We've always been a bit jealous of Portland's awesome bike culture and food cart culture. Well, how about this: this Saturday, as previously mentioned, we get a bit of bike culture with the Fiets of Parenthood, and tomorrow we get some food cart culture. Street Treats, a mobile dessert truck, will be parked outside of Fuel Coffee on 45th Street tomorrow, Wednesday Augusth 11th from 4 - 7 pm. From the Street Treats web site: Street Treats will offer homemade baked…
One year ago today, Sevim and Yalcin Ataman opened Fainting Goat Gelato here in Wallingford. But make no mistake—while the store is fairly new, the Atamans are veteran gelato makers. Prior to coming over to the United States in 1997, they owned a gelato shop for 20 years in their native city, Izmir, located on the west side of Turkey. When they moved to the U.S., the Atamans wanted to take some time to perfect their English and learn more about setting…
Our Wallyhood Fainting Goat Gelato contest has officially come to a close, and we received some great entries from the creative minds of Wallingford. We’ve narrowed down the list of potential candidates and now it’s up to you, the readers, to decide which flavor deserves the Readers Choice award. On Friday, Fainting Goat will pick the winning Wallyhood flavor, and we’ll tally up the votes for Readers Choice and announce both winners later that afternoon. Readers Choice Finalists (with their comments):…
What flavor is Wallingford? Lime "green" with just a hint of granola (though perhaps not as crunchy as Fremont)? Next month, Fainting Goat Gelato celebrates their one year anniversary here in Wallingford. To mark the occasion, Wallyhood and Fainting Goat are teaming up to hold a contest in which readers can send in their ideas of what flavor gelato truly represents our neighborhood. Post your entry below, in the comments section, now through April 26. On Friday, April 30, we will…
As our less than wintery winter plods along, many people are looking forward to spring for more then just the weather. As couples prep for the big day Wallingford has the icing on the cake, or more correctly, the cupcake. Trophy Cupcakes, in Wallingford Center, is holding tastings for couples interested in cupcake creations for their reception. The tastings are hosted by Jennifer Shea, the proprietor and head wedding consultant. Participants get to taste 12 flavors of mini-cupcakes and review the…
Wallyhood is pleased as punch to announce our newest feature: a complete business listing of all the restaurants, bars, coffee and dessert shops in Wallingford! Each listing has a map, links to reviews on Yelp, The Stranger, The Seattle P-I, etc. as well as a list of mentions in Wallyhood. For example, see this review of Avila or Molly Moon's. Best of all, there's an opportunity for you, the people of Wallingford, to comment on and rate the shops. So, what's…