They're baaaack, those clever writers from Noo Yawk, and this time they seem friendly. Last year's NY Times reporter--a year ago to the day--could only complain about Cascadia's miniburgers. This year, with Cascadia closed and a new awareness that, gee, you can use the Internets to check menus and stuff, a more reasonable itinerary: the SAM Sculpture Park, Matt's In the Market, ZigZag Café, Café Presse, Volunteer Park, Center for Wooden Boats, downtown library, Quinn's, Neumo's. Barely a whiff of condescension in the whole piece.

Tuesdays are Muppet Days


It probably couldn't be clarified in the space they had, but all the fixies "out front" of Cafe Presse are more likely visiting Stumptown next door.
"They" is probably over-stating it a bit, given that the article's author seems to have worked for The Stranger back in 2001 and 2002, unless there are a lot of journalistic people named Matthew Preusch running around Seattle. Also, Stuart Isett, the photographer for the article, is a Seattle resident.