All posts in: Cal Anderson Park

07 Jan 2017

Seattle’s Summer

Whenever I return home, I never feel like I have enough time. In a perfect world, I would spend every summer in Seattle and then elsewhere for the other seasons! I spent a week this past June like I always do and we’re now sharing some of the photos from our trip. If some of these look familiar to you (because you’ve seen these shots before) it’s because I basically will do the same kind of thing on every trip. We know what we like, obviously! Now if only we could get back there more often…

^^ I will tolerate sushi in the Bay Area, but we all know that it doesn’t exactly compare to Seattle. And even though my go-to place looks like a club inside, the food is 100. This is at Wasabi on 2nd Ave!

The Seattle Street Food Fest Recap

I feel absolutely spoiled living here in Seattle and being surrounded by so much yummy food. All. The. Time. Yesterday, Wanita and I took a trip to the Seattle Street Food Fest in my old stomping grounds of Capitol Hill to sample some of the best that this city has to offer via food trucks! This summer, we were also greeted with the Fremont Food Truck event as well as the Bite of Seattle which I attended with Ash. You would think that three food events in one season would all start to look the same, but there were actually quite different. The vendors at the event yesterday varied completely than the ones I had seen at the Bite and Wanita said that she preferred this event to the one in Fremont because it had more vendors and was less crowded.

It’s a tough call – I must say, but at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter because I am getting fed. By the time we got to the event yesterday, I was starving having not eaten much all day long and wanting to hold out for the big show. We both decided on visiting Sam Choy’s Poke to the Max because…who doesn’t love Hawaiian food, right? It had been years since I had a fantastic bowl of poke so I was craving their Salmon one and it was exactly what I dreamed of! The pieces of salmon were tasty, flavorful, and fat – the perfect combination. Wanita snagged herself a bowl of Loco Moco and having never tried it before, I was pretty impressed with the first bite.

After being satisfied for our dinner, we decided that it only made sense to have dessert. I had seen many attendees walking around with colorful cups of snow cones with fresh fruit and condensed milk at the top. I had to hop on the band wagon. Wanita and I split a mixed fruit one and were pleasantly surprised with how amazing it was. Thai Curry Simple could do no wrong with it. I could’ve had a second one to myself, but…willpower.

Culture

10 Aug 2013

Out on the Town: 8/10

Today’s the day! It feels like just yesterday I posted about the Seattle Street Food Festival, but really it was mid-July. Someone asked me last night what I would miss if I left Seattle and aside from the music and the local shows, it would have to be the food. Seattle’s seafood is the best. It’s food trucks? Satisfying. Today is a whole day dedicated towards celebrating great food in the Northwest and I am so excited to be documenting it for you tonight and sharing with you the delicious bites that I’ll be having!

For full details on the event, click here.

Culture

17 Jul 2013

Seattle Street Food Festival

photo cred | Seattle Mag

The Bite of Seattle is one of the most highly anticipated food festivals that Seattle has to offer during the summer. However, if locals have the opportunity to sample more of the Pacific Northwest, why on Earth would we turn it down? This year, Cal Anderson Park will be hosting the Seattle Street Food Festival packed with an all-star lineup. On August 10th, attendees will have a chance to walk the park and try some of the best this city has to offer. For ticket info and chef details, click here. For participating carts, booths, and stands, just click the cut below:

Life

31 Mar 2013

Past Post:

The annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids happened this past weekend at Cal Anderson and I just wanted to bring attention to two details. Not only did these kids have an egg hunt (which is the best part!) but they also had a jump house AND a DJ?!

These events every year for kids are stepping up their game. I wish I had that a DJ at my Easter Egg Hunt when I was growing up.

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10 Mar 2013

The Weekend: 5 Things

1. That moment when you see a city fire department vehicle doing this to the car in front of them. Shouldn’t that not be allowed?

photo credit| Suzi Pratt

2. Brunch and mimosas at our favorite cafe Oddfellow’s

3. Spending a perfect spring day with Ashley down at Cal Anderson Park x2

photo cred | Seattle Met

4. Trying out Broadway’s “Bait Shop”

5. Capping the weekend off with a catch up with Stephy Roo

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And just because.

