Cool. Guided walking tours of Seattle focused around FOOD. Next time I've got out of town guests, I may suggest this tour.

Quoted: Specializing in guided walking food tours of Pike Place Market. Savor Seattle's best eats!

Went here for dinner with the girls last night--it's the restaurant in the Hotel 1000. Very hip atmosphere in a hip hotel (the bathrooms are fantastic with lovely soap+lotion). I ended up having a few small bites: lobster croquettes, an ahi tuna dish, mushroom bisque with truffle oil and a maine lobster salad. Dessert was an amazingly delicious chocolate+espresso dish. Overall, LOVED the food and really enjoyed it. The only negative thing was that I thought the service was a bit slow...ended up being fine since we were just chatting away all night but I'd probably ask to speed up service on another night. Totally recommend checking this out--I'd love to try their other small plates.

Quoted: BOKA KITCHEN + BAR is a vibrant, communal blend of lounge, bar and restaurant. Sleek, contemporary design is infused with a menu of urban American food, handcrafted cocktails along with new and old world wines. Meal services will include lunch, cocktail hour, dinner, late night, weekend brunch and seasonal patio dining.

Man, that didn't last long. Wonder if it was business gone bad or really her pursuing "other opportunities"

Quoted: Sue McCown's playful Capitol Hill dessert lounge, Coco la ti da, closed its doors Tuesday. McCown, the former pastry chef at Earth & Ocean restaurant in the W Hotel, said in a statement that she shut down the restaurant to pursue other opportunities. Coco la ti da, which opened in November, was McCown's first solo venture. It featured her artful and whimsically named dessert creations, such as "Sex, Lies and Apricots." McCown had acknowledged experiencing difficulties recently, but there was no word on whether she would continue her bakery and wholesale business of the same name.

Tonight, Matt and I went to check out the new space that Osteria La Spiga moved to (Capitol Hill-ers will remember the old location next to the QFC on Broadway near Pike). It's now moved to this amazing loft location on 12th Ave., between Pike and Union. In addition to its space expanding big time, they've also added a number of things to their menu. On a Friday night, they were booked solid until 9pm but we were able to slip in and grab 2 seats at the bar where they also serve a full menu. First off, the decor was really amazing--modern, tall ceilings, beautiful architecture. The food was still as great as its previous location. We ordered a beef tenderloin cooked in white truffel oil and a butternut squash ravioli in a butter & sage light cream sauce: they were both outstanding. We were licking our lips afterwards! Highly recommend checking out their new location!

Food & Wine magazine just came out with their list of the Top 10 Best New Chefs for 2006...and it includes Jason Wilson from Seattle's Crush restaurant on East Madison! Nice!

Quoted: Food & Wine Magazine's annual Best New Chef awards honor exceptionally talented men and women who are pushing culinary boundaries in America.

Matt and I finally checked out the Wallingford location of this restaurant---it's MUCH bigger than the Columbia City location but has pretty much the same menu. As expected, the pizza was top notch delicious and fresh. I ended with a dessert of pistaccio gelato from Bottega Italiano---another one of my favorite gelato places in Seattle (it's the gelato place next to DeLaurenti's in Pike Place Market). They have many flavors of gelato to choose from!

I ate dinner last night with some friends at this off-beat, off-the-beaten-path restaurant in Capitol Hill. It's opened by the same folks that own the Bleu Bistro up on Broadway and it has a somewhat similar quirky atmosphere---though I think this one is cuter with a more romantic atmosphere. The wasabi grilled cheese bread was very good. All the food that we ate was really satisfying. Apparently, they have a wine night on Tuesdays where you can get a bottle of wine for super cheap and open it yourself with a corkscrew that they provide---by virtue of not having a waiter open it for you, it's cheaper! I've got to go back on a Tuesday night to check it out. Anyhow, I was pleasantly surprised by this place and would recommend it.

Yay! 25 for $25 is back for the month of March. New on the list this time around is Six Seven. Yummy!! Anyone up for a cheap dinner in March?