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Food truck festival Moveable Feast to include "Made in Tacoma" section

Mark your calendars, the second annual Moveable Feast - Tacoma's largest food truck festival - is coming July 28 from noon to 5 p.m. to Cheney Stadium. With 38 food trucks, seven breweries, live music and kids activities, it is an event not to miss. "We have great music, great beers,

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First Bite: Trapper's Sushi on Tacoma's 6th Avenue

Trapper's Sushi opened its sixth location on July 2 on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue in what was most recently Overtime Bar and Grill. The fairly small restaurant space lends itself nicely to a sushi bar, and the remodel is clean and modern, with metal accents and a long sushi bar with

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Dirty Oscar's summer menu, nightly specials

With a new chef at their helm, Dirty Oscar's has a freshly revamped summer menu that's a little bit lightened up, but still keeps the trademark playful dishes the restaurant is known for. While the breakfast menu hasn't changed, the dinner menu now features a popular appetizers such as the smoked

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Best of Breakfast and Lunch at Babblin' Babs Bistro

Humans are fickle, always wanting what we can't have. Now, at Babblin' Babs Bistro in the Proctor District of Tacoma, you can get breakfast and lunch all day long with their new "Best of Breakfast and Lunch" menu, launched June 19. "The response has been good," said Chef William Mueller. "During

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Gibson's Frozen Yogurt to cruise Tacoma in a truck

If you thought Tacoma had no more room for another frozen yogurt option, there's a new way to get your fix. Gibson's Frozen Yogurt, with two locations in Stadium District and Westgate, is opening a mobile version of its shops, the Gibson's Frozen Yogurt Truck. It will be the first self-serve

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Eating off Maxwell's new menu

Seasonal menus are a true thing of beauty, especially when they incorporate the bounty of Pacific Northwest ingredients. The current menu at Maxwell's Restaurant and Lounge takes advantage of the freshness of ingredients of the moment to deliver well-executed, flavorful dishes. A new menu featuring smaller plates and more appetizer

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Bands announced for Tacoma's Brew Five Three beer festival

Tacoma is chock-full of fun community events and festivals this summer. With the combination of local food vendors, blues bands and more than 35 Washington craft brewers, Brew Five Three is one not to miss. This inaugural event, put on by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, takes place Saturday,

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Cafe Vincero 24-hour dining coming to downtown Tacoma

It may be hard to see through the current mess of the Pacific Avenue streetscape construction project between South 7th and South 9th streets, but if you look close enough, you will see a sign of hope through the rubble. Cafe Vincero, an Italian cafe and coffee house, is projected

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Awesome lunch deal in Tacoma

Near the intersection of Union and Center Street is one of the best lunch deals in town. Open since early April, The Melon Seed Deli & Frozen Yogurt has sandwiches, salads, homemade soups, frozen yogurt and more, all at prices that made me do a double-take. No pre-made, soggy sandwiches and

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Blue Max adds alligator, frog legs and bison to its meats

Old fashioned butcher shops are a rare find these days, but they do exist. Blue Max Meats in the Summit area of Puyallup is hand-cutting meats, smoking its own sausage and making delicious jerky and pepperoni, all with top-notch personalized customer service. Formerly Blue Max Sausage Co., owners Evan Greco and

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Today In Genius: Fried avocado

If you drive by too fast, you might miss it. Tucked away in a strip mall near the Tacoma Mall is Peanut Sauce Thai Cuisine, a culinary gem located among fast food and chain restaurants. With one of the most extensive Thai menus in Tacoma, as well as having the

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First Bite: Art House Cafe in Tacoma's Stadium District

I recently visited Stadium District's newest eatery, Art House Café, for dinner and drinks. Having been open for a little over a month, I was looking forward to trying the locally sourced menu with most everything made in-house. The goal of co-owners Lucia and John Armstrong and chef/co-owner Dustin Joseph to

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First Bite: Savor Creperie in Tacoma

CREPE EXPECTATIONS >>> After much anticipation, Tacoma now has its own crepe shop, Savor Creperie. With a prime downtown location near UW Tacoma, the restaurant has seen a steady stream of customers since its opening April 18. As a new restaurant concept for Tacoma, I was thrilled to swing by and

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Local Alan Kropf and his Mutineer beverage magazine for Millennials

A true story of "local boy done good," Alan Kropf is making waves in the realm of beverages. Kropf is the founder of Mutineer Magazine, and has been nationally recognized by Forbes, Zagat and Wine & Spirits Magazine as one to watch under the age of 30 in the world

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Art House Café now open in Tacoma's Stadium District

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH >>> There's a new dining option in the Stadium District. Art House Café opened April 6, with an in-house bakery, coffee, breakfast, lunch and dinner menus all from scratch and made with local ingredients, as well as cooking classes. Co-owners Lucia and John Armstrong, who also own neighboring Open Arts

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