Happy Birthday, Dear Dick’s

Dick's is celebrating their 56th Anniversary this week. To celebrate, they're offering 2 for the price of 1 cheeseburgers today (Tuesday) from 2 - 6 pm and this Friday is 10¢ Coke Day, where all soft drinks are just a dime. Why call it 10¢ Coke Day when it's any soft drink? Well, there isn't quite the same ring to 10¢ Any Soft Drink Day, now is there? Anyway, did you know that in the South, they refer to all soft…

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No more Pupu!

We just spoke with Tony, the owner of the Luau, and confirmed what tipsters like Maya have been telling us: tomorrow night, Tuesday, is the end of an era for the Luau Polynesian Lounge in Tangletown. "It was just time," Tony told us. "I'm 35, my wife's 36, we've been at this for eleven years now, we're starting to think about having kids, and it's just time. You know, when you start to think about all the things you could do…

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Best Pizza in Wallingford

A few weeks back, when Chris wrote about the Wallingford Pizza House, we added a reader poll: what's the best pizza in Wallingford. We got 148 responses, and thought you might be interested in the results: So that's Tutta Bella leading the pack with 34%, followed by Wallingford Pizza House (23%), Pagliacci (20%), Pudge Brothers (15%) and taking up rear, Olympia Pizza and Spaghetti House (6%) and Milano Pizza (1%). On the topic of pizzas, if you enjoyed Zaw Pizza at…

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Great deal at Cantinetta

We're not all about posting specials all willy-nilly, but $50 off a meal at Cantinetta seemed worthy: http://deals.livingsocial.com/deals/340?ref=email-jp&rpi=33428 Disclaimer: it's one of those "social deals", so if one more person uses that link, we get ours for free. That's not why we mentioned it, though, just a perk.

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Joule’s Rachel and Seif on Iron Chef

This Sunday, Joule's chefs Rachel and Seif are appearing on the hit Food Network show Iron Chef, and it sounds like they've got a viewing party planned. From their Facebook page: FINALLY, Joule Iron Chef premiere this Sunday! This is how it's going to go down. Joule is almost booked up for the Iron Chef Joule supper. There will be some cool creations using the secret ingredient for this dinner. And the viewing party! It will be at Murphy's across the…

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Tour de Wallyhood

Being a mom of young kids, living in Wallingford is a gift. There are so many places you can go,  on foot or by bicycle, to amuse the little ones and yourself, as the winter days start to give everyone cabin fever. Just the other day, we made a solid two hour outing of walking around, doing a “tour de wallyhood” if you will. We were gone so long that the baby bjorn straps cut into my shoulders, creating semi-permanent grooves. Perhaps I…

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Wallingford Pizza House

Finally checked out the Wallingford Pizza House on a recent Sunday evening, and now I'm wondering why it took me so long to swing by. The Wallingford Pizza House is proud to be Seattle's only classic Chicago Style Pizza House. They're located in a cute little old house (circa 1913) on 45th street, right between the two Guild 45th Theaters.  Our waiter was friendly and attentive while also being laid back in a really comfortable sort of way.  No hovering, no overly anxious…

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