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Rachel Hynes is a former barista and yet still enjoys spending time in espresso places. She reviews them for us. more ›

Seattlest gets around. Sometimes we eat in Ballard, and sometimes we make it all the way down to West Seattle. Thursday night, we were at the opening of Blackbird Bistro, a new restaurant right by the Admiral Theatre (unlike an identically named venue in Chicago, this Admiral shows movies, rather than naked ladies). For the time being, Blackbird will be serving lunch and dinner, with weekend brunch debuting sometime next month. They're trying to promote "socially-aware dining" with their use of "local, seasonal, and organic produce, along with naturally fed meats, poultry and Northwest seafood." That's all well and good, but how does the food taste? more ›