During month of January, 20 restaurants are offering a special $30 prix fixe dinner menu (Sunday-Thursday)

Quoted: NWsource New Urban Eats offers $30 three-course dinners at Seattle restaurants January 2 - 31, 2008.

Ha Ha .. I didn't see this last night, but apparently the fireworks at the Space Needle had a glitch where it stopped suddenly due to a computer problem...and then the technicians manually had to restart the fireworks. This is the King5 Video of the event.

Quoted: The New Year's Eve celebration in Seattle got off to a less than spectacular start last night when a computer problem stopped the Space Needle fireworks show twice.

FYI for anyone planning on traveling down South anytime soon---all of I-5 is closed between Grand Mound and Chehalis.

Quoted: Flooding on Interstate 5 has forced the state to close the freeway to all traffic from Grand Mound, south of Olympia, to Chehalis. The main transportation artery from Portland to Canada was expected to be closed up to three days.

Just saw this article in the PI about ClayValet -- nice, Mikhail!

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!

FYI--just noticed that Seattle Citysearch underwent a major redesign...

Quoted: Your comprehensive guide to Seattle. Seattle restaurants, bars, night clubs, hotels, shops, spas, events, attractions, yellow page listings and more. Find reviews, directions and information on all the latest venues and businesses in Seattle.

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.

I know this has been dotted before---but 25 for $25 begins today! Yay!