Ballard’s own Volterra Restaurant just announced that they will be opening a second location in Kirkland, Washington! Featuring Tuscan-inspired cuisine, the new Kirkland location (expected to open in Fall 2012) will serve lunch, happy hour and dinner throughout the week as well as Saturday lunch and Sunday brunch.
Congrats to Chef Don Curtiss and Managing Partner Michelle Quisenberry for this wonderful news!
The King of Cocktails Dale Degroff has just recently published his second book and it is a must-have at any one's bar. The Essential Cocktail (Clarkson Potter, 2008), covers it all — from Slings to Sidecars. Anyone from professional bartenders to at home drink-makers...
Right along with the mashed-potato revolution, meatloaf is now as popular as ever. Especially in these anxious times, we become more needy for good ol' home-cooking—"just like Mom's." I like simple and tasty meatloaf with maybe an outside wrap of bacon or a brushing...
This past weekend I was invited to judge the Ocean Shores 3rd Annual Razor Clam Festival Clam Chowder Cook-Off, and I jumped at the chance! I love any activity that involves foraging for you own ingredients: picking huckleberries, hunting mushrooms, and of course,...
