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June 24, 2009 at 3:13am

Nosh Pit: Steilacoom market, wine deals

JAKE DE PAUL: WEDNESDAY FOOD LINKS >>>

Wine Deals: Lots of half-price wine deals tonight.

What’s Pouring: 99 Bottles offers $1 tastes of Old Speckled Hen and Meantime London Porter from 4-8 p.m. today.

Perk Up: Coffee adds surprising kick to rubs, marinades


Today’s South Sound Special

Steilacoom Farmers Market opens today from 3-7 p.m. at the intersection of Lafayette and Wilkes. It runs every Wednesday through Aug. 19.

Minoela is now open serving $10 pizzas, $8-$9 sandwiches including a ham & brie on ciabatta, salads and four appetizers at 604 Fawcett Ave. next to The Grand Cinema.

"We had a packed house from the time we cracked the door at 4 p.m. till about 11," explained owner Danielle Kartes. "This week we are open from 4-9 p.m. to get our feet wet then our regular biz hours will commence on the 30th."
 

LINK: South Sound Restaurant Guide

May 6, 2009 at 8:18am

Morning Spew

April 20, 2009 at 12:09pm

Not really working

MICHAEL SWAN: ANOTHER THING TO GAZE AT >>>

When I’m not staring out the window wishing I was kayaking, I’m reading Twitter. Federal Way artist Jesse Munoz posted a link to this video a few moments ago on Twitter. Now I’m looping and staring at this. Crap.


I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo.

Filed under: Federal Way, Screens, Sports, Twitter,

April 20, 2009 at 9:50am

Nosh Pit

JAKE DE PAUL: MONDAY FOOD LINKS >>>

Doyle's-Rectangle Maxwell’s steers its menu toward small plates.

1970s lifestyle protects planet

Man, now that was coffee!


Today’s South Sound Specials

$5 Wine Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., $5 glass of wines, Rosewood Café, 3323 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.752.7999.

Half Price Wine Night, Budd Bay Café, 525 Columbia St. N.W., Olympia, 360.357.6963.


Future Things Are Coming

Dockside Bistro & Wine Bar in Olympia hosts Douglas McRea for a McCrea Cellars wine dinner Thursday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $70 per person. Reserve your space quick at 360.956.1928.

99 Bottles presents Dish’n Beer With Tiffany, an eight beer tasting paired with fancy snacks Sunday, April 26 at 1 p.m. next door at WineStyle (35002 Pacific Hwy. S., Federal Way). The cost is $39 per person. Reserve your spot at 253.838.2558 or online.


LINK: South Sound happy hours

April 13, 2009 at 5:54pm

Beer Wars Thursday

STEPH DEROSA: DOCUMENTARY ABOUT BEER. YUM >>>

Film-Beer-wars-4_9 It’s been an exciting week around the Weekly Volcano headquarters, for many, many reasons. Tons of national fun events are coming to Tacoma, we have a podcast coming out this Friday, and the Weekly Volcano weather guy has finally secured an appointment for his breast reduction. It’s all so exciting around here that I’ve wet my pants enough times to warrant me bringing an extra pair into the office. With my intelligence, it only takes three mistakes for me to figure this stuff out.

In all this exciting excitement getting me all excited, Tiffany and Craig from 99 Bottles in Federal Way clued me in to a once-in-a-lifetime national event headed here to the beautiful South Sound area: Beer Wars. No, it’s not scantily clad women in string bikinis wrestling in a vat of Pabst Blue Ribbon. As awesome as that might be to some of you, it’s nothing like that.

Beer Wars is a documentary that showcases the history of small breweries and their struggle to make it in a “Budweiser” type society. It will be broadcasted LIVE via simulcast from Los Angeles for one night only Thursday, April 16. The good news is that we don’t have to drive to Seattle to check this out; it will be shown this Thursday at Regal Auburn Stadium 17 and Century 16 in Federal Way, both begin at 8 p.m.

In even MORE good news, Tiffany and Craig also tell me that, “Ben ‘Bueller, Bueller’ Stein will host a live panel discussion immediately following the movie featuring key players in the craft beer industry, including Greg Koch (Stone), Sam Caligione (Dogfish Head), Charlie Papazian (Brewers Association President), and Todd Allstrom (BeerAdvocate.com).”

Better yet, the good news doesn’t stop there. If you bring your Beer Wars ticket stub into 99 Bottles (35002 Pacific Hwy. S., Federal Way), bat your eyelashes, and give them a “pretty please with a cherry on top,” Craig or Tiffany will give you 10 percent off your beer purchase. Beer movie, beer discussion, AND beer discount? Crap. There goes my fresh pair of pants.

LINK: South Sound movie times

Filed under: Federal Way, Food & Drink, Screens,

March 31, 2009 at 2:45pm

South 356th Street and Pacific Highway, Federal Way, March 31

Filed under: Federal Way, Photo of the Day,

March 12, 2009 at 7:33am

Conquer your own meal

Rest-review-article-2-3_12 ANNOUNCER: Venturing to Federal Way can feel like taking a trip to another country â€" if that country is one long seemingly endless strip mall of ethnic restaurants and stores. Though it may feel like you need it, there’s no passport required to stop in and experience any of the many, many dining establishments that line Pacific Highway and the arterial streets. Sizzle. Hiss. Pop. Fry. Scrape. Chop. Flip. Such is the way of Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill.

JASON: Contrary to what must be a common and mistaken belief Genghis Khan, most people do not know what they want to order before they sit down at the table. Let me sit down and look at the menu before insisting I order. Go away for a while. Please.

JAKE: Shhhhhh, you are going to get our food spit in or worse!

ANNOUNCER: Read more of this riveting exchange, and how the food actually tastes, on the Weekly Volcano Web site.

Photo by J.M. Simpson

Filed under: Federal Way, Food & Drink,

March 9, 2009 at 7:47pm

Jamba breaky

JAKE DE PAUL: START YOUR DAY THE CHEAP WAY >>>

Jamba Juice is jumping on the breakfast bandwagon and is now offering oatmeal. Through March, you can get a cup of organic oatmeal made of hearty steel-cut oats for a $1. Jamba Juice is located at several spots in the South Puget Sound.

Here’s a coupon:

Jamba-Oatmeal

February 21, 2009 at 1:31pm

Tasting Dick's

MICHAEL SWAN: TASTING AT 99 BOTTLES >>>

Of course there's definitely 90 minutes to Dick's.


Filed under: Federal Way, Food & Drink,

February 19, 2009 at 7:00am

Happy Hour Guide

CHUCK DULA: CHEERS >>>

Happy-Hour-tease-on-SpewThe term “Happy Hour” was coined in the 1920s by the Navy as slang for the scheduled period of entertainment on-ship. Not surprisingly, the Irish took this hour so seriously that it was made illegal in the Republic of Ireland in 2003 under the Intoxicating Liquor Act. More recently, the Canadian province of Alberta created restrictions to happy hours that took effect in August, 2008. Within these restrictions, all happy hour-like promotions must end at 8 p.m., and drink prices must conform to the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission's minimum price regulations at all times.

Luckily, we live in the South Sound where the drinking never, ever, ever stops. Ever. For any reason. Unless you die.

Remembering who serves what, how cheap it is, and when takes a lot of work. With our quick-reference happy-hour organizer on our Web site, you can spend less time planning and more time getting sloshed.

Is it happy hour yet? Find out here.

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