In Renton late last night, a speeding SUV took the turn at Sunset Blvd. N too quickly, the driver losing control of the vehicle as it raced through a few lanes of traffic, shrubbery and then brilliantly crashed into the side of Burger King. The two uninjured fast food employees were working in the kitchen--but certainly not having it their way--as the SUV missed them and struck the storage area. The three people inside the SUV suffered injuries and were taken to Harborview Medical Center. Police think drugs or alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.
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"Booty is booty!" declares Seattle's very own Sir Mix-A-Lot towards the end of this profoundly hilarious "Baby Got Back"-inspired Burger King commercial advertising a SpongeBob SquarePants kids' meal. Phonebook implants are too cheap not to consider; it's almost enough to make us love this recession. Local rappers trying to be the next Mix, are you sure this is where you want to end up? Peep: more ›

We're writing this a full three weeks after every Starbucks in the country closed down for "retraining," but before the company's annual shareholders meeting (at McCaw Hall, Wednesday morning) where the brass is going to spin the results of the, ahem, "transformational initiatives." Still, one disturbing preview emerged at an industry conference here in Seattle last week, the annual meeting of the Research Chefs of America called the Culinology Conference. more ›

Seventeen teams showed up at the Old Pequliar last night to see if our voice would give out. We managed to get through the evening without having a Peter Brady moment, but we're grateful to those of you who were willing to step up to the mic at a moment's notice. more ›

Comes as no surprise to discover that a website called TheGiantHamburger sells a do-it-yourself "16-inch giant hamburger kit" for $19.95 plus postage. All you need is 10 pounds of ground beef and one or two friends. more ›

Obviously you know that Starbucks has been very very successfull at selling coffee. Someday, and you're going to hate this but that won't stop it, we're probably going to call any kind of espresso drink a "starbucks" like people from Georgia call any carbonated beverage a "coke." ("What kind of coke you want? We got Spriiite, root beer, diet, cherry ") They've pretty much got the espresso thing nailed down. Caribou, Dunkin Donuts, independant cafes everywhere: Close down now to spare us the pain of watching you be assimiliated. more ›

According to population statistics, Seattle is the 23rd largest city in the United States. Yet our fair city gets mentioned far more often than other cities higher on the list when food is mentioned. Seattlest rarely hears about the food scene in Indianapolis (12th) or even Detriot (10th). Why do you suppose that is? more ›

Seattle's own Alex continued his run of inoffensive niceness (aka flying under the radar) on The Apprentice last night, thus staying alive for another week. more ›