09 Nov 2011

Cal Anderson is About To Become More Festive

Oh my goodness this is so exciting! The original post tied with this was so texty, but the gist of it is that it is happening. I like Christmas. I like ice skating. They are turning my favorite neighborhood park into an ice skating rink and this is the most precious thing to warm my heart this week.

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05 Sep 2011

Careful Capitol Hill Locals

I don’t know what’s been going on with the neighborhood lately, but there has recently been an increase in assaults and attacks throughout the summer especially near Cal Anderson Park. The Mayor’s office announced earlier this week that they will be creating a new initiative to help increase safety near the park and in the neighborhood. So until that is in effect, be careful everyone! It’s probably better to avoid walking through the park in the evening for the meantime and use good judgment when you’re out. I just want everyone to be safe. To learn more about the initiative, click here.

13 Jun 2011

In Seattle News…

– Death Cab For Cutie’s last minute benefit show in Seattle last month raised $7,185.06 for Seattle schools lunch programs. [Source]

– Capitol Hill is losing their Sonic Boom Records on Sept. 5th. [Source]

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– Artist Suzanne Tidwell has gotten to work on her yarn-bombing. Look for her pretty pieces all over Seattle!

20 May 2011

In the News…

Fashion

– Miss Hailee Steinfeld is officially the new face of Miu Miu. [Source]

– Justin Bieber is launching a fragrance for his fans called “Someday.” [Source]

Music

– People sometimes forget that riders exist for bands and musicians. Fulfilling Katy Perry’s sounds a little bit like a nightmare. [Source]

– Selena Gomez’s new album cover is somewhat questionable. [Source]

– Lady Gaga and Starbucks are collaborating on a scavenger hunt together! (Not sure what this means because I’m too lazy to read all the text and this is also the most random pairing ever, but here you go!) [Source]

– Friendly Fires released their new album “Pala” yesterday. [Source]

– Lady Gaga was named Forbes’ top celebrity. [Source]

– Glee’s Matthew Morrison will join The Backstreet Boys and The New Kids on the Block on their tour this summer. [Source]

Television

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– Kat Dennings makes her return to television in her new CBS comedy 2 Broke Girls. [Source]

– The judges from the current season of NBC’s The Voice will return for season two. [Source]

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– Saturday Night Live promo Justin Timberlake

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– Who’s getting excited for the return of Pretty Little Liars?! Summer TELEVISION, you are mine.

Seattle

– Starting today, you can now dine at Capitol Hill’s newest restaurant Skillet Diner and purchase your Capitol Hill Block Party tickets!

– This Saturday is Seattle University’s Quadstock, but as I’m sure you already know… it is for students only! Lucky us!

– Since you can’t make it to Quadstock, you should head on over to Cal Anderson for the first ever four-on-four dodge ball tournament. Sounds brutal. [Source]

oh Capitol Hill Seattle – you really are one of my favorite blogs!

Other

– Model Lily Aldridge married Kings of Leon front man Caleb Followill last week in a custom-made Vera Wang wedding gown. [Source]

– Vogue Editor-in-Chief’ Anna Wintour’s daughter Bee Shaffer has fled to LA to work alongside Glee’s head honcho Ryan Murphy. While Bee is not working with Glee specifically, she is assisting him with his many projects that may or may not include Glee’s 3-d movie. [Source]

– Essie’s Summer 2011 Brazilliant collection is on my must-have list. [Source]

– James Franco has graduated from New York University. Which school will he end up at next? Correct answer – University of Houston in the fall. [Source]

– Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son Patrick is trying to drop his father’s name to take his mother’s. [Source]

– Kia Grasty describes what it is like to clean up after “privileged” college students who are the sons and daughters of well-known people in the industry for a living with a $140,000 salary. [Source]

– A Hello Kitty theme park will debut in China in 2014. OH MY GOODNESS! [Source]