Tini Bigs had us down to try out some "new" cocktails and appetizer plates and we were all like Aw geez do we hafta?! but we went because we knew you'd want to know all about it. No, we're happy to. For you. Besides, it gives us a chance to report on their new late night happy hour, out on the patio. From 9 to 11 p.m., seven days a week, they have select food and drinks for $5. more ›

Bitters and cocktail drinkers had a falling out some decades back, but Seattle is one of the cities that is bringing them back in a big way. Last night we were in Oddfellows Cafe, sitting at the bar and sampling their cocktails, when we noticed that, of the eight listed, four have bitters in them. In fact, their version of the Blood and Sand cocktail contains blood orange bitters made on the premises. The Toronto cocktail combines Angostura bitters and Fernet Branca to bracing, salutary effect, but the Oddfellows Elder Fashion, which unites Campari, orange bitters, and elderflower liqueur is not for beginners. Don't say you weren't warned. more ›