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2008-05-16T23:31:33+01:00text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibThe Dirty Dish does wine
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<p>I am happy to announce that The Dirty Dish is expanding its repertoire. While dishing about restaurant life and cool finds at the grocery store can be ever so fun, there is a part of my life I have been dying to share with you: my love for beverag ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibBackyard Garden of Wonder
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<p>Fun times are made of good friends, good beverages and great food. As a friend once said, to guarantee a stellar party make sure you invite people in the restaurant business. In particular, be sure to include a chef, a bartender and a few other pa ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibGluttony on a Budget
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<p>Born and raised over on the West-sigh-eed, I lived this crazy cloistered existence, which encompassed unincorporated University Place (now citified), Lakewood and Ruston Way (see last week’s column). Everything else was too far away, and dow ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibLoving The Lights
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<p>Well, the birthday has come and gone, however with one small change. The birth “day” has morphed into the birth “week.” This extensive celebration is fabulous for my social life, but not so much for my figure. I enjoyed sev ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibHow to open a restaurant
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<p>Let me begin this column with a disclaimer. The following is only MY personal take on what makes a successful restaurant thrive, and even with all the right components in place, the failure rate is crazy high. I’ve been there before, and if ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibBeer and my best friend
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<p>Happy Birthday to me! This weekend I celebrate getting older, but I really don’t mind. I carry my age better than most do (I believe), my wits are still in tact, and with age comes wisdom. Doesn’t it? I am an Aries, therefore an idea p ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibWhere credit is due
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<p>I feel it is my duty, friends, to reveal a scourge, a plague if you will, that has been far-reaching throughout the land and is getting much worse: credit card processing services. You know the companies that give you the convenience of using your ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibHere’s a tip for you
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<p>The other day while avoiding my housework by channel surfing on the tube, I stumbled upon one of my favorite movies, <em>Waiting. I</em>f you have ever worked in the restaurant business, you will relate to this movie. However, if you haven’t ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibThe restaurant scene
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<p>Times are changing, my friends, and I wish they could be for the better. All of us are feeling the pinch, and if you’re not, you are either living under a rock or you have more money than any one person should have. Those of us in the food a ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibMy posse’s on Pacific
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<p>Last Thursday while some were out “Loving Tacoma” at Cans, the boys and I were spreading our love around at a few other downtown haunts and eateries. Love Tacoma did sound enticing, but we were in the mood for variety, and variety is e ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibRestaurant visionaries
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<p>Early this morning I jumped onto the Internet only to discover there is no such thing as National Restaurateur Month. My inquiry stemmed from a strange dream the night before, so I had to find the truth. I have a terrible time sleeping sometimes b ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibI will miss Nevele
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<p>In this business you can’t help but make friends with some of your customers. Many customers see you more during the week than the closest of your immediate family. You tell them your secrets; they tell you theirs. On occasion you slide them ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibOne ringy, dingy
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<p> I have just about had it with cell phones. Don’t get me wrong. They are very valuable for a myriad of reasons, but they are starting to really annoy me. Strike that. It is not the cell phones, it is the stupid people that let them rule ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibVisiting two favorite haunts
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<p>It is that time of year people. I finally got sick. It is tough not to succumb to it when everyone around you is hacking and sneezing. I never stood a chance. I did the obsessive hand washing, antibacterial soap, Emergen-C, and Zicam, which really ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibDirty Dish dissects dirty dining
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<p>I probably shouldn’t bring this up, but I’m going to anyway. I got really sick a few weeks back, after eating at one of my favorite restaurants. Making this declaration pains me slightly because as a restaurant owner, this could happen ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibKeep trim at local restaurants
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<p>The New Year is here and yet we are still stuck with the same bodies we had last year. There is this dire need to renew and refresh. Eat healthy, workout, drink less, get more sleep, and it MUST begin January 1. But in reality, you were most likel ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibCooking timesavers
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<p>Happy New Year to all! Of course I am assuming it will be. I’m writing this on New Year’s Eve while out of town and probably the only person in Tacoma not going to First Night. Large groups of non-drinking people scare me, so I avoid t ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibBe the best you can be
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<p>It’s hard to believe that Christmas 2007 has come and gone already. I hope you at least enjoyed yourself a little bit. So much to do, so little time. In a small way, I am glad to see it over. There was lots of celebrating and visiting with f ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibThe martini martyr
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<p>As many of you might know, I am always in search of the perfect dirty martini. No one can make it like my dad. This is one of the many lessons my dad passed down to me. It may seem odd and even sad to a few of you, especially the teetotalers ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibArm your kitchen for the season
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<p>Here we are well into the holiday season where you can’t swing a dead cat around without hitting an office party, a party with friends, a party with relatives, a party with neighbors, etc., etc. That’s a lot of commitment, which always ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibI hope I have seen our future
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<p>Hey Tacoma, I have seen the light, and this bright beacon of hope illuminated it’s way into my heart when I least expected it. This past weekend I was fortunate enough to accompany the husband to his company Christmas party, and in all place ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibRestaurant biz is tough
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<p>What makes a restaurant succeed? This is a question that has many complicated answers. If the answers were easy, people would be opening dining establishments right and left. Smart folk don’t open restaurants. Crazy people do. To put it more ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibSmells like turkey spirit
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<p>Turkey Day (the time honored tradition of stuffing bread up a turkey’s ass and eating it) is by far my favorite holiday. I like it even more than Christmas. Thanksgiving has all that Christmas has to offer: great food and drink, family and f ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibGone with the tropical breeze
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<p>I am on my way home after nine days of tropical sun, food and fruity drinks. This was our (the husband and my) second trip to Kauai, Hawaii, and it was everything it was before and more — almost. We visited prior haunts and new digs. M ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibDusty martini
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<p>As I begin writing my column this week, I must warn you. Someone has wronged me, and the result has plunged me deep into a state of extreme irritation. So my tone may be a little more bitter than normal, but please bear with me. By the time this p ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibCustomers always first
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<p>Where there is food, there are relationships. Many of us eat at our local café or restaurant and have stronger relationships with our favorite server than we do with our own sibling(s). I know I do (this is a test for my sister Kim to see i ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibThe Republic Tea and me
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<p>So where were you when you heard the big explosion at the Atlas Foundry in Tacoma’s Nalley Valley? I was sitting here at my computer when my back door practically shook off its hinges and I fell off my chair. I was also witness to the big fi ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibFalling into food
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<p>Falling into food<br />
autumn crisp air brings my need to feed / by sandee glib<br />
I don’t know about any of you, but autumn is my favorite season. There is no guessing when it happens around here; unlike summer, we all know it h ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibShopping for a 40
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<p>Nearly every Sunday I make an afternoon trip to my local Fred Meyer. Sunday dinner in my household is still a tradition, and I always try to make something new and tasty. My dear husband made a special request as I was walking out the door, &ldquo ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comSandee GlibBig city food in Tacoma?
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<p>A few weeks back I mentioned my top five restaurant choices for the future of Tacoma. This week while reading one of my favorite magazines, “Food and Wine,” I decided to pull from it some interesting trends that are currently hitting t ...