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On August 17, 2010 11:56 AM in Seats Going Fast at Staple & Fancy Mercantile, they said:

Allecia, you didn't have to sit at a table for two, you could have taken a spot at the bar, no? That's what I did when I got there just before 7. Here's my review...and a mystery! ...

On August 13, 2010 1:59 PM in First Annual 12th Avenue Neighborhood Festival Launches Sunday, they said:

Hey, we know it's mid-August because every neighborhood has a festival. (In Italy, they call it Ferragosto.) Tonight in South Lake Union, free movies. In Bremerton, it's the second annual wine festiva...

On June 22, 2010 10:00 AM in Mezcal Is The New Edgar Martinez, they said:

Allow me, if you will, a contrarian comment. Why should it matter to anyone what Edgar drinks? To be sure, he's a (retired) hero, but he's not claiming any expertise in spirits; he's just a celebrity ...

On April 27, 2010 6:34 PM in Seattle-to-Santiago , they said:

Sorry, cfdseattle, it seems we're actually in agreement on this one. It's Walmart's fault....

On April 27, 2010 6:09 PM in Seattle-to-Santiago , they said:

Please stop calling me elitist, folks; I'm unworthy of the compliment. Read my words: it's the restaurant owners who secretly despise Restaurant Week and their ilk because these promotions are lots ...

On April 27, 2010 7:31 AM in Seattle-to-Santiago , they said:

Restaurant Week and all the other promotions are good for diners, sure, but only in the short run. What I'm saying is that they're a nightmare for restaurant owners (some will admit it privately) beca...

On April 24, 2010 9:48 AM in Seattle-to-Santiago , they said:

Restaurant Week may get diners excited, but not all the restaurant owners. I was reporting what they won't say publicly for fear of offending customers like alonganong. ...

On April 17, 2010 4:28 PM in Good News, Bad News, they said:

Show me the rubble!...

On April 2, 2010 1:05 PM in No 4th of July Fireworks, FWORD!, they said:

And so, in just 24 hours, "the community" has raised the $$$....

On March 10, 2010 12:36 AM in SAM's Busy, Busy 2010 Schedule, they said:

Always happy, I am, to hear from professional poof readers. ...

On February 28, 2010 8:51 AM in Hot Dog University: Something I Ate, they said:

Barbecue, yes, and hotdogs. Jeannot built up his hotdog empire first, with all the nighttime carts....

On January 21, 2010 5:57 PM in Psssshhh, More Like "Not For Anyone", they said:

These guys just don't get it. They didn't get it when the original book came out a couple of years ago (Seattlest review here), haven't made progres since then....

On January 19, 2010 9:57 AM in Crush Crushed by Email Glitch, they said:

I am pleased to hear that you accept Julien's explanation. This entire episode need not have happened, as we know, if Crush had used common sense and send its invite using a professional email program...

On January 18, 2010 10:33 PM in Crush Crushed by Email Glitch, they said:

There were at least three "helpful" sets of instruction re how to opt out of the list. Trouble was, no one read them!...

On January 18, 2010 7:46 PM in Crush Crushed by Email Glitch, they said:

Normally, even Jay's offer wouldn't raise eyebrows. He's offering deLille Cellars wine as a trade for dinner tickets, a perfectly legitimate quid pro quo. And a generous one, seems to me. (This sort o...

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