Nancy Leeson over at the Seattle Times wrote a wonderful piece on Christopher Kong recently, Southeast Asia an inspiration for Seattle chef Chris Kong. She followed the Roosevelt High grad from his time scampering around the kitchen of the restaurant his parents opened in to his internship with Trophy Cupcake and a Ballard fish market to the kitchens of Kuala Lumpur and, of course, back to the restaurant his family runs here in Wallingford, Perche No Past and Vino. After you…
More than 1,500 runners are expected at Green Lake Park this Sunday, Nov 20th for the Green Lake Gobble & Mashed Potato Munch Off. In case you need some inspiration, there will apparently be runners dressed as turkeys to chase and a competitive eating competition, the Mashed Potato Munch Off. Attendees are encouraged to bring cans of food for the Union Gospel Mission. My Green Lake has the full story, including appetizing video from 2009's Munch Off.
This Friday, swing your partner and dosey doe Gypsy Squares-style. The Gypsy Squares along with the Rabbit Stew String Band hold an old-fashioned, foot-stompin' square dance at the Gypsy Cafe (3510 Stone Way N.) The hoe-down happens every third Friday of each month from 8pm - 11pm. "No experience is necessary as live callers ensure everyone knows what to do and when to do it," according to Alex from the Rabbit Stew String Band. The Gypsy Cafe is a great all…
If you commute using the 520 and the Montlake Bridge, your afternoon trip home today may be a little more hellish than usual. A protest is planned at UW (Thursday, November 17) beginning at 4:30pm. We received a tip with an email from an unidentified source that read, "Organizers have put the word out that large groups of protesters are planning to block the Montlake Bridge and potentially State Route 520, disrupting traffic and transit beginning around 4:15 pm." But after…
Are you ready to do some holiday shopping? No? Well, here's something close to home and a fun way to get you in the mood: Keystone Church (5019 Keystone Place N.) is holding its 33rd annual Festival of Hope -- an alternative Christmas fair this Saturday and Sunday (November 19 and 20). You can browse, have a deli lunch, maybe some pumpkin pie, and feel good knowing that the fair is a non-profit event, and the money you spend will support…
Tuesday night I walked out on my deck for some evening air just after 7pm. From that deck, which faces south from Lower Wallingford, I spotted an odd yellow light in the sky. Larger than a star, bigger than a planet. Then I saw other lights. The lights, about eight of them, were in a rectangular shape. They gave the appearance of "hovering" over West Seattle and the Sound, maybe Queen Anne Hill as well. I called for my partner, Laura,…
Well, I can honestly say that your feedback about Metro dissing Wallingford actually did have some impact----at least enough to warrant having another info table (this time, manned) at QFC. Here's what Linda Thielke from King County Department of Transportation wrote today: As many of you have reported, Metro was supposed to have had an info table at the Wallingford QFC last Sunday to talk with people about proposed bus changes for 2012. Unfortunately, we had a scheduling problem and couldn’t…