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First Call: The Copper Gate and the Opposite of Phallic

2009-11-06 12:05:52

First Call is a weekly Voracious feature in which we walk into a bar and ask the bartender to make us his or her favorite drink. Watering Hole: The Copper Gate (6301 24th Ave NW Seattle). A we...

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Local Thanksgiving Bird With a Side of Irony

2009-11-06 10:23:29

As reported last week, the proposed 2010 King County budget cuts could completely eliminate Puget Sound Fresh, the consumer education program promoting local food and farms. Among PSF's biggest...

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Farmers Market Eggs With Your Name on Them

2009-11-06 09:36:08

If you're tired of getting up early to reach the farmers market before your favorite stand runs out of eggs and chicken, consider signing up for seasonal delivery of locally grown, organically ...

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Things You Learned on Voracious This Week: Tipping, Tom Douglas, and Eating Dogs

2009-11-06 09:34:40

-- 30 meals for $30 is actually a much better deal than 25 for $25. -- If Jonathan Kauffman were a boxer, he'd bite your ear, eat your children, and then go after your dog. -- Longans taste ...

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A Peanut Sniffing Labradoodle Named Roxie

2009-11-06 09:31:59

It's not quite Where the Red Fern Grows, but it's pretty damn close. They train dogs to sniff bombs, drugs, and even DVDs. Now they're training dogs to help children with peanut allergies lead normal ...

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Deals: Anchovies & Olives...and Oysters, Caswell Cooks One Night a Week

2009-11-06 08:52:10

Dine Around Seattle isn't the only deal in town right now. Anchovies & Olives' Oyster Power Hour - The restaurant is too damn dark already at 5:00 p.m. for a photo, but every day from 5:00 to 6:00 p...

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Review Roundup: The Times Braves the Bravern, The Stranger Hunts Down Porn & Pizza (Again)

2009-11-06 08:24:59

The Seattle Times' Nancy Leson gives some love to Wild Ginger's new Bellevue location, reminiscing over the 20 years she's been dining at the Seattle restaurant. The LCB might want to take note...

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Savour Is Coming to Ballard Ave.

2009-11-06 08:02:23

The tough economy continues to lead people to make all kinds of creative choices. Case in point: Savour, a gourmet food shop soon to open at 2242 N.W. Market Street in Ballard. It's the brainchild of ...

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Non Sequitur: Deja Vu at QFC

2009-11-05 16:12:17

You know that scene in Ratatouille when tasting that namesake dish the critic is transported through a memory vortex to childhood? This tableau at QFC did that to me. 1980 to be exact. Times we...

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Rumors of Benbow Rising Half True, Heartland Coming to Admiral

2009-11-05 15:08:24

The sunny yellow exterior of The Heartland Café (4210 S.W. Admiral Way) is coming together, but much work needs doing on the interior of the new restaurant next to the Shipwreck Tavern in the A...

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