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Me and Mr. Pants: Me and Mr. Pants in Italy!
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Me and Mr. Pants. Saturday, January 4, 2014. Me and Mr. Pants in Italy! These iPhone photos cannot do Italy justice. The hills are closer, the sky more vibrant, you can't smell the river and the rain coming in Verona, or the dark grapes on Piedmont vines, or watch your feet, in their modern shoes, walk on old stones that millions have walked on for centuries. We liked Turin. The land of Visigoths, Vermouth and Nutella, was full of narrow streets, grand old squares and cafes under porticos. The Piedmont i...
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Me and Mr. Pants: July 2013
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Me and Mr. Pants. Thursday, July 25, 2013. Chicago: Elevating the cocktail at The Aviary. Took a long weekend to visit Mom and Chicago. I love that city. You would too, if you like leafy-green side streets, gorgeous modern and not so modern architecture, 26 miles of public, beachy lakefront and museums and culture galore. Oh and eating and drinking. I wasn't about to leave town without trying The Aviary. No sidling up to the bar and chatting up the bartender here, nothing so uncivilized. We were led to a...
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Me and Mr. Pants: Chicago: Elevating the cocktail at The Aviary
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Me and Mr. Pants. Thursday, July 25, 2013. Chicago: Elevating the cocktail at The Aviary. Took a long weekend to visit Mom and Chicago. I love that city. You would too, if you like leafy-green side streets, gorgeous modern and not so modern architecture, 26 miles of public, beachy lakefront and museums and culture galore. Oh and eating and drinking. I wasn't about to leave town without trying The Aviary. No sidling up to the bar and chatting up the bartender here, nothing so uncivilized. We were led to a...
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Me and Mr. Pants: The Whale Wins
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Me and Mr. Pants. Friday, May 10, 2013. Renee Erickson has done it again with The Whale Wins. It's full of homespun elegance, just this side of precious, with servers in striped aprons, a massive bouquet of pink tulips at the door, and spare but pretty decor. A wood-fired oven lends warmth to the room, and flavor to your meal. They take no reservations for smaller parties, and are excruciatingly popular, so prepare to wait a hell of a long time at peak hours. Chilly cocktails on the chilly front deck.
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Me and Mr. Pants: January 2014
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Me and Mr. Pants. Saturday, January 4, 2014. Me and Mr. Pants in Italy! These iPhone photos cannot do Italy justice. The hills are closer, the sky more vibrant, you can't smell the river and the rain coming in Verona, or the dark grapes on Piedmont vines, or watch your feet, in their modern shoes, walk on old stones that millions have walked on for centuries. We liked Turin. The land of Visigoths, Vermouth and Nutella, was full of narrow streets, grand old squares and cafes under porticos. The Piedmont i...
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Me and Mr. Pants: March 2013
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Me and Mr. Pants. Saturday, March 30, 2013. Bitterroot BBQ: A Night of Gluttony. We were about to take my half-brother, who eats fish, but no other meat, to Ballard's beloved Walrus and Carpenter for oysters and trout, when the gorgeous, smoky smell wafting out of Bitterroot Barbecue. Abruptly led to a delicious change of plans. The fact that we were given a table for two, but there were three of us. The meat made up for this. No reservations, so prepare to wait. NOM NOM NOM NOM! View my complete profile.
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Me and Mr. Pants: September 2012
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Me and Mr. Pants. Saturday, September 8, 2012. Is cozy, with clubby dark wood everywhere, and I envisioned it in winter, the wall of windows steaming up, and lots of pastas and braised meats on the menu. But it was finally "summer" in Seattle, that brief respite from from the dark months, full of entropy, and devastating sadness, perked up by the occasional stew. I digress. Ambiance, anything with meat, anything seasonal. Dessert could have used more strawberries, less biscuit. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Me and Mr. Pants: August 2013
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Me and Mr. Pants. Saturday, August 24, 2013. San Francisco: Tonga Room! The Tonga Room and Hurricane Bar. You'll digress too if you have a second Mai Tai, or Zombie, and no food— why ruin it with food? You can always stagger it off on your way to Chinatown dumplings, or the thousand other edible options around that just might be more satisfying than anything glopped out of the Happy Hour buffet bins lined up in front of the lagoon. Buffet bins, maybe. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Me and Mr. Pants: January 2013
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Me and Mr. Pants. Tuesday, January 1, 2013. Most Beautiful Bar: Essex. Not only is Essex. One of the most quietly beautiful bars in Seattle, it's also one of the best bars in Seattle. This is the way my dream bar would look, had I the resources to create one. Marble bar and tables, candle-lit, the banquette sleek and horizontally paneled with burnished wood, patterned wallpaper, Essex feels historic, yet hip. And too dim for photos. I'm only sorry we don't live closer, to venture to this glowing jewel of...
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