After touring and photographing the new Teatro Zinzanni Woodinville on a bitterly cold weekday, Jen and I were chilled to the bone and hungry for hot comfort food. We decided that Barking Frog was the perfect place for our post-tour lunch, so we headed over to Willows Lodge. Jen was impressed by the large table that surrounds a cozy fire ...
Jen and I met up for a Woodinville Wine Blog brainstorming session on a recent chilly autumn afternoon. We hadn’t been to The Hollywood Tavern in quite a while, and wanted to drum up some excuse to run into Woodinville Whiskey Co. to shop for whiskey. (Like we need an excuse!) We looked longingly at the outdoor seating area and ...
Earlier this summer, Jen and I took her daughters on an overnight vacation to Wenatchee and to Cave B Inn. We were warned to make dinner reservations ahead of time at the popular Tendrils restaurant at the resort. There’s literally nowhere else to dine for miles around, and people from surrounding areas come here for special dinners. We took the ...
Jen and I got super hungry while we were out tasting wines at After Hours Woodinville recently. We’d thought there’d maybe be more food trucks at the events, or more flatbreads and cheese plates at the tasting rooms. We weren’t too disappointed though, because this was our excuse to go eat the yummy food at 20 Corners Brewing Company near ...
On Sunday, I dragged my friend Angie (who runs Angie’s Organizing Solutions) out wine tasting. We knew it would be scorchingly hot in our homes that day, and I convinced her that tasting rooms are very highly well air conditioned so the wine doesn’t spoil. She kindly agreed to accompany me on a day-long outing in Woodinville’s wine districts. We ...
If you’re out wine tasting in Woodinville on a hot day, did you know you can stop by Vivi Pizzeria for gelato to eat on their shared patio (if there’s seating available – sometimes it gets busy with restaurant and wine tasting patrons). We like to stop by on our way back from Chateau Ste. Michelle’s “Chateau Tuesdays.” The gelato ...
Recently, my friend Serret (from Serretabella Images) and I were out wine tasting in Woodinville, and became quite hungry by late Sunday afternoon. It suddenly occurred to me that Serret might never have been to a meal at Tandem Dinner & Wine Bar. I suspected she would not only love their excellent food, but also be so enchanted by their ...
Last Sunday, my friend Serret from Serretabella Images mentioned she had to clear out of her house for the day so realtors could show her house to potential buyers. I thought this was the perfect opportunity to kidnap her for a day of wine tasting and shenanigans in Woodinville. Serret unbelievably hadn’t been to the Woodinville Cut Shop yet, so ...
My friend Claudette runs Eastside Social Club, a Meetup group I’m grateful to have joined a couple years ago. I invited her out to lunch and wine tasting in Woodinville so we could plan upcoming social events, catch up on gossip and share a nice meal. She hadn’t been to Heritage Restaurant + Bar yet, and I suspected she would ...
After a long day of running around exploring Woodinville’s warehouse district tasting rooms, my friend Valerie and I suddenly became ravenous. She’d never been to the Cut Shop, but had read some of my articles about our meals there and was eager to check it out. We got there early enough on a Saturday night to snag two barstools – ...