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15 Jul 2015

The Best Time to Visit Seattle

It’s actually been a few weeks since I returned from my trip back home! It almost feels a bit outdated to write this post now, but then I remembered that I couldn’t not share all of the photos of everything that I ate while I was in Seattle. It just seemed like the wrong thing to do. Even though I’m calling the Bay Area home now, Seattle is never that far away and I don’t take advantage of the short flight as much as I should. It can be challenging because I have times at work where I should be in the office and not on vacation, but luckily for me the summertime is not that time. And that time also happens to me when Seattle is the hottest and the brightest! I decided to go back for Father’s Day and a few days extra which ended up being the right amount.

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Before I even landed in Seattle, I had one request and that was for Kevin to pick me up at the airport (okay a 2nd request) and take me straight to Wasabi Bistro. I didn’t get to go here when I was in town during the holidays and it was the only thing that I wanted because no offense – California can’t even match up to Seattle when it comes to sushi and seafood. We were all thinking it. Also, I had sushi three times when I was home, so there.

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03 Jun 2013

Wedding Mondays

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Happy Monday morning, readers!

Typically, when I come across wedding videos I put them in a queue so that we have a bunch of them lined up for Mondays like today. However, this one got bumped up! Kevin’s friends recently got married at Melrose Market down in Capitol Hill and quickly put out this video that I’m sharing today.

16 Dec 2011

Favorite Capitol Hill Restaurants of 2011!

This year, Capitol Hill was booming with new restaurants! I’ve sampled many of them throughout the year and in my time living in Capitol Hill, but there are still so many that I haven’t tried. It also doesn’t help that there will be a handful of new places opening this January. In this post, you’ll learn about both my new and old favorites! Keep in mind though that this is not a “best of” post. I am in no way claiming that these restaurants are the best in their category, but these are the ones that I enjoy and they’re the ones that I take my friends to. With that, let’s get started?

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pic cred: Pike Street Fish Fry

Favorite Fish & Chips: Pike Street Fish Fry

Pike Street Fish Fry has been across the street from my school for quite some time, but for some reason, I have always overlooked it. It’s probably cause I thought Neumos, Moe Bar, and Pike Street Fish Fry all merged into one and never gave it a second look. Over the summer, Lisa and I came up with this idea that we would have our lunch break at a different restaurant once a week. Now looking back on it, I think we only did this once and Pike Street Fish Fry was the only place we ever went to, but what a  great choice it was anyways! Fish and chips were a common staple for me growing up since I was obsessed with Ivars and Skippers, which means I’m pretty particular about eating it anywhere else. Pike Street Fish Fry is incredibly greasy, but deliciously greasy in the best way possible. That’s like a descriptive heart attack, but trust – if everyone else on the hill and on Yelp says it’s the place you need to try, then you just have to.

*Every third Friday, the restaurant offers free fresh cut frys from 5 – 7PM.

What I order: Catfish or Cod and chips

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08 Dec 2011

In the News…

Fashion

Fashionista explains while Elle has decided to select their Carey Mulligan cover photo after Vogue already did in 2010. [Source]

The Vogue Archive has every Vogue issue available for viewing/reading from the last 120 years. Cost? $1,575/yr  [Source]

photo cred: Teen Vogue

Pantone and Sephora will collaborate on a new line devoted to the color of the year – Tango Tangerine. [Source]

Clemence Poesy is the new face of G-Star Raw. [Source]

Music

Janelle Monae will release two albums in 2012. CAN’T WAIT! [Source]

Television

Glee will do a Michael Jackson tribute episode. [Source]

Seattle

– Get a head start on purchasing your Capitol Hill Block Party tickets now! AKA the best. weekend. ever.

Coldplay will return to the Northwest in 2012. [Source]

– Former Seattle Sonics player, Gary Payton, will help Seattle get a basketball team back here in 2012. [Source]

Eddie Bauer opens up a pop-up shop at Melrose Market. [Source]

Other

Lindsay Lohan’s “tasteful” Playboy cover has been revealed. [Source]

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Twitter is about to get a makeover. [Source]

– Shots have been fired at Virginia Tech’s campus and two people are confirmed dead. My thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident. [Source]

 

14 Jul 2010

In the News…

– Project Runway will start up again on Lifetime beginning July 29th with just a couple of changes. Each episode will now run 90-minutes long and the “Bluefly Accessories Wall” will be replaced by the “Piperlime Accessories Wall

– Congratulations Jenna Lyons on becoming the new President of J. Crew!

Carey Mulligan will be on the cover of the October issue of Vogue while Halle Berry receives the coveted September issue cover.

– Last night Glee star Amber Riley sang the National Anthem at the All-Star Game. [Source]

Victoria’s Secret Angel model Doutzen Kroes is three months pregnant w/ her first child. The father is her boyfriend DJ Sunnery James.

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem tied the knot secretly earlier this month.

Craig Ferguson and wife Megan Cunningham-Wallace are expecting. He announced this via Twitter.

– Actress Keke Palmer graduated high school one year early and plans to attend Howard University in the future.

Taylor Momsen is the face of Material Girl, a line launched by Madonna and her daughter Lourdes.

Lindsay Lohan has claimed that she will “kill herself before she goes to jail.” [source]

Kelly Osbourne has broken things off w/ her fiance Luke Worrall after discovering his unfaithfulness. [source]

Cheryl Cole is recovering from from her Malaria, but has banned her Girls Aloud bandmates from visiting her in the hospital. [source]

Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are engaged and decided to hide it from Sarah Palin, but went to the press first. Hmm…

Urban Outfitters launched a new jewelry collection today with designers that include: Archive, Erika Pena, BJ by Jules, Calourette, Dara Ettinger, Lizzie Fortunato Jewels, Species by the Thousands and Sabrina Dehoff. Check out the goods here

Joan Ginter, a math professor from Texas has won the lottery four times. The chances of this happening are one in 18 septillion. 18 septillion is 18 with 24 zeroes behind it! She didn’t win small amounts of money either. “Ginther won $11 million in 1993, $2 million in 2006, $3 million in 2008 and $10 million last month.” She is one lucky lady… today she resides in Las Vegas! Can’t think of a better place for her to live than there. [source]

Spencer Pratt attempted disguise himself in order to sneak into The Hills series finale event last night in Los Angeles. He would have definitely added an extra kick to the after-show had they actually let him in.

Stella McCartney will design uniforms for the British athletes competing in the London 2012 Olympics after being named the creative director. [source]

In case you missed it, everyone hates Mel Gibson! This sign was spotted outside a gym in New Jersey.

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In Capitol Hill news…

Octo Sushi on 12th Ave [in the old Crave space] and Genki Sushi in the new Broadway Building are now open!

– So is Homegrown Sandwiches, my favorite organic, sandwich shop located in the Melrose Market.

– This Thursday, the Silver Cloud Inn will be debuting their new restaurant Jimmy’s on Broadway, which will be sort of like “a sports focused classy place that caters to the stadium crowd.” [Source]

– Awhile ago, I tried to make a visit to the local Jamba Juice at 1303 Madison when I discovered it was no longer there. I was sure that there had been a Jamba Juice there, but maybe I missed it by a block? Supposedly, it had been shut down unexpectedly. Now, Crêpan Crepe World, a Japanese-style crepe restaurant is moving in.