Gilles has recommended this place for French food. It looks like they'll be having some nice fixed price stuff through July. I should maybe get in there.

Quoted: Rover's Restaurant is internationally recognized as the finest table in the Pacific Northwest region. Rover's offers a relaxed dining experience of the highest culinary caliber. You can expect ever-professional service, and an extensive, carefully selected wine list.

All sorts of things I never knew about cooking with microwaves. For instance, while metal gets in the way of the radio waves, it's not actually dangerous unless you get sparking near the walls. Specific heating instructions and types of food that the microwave works well on are included.

Quoted: To make the most of the microwave oven, it helps to understand its strange powers, and ways to work around them.

Jan and I ate here with Audrey and Matt last night and it was quite nice. While the diner atmosphere throws you off a bit, the upscale food and service were fantastic. The 3 course fixed price meal for $30 was brilliant and I felt fair priced for what you were served. The grilled tuna main course cooked raw was succulent. The appetizer crispy pork shank carnitas was a marvelous taste explosion (and everyone else loved their razor clam chowder). Pricey but close to the market and recommended.

Quoted: steelhead diner: in the heart of the pike place market, seattle, wa

I didn't see this article on nutritionism from Michael Pollan last year. I wish I had. Speaking in a no-nonsense style, he tells us just how little scientific knowledge of food that we have.

Quoted: The story of how basic questions about what to eat got so complicated reveals a great deal about the institutional imperatives of the food industry, nutritional science and journalism.

I want these.

Quoted: Serve the coolest drinks around with ice that looks like LEGO bricks, or build your own LEGO ice sculpture. Made of durable silicone. Ice cube tray makes 10 ice bricks at a time!

Hey carnivores! Eat your fruits and veggies, even if they have to look like cute little animals for you to do so.

My last batch of coffee spoiled in a sealed container that sat in the sunlight. After seeing lots of people store their coffee in the fridge and/or freezer (which I thought was wrong), I decided to look up the appropriate storage,

The short version of this story? Buy your coffee fresh and keep it in a dark, dry place. Consume it within two weeks of purchase.

Quoted: How to Store Coffee - Storing Coffee There are popular misconceptions on the way roasted coffee should be stored and maintained. The enemies of roasted coffee are moisture, air, light, and heat. ...

Went here last night. A great place for a date with very small tables in tiny enclosed booths. Very intimate for a couple and very Capitol Hill - dim, oddly ornamented (very home-made), with a preponderence of red lighting.

Quoted: Bleu Bistro Pub in Capitol Hill, Seattle 98102. Reviews from critics, blogs, and fellow diners. See menus and maps for popular restaurants.

This is where we had lunch today. The food was great, large portions at a reasonable price (between 9-12 bucks).