Gin and tonic? It’s gin, it’s tonic, it’s a twist of lime. Whiskey sour? Unlikely you’ll say to yourself “wow, this is a really good whiskey sour!”
But if you want to test a bartender’s chops, taste the difference between a drink slinger and a beverage artist, a poseur and a potation potentate, a liquor ladler and a libation Liberace, you need something that has enough variety and opportunity for innovation to allow the mixologist to shine.
Witness, the Bloody Mary: spicy, tart, rich, thick, …
The economic downturn over the past two years has forced an increasing number of local families to rely on food banks to make ends meet. Last year, food bank visits in Seattle increased dramatically, with some locations experiencing as much as 50% increases in visits. In fact, there has been an 82% increase in the number of families with infants (ages 0-2) who rely on food banks to feed their children.
There’s been a lot …
We wanted to take a brief moment to thank the many fine sponsors that keep the lights on here at Wallyhood. In particular, we’d like to welcome to new sponsors:
Full Slate: This cool Seattle-based company offers an on-line scheduling tool for small businesses: clients can book their appointments on-line based on your availability. Our friend Bevin Keely, the most amazing masseuse that’s ever laid hands to our aching body, has been a client for some time now and raves. We’ve seen it from the client side and were duly impressed, as well. If you’ve got clients, give them…It’s like a mini Taste Washington at half the price! Dine on a variety of sumptuous seafood paired with more than 75+ Washington wines. Your wine tour will take you to the fertile, lush Cascade foothills and back through the verdant central and eastern basins of the state.
Wineries include Airfield, Basel Cellars, Boomtown/Dusted Valley Vitners, Bunnell Family Cellars, Canoe …
The folks over at Not a Number dropped the dime on a graffiti vandal last night. From their blog:
While sitting in Wallingford Pizza House about 10:30PM last night, we noticed a stealthy figure climbing on the roof across the street. The figure had a can of spray paint and proceeded to graffitti the wall on the roof above Starbucks. We called 911 as we watched to report graffitti in progress. The figure climbed back off the roof walked away. About 2 minutes later the police showed up and began to patrol the area. They returned about 15 minutes later …
Nancy Merrill, the Lorax of Wallingford, asked us to post this reminder that it’s time to make sure your young trees are getting enough water, kindly set to verse:
Spring Forward, Bucket in Hand
One fish, two fish
Water street trees when you take out
Your trash-ish.
Five gallon-ish per trunk diameter inch
Every week dear Wallyfish
Rain or shine starting now.
One block, your street
My ave, their place
Happy trees aren’t choked by sod.
Some are high and some are low
Not one of them is like another
Be a friend to the trees
Oh me! Oh my!…
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