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2008-05-16T23:25:39+01:00text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulGo Herban
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<p>ANNOUNCER: Sixth Avenue continues to grow in eateries, many of which help define Tacoma as a foodie paradise. One of the newer establishments, The Pinwheel Catering’s Herban Café brings a decent wine list, a few out of the ordinary en ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comPaul SchragHistoric dining
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<p>Maxwell’s Speakeasy + Lounge at 454 St. Helens is a brilliant confluence of elements. The recently opened hangout occupies the first floor of the newly renovated Walker apartments, and is equal parts style, class and comfort. Its clean, pseu ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulA hidden gem
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<p>ANNOUNCER: What the heck is a hidden gem, anyway? The phrase rises from the mist of culinary cliché, a cheery, primordial beast eager to swallow any eye-opening South Sound dining experience that wanders unchained out of our delicious quoti ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulFood woody
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>What do you get when you cross a Cliff House chef with a Sea Grill front man? Woody’s on the Water. In the old Blue Olive space, Woody’s opened up last summer bringing quality food back to the Thea Foss Wate ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulFrench accent
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>Café Chagall is a little gem of a restaurant, and one of the most appealing recent additions to the Lakewood dining scene. Café Chagall screams ladies lunching. It’s classical but comfy, with soft co ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulThe king of late night
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>The Crown Bar in Tacoma channels cosmically in a certain sense the revelry occurring thousands of miles across the sea at the Crown Liquor Saloon in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Tacoma’s chef pioneer Charlie McManus ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulGood things come in threes
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>If you go through life in a rush you’re going to miss out on a lot of good things. Of course, the smell of roses is the classic example, but if you’re always in a hurry you’re also going to miss lettin ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulMary has a big burger
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER:</strong> Call it a sign of the hard economic times. From New York to Los Angeles, celebrity chefs and their customers in some of America’s most renowned and pricey restaurants are embracing the humble hamburger as the new ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulMojito Bay
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>The boys have a dream of traveling back in time to the age of the dinosaurs to eat pterodactyl eggs and brontosaurus steaks. They know this will never happen because not only has no one invented a working time machine y ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulLunch rules
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>A good sandwich is a wonderful thing, not to be taken for granted. It has the capability of all-encompassing nourishment, containing protein and vitamins, roughage and dairy, all cozied up inside a carbohydrate shell. U ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulDelivering the goods
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>“Gimme a pig foot and a bottle of gin,” sang Bessie Smith in 1933. “Move me, ‘cause I’m in my sin.” Well, the boys weren’t gnawing on a pork stump, but they were sinning, all ri ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulNothing fishy about it
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<p>ANNOUNCER: Brewpubs may be a dime a dozen, but Olympia still has one of the best in the state. The Fish Tale Brewpub, saddled up next to the Fish Brewery, recently donned a new dress. It’s now a gorgeous two-level eatery with plenty of ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulIt's Italian for 'quaint'
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<p>ANNOUNCER: The boys have made the Brotherhood Tavern their satellite office ever since they were old enough to pay their own tab (though they seldom do). The shuffleboard, the funky lights, the velvet U.S. presidents, the hipsters — heaven. ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comPaul SchragMeatless in Tacoma
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<p>Vegetarians and vegans looking to dine out in Tacoma have it rough. There are plenty of meatless options scattered among the city’s menus, but they are limited and inconsistent from spot to spot. For those looking for a meatless menagerie, Q ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulMmmm, mmmm, good
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>Weaned on Campbell’s chicken noodle and tomato canned soups, the boys’ soupy palates have broadened considerably over the years. They still get a hankering now and then for trusty ol’ Campbell’s; ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulGood for the soul
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>Remember the amazing soul food in the back room at Lincoln Bowl Lanes? The folks who served those heaping dishes of Southern comfort have moved out on their own. Thurmond Brokenbrough and his wife, Linda, ran Uncle Thur ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulBeautiful, tasty Sofia
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>There are things in this life that make the boys believe in a higher power: Sipping Silver Oak Cabernet on a beach at sunset; Jeff Buckley records; Fender guitars and women’s orgasms; Sofia Bistro’s lemon cr ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulKorean made easy
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>For most of us, Korean cuisine can be difficult to like. First of all, it is the cuisine that gave the world kimchi — the notoriously stinky, fermented cabbage that is an essential part of any Korean meal and an a ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulSzechuan special
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>It’s easy to look at Tacoma Szechuan and laugh. Outside the Lakewood restaurant is a banner over the name of the former smoothie restaurant the Chinese restaurant replaced in the strip mall. Inside, there’s ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comAngela JossyFix and freeze
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<p>I’m a busy girl, and I know I need to eat healthier than I do. It’s tough juggling motherhood, job, household and a pretty healthy music addiction. In Tacoma and Federal Way there are cute little places called Kitchen2Kitchen that offe ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulDinner theater
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER:</strong> For years, the boys were told as children to stop playing with their food. But sometimes it’s OK for food to also be entertainment, especially when it involves sharp knives, a little ginsu flair and quality meat.& ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulPub is grubbin’
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>There is a comical quote attributed to National Review columnist and notorious right-wing homophobe John Derbyshire that sums up many people’s notions about Irish cuisine: “We put the food in boiling water. ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulStadium seating for gourmet meals
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<p><strong>ANNOUNCER: </strong>As the city of Tacoma continues to expand out into neighborhoods with character, the Stadium District quickly rises as a dining destination. The Harvester is no longer the only game in town. Entrepreneurs wh ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulIt’s Italian for ‘quaint’
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<strong>ANNOUNCER: T</strong>he boys have made the Brotherhood Tavern their satellite office ever since they were old enough to pay their own tab (though they seldom do). The shuffleboard, the funky lights, the velvet U.S. presidents, the hipsters &m ...text/html1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00http://www.weeklyvolcano.comJake and Jason de PaulStadium seating for gourmet meals
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<strong>ANNOUCER: </strong>As the city of Tacoma continues to expand out into neighborhoods with character, the Stadium District quickly rises as a dining destination. The Harvester is no longer the only game in town. Entrepreneurs who wi ...