Cafe Harlequin is now open.

We had their prix fixe menu and were quite impressed with the food for a brand new restaurant. The service was a bit spotty, but very friendly, and the owner is there making sure issues are all taken care of.

This will become one of our regular Kirkland haunts.

New Downtown Kirkland restaurant opening soon

One of our neighbors took this photo

Quoted: Wanted to share this cool photo with you (you can click on it to enlarge). Thanks to Aaron McCaughan for sharing. ~j

We have yet to eat at Brix in Juanita. We went in on Sunday, but that's their jazz night. It's not a big place, but the music was cranked up like Led Zeppelin was playing.

We were seated, but left before we had to shout our orders to our waitress.

Skip Sundays

Ended up here on Sunday - not a busy night (another couple came in 10 minutes after us, and we were probably the only 4 customers that night)

I had the Wild Boar Zharkoe - a meat stew with a bread top that soaks up the juices as you eat it. Lisa had the Porcini Blinis and the roasted veggies. More than enough for 2 meals, and great flavor.

This place ain't cheap, and that's probably why they weren't busy, but the food was really good.

Quoted: Instead of sitting in cars on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, commuters could one day cruise in a catamaran between Kirkland and the University of Washington

The Kirkland Weblog is reporting a sighting of Matthew McConaughey in Kirkland this week

Quoted: Real information about the city of Kirkland, WA

Saw one of these in Kirkland on Friday

Quoted: The 120-M.P.H. Electric Car

The Christmas Ship parade kicks off outside our condo. The sound system competes quite well with our TV

Quoted: The brightly lit Parade Ships follow the Christmas Ship™

Unclear how they trademarked 'Christmas Ship'