I have a soft spot for a very special food event called Foodportunity. It’s produced quarterly by the fabulous Keren Brown (@franticfoodie on Twitter), and brings together a variety of restaurants, food companies and Seattle-area “foodies”. It’s an opportunity to meet and greet, try samples of fabulous food and just generally indulge. It’s the venue I found [...]
Beyond corned beef and cabbage – please!

I’m doing some research for a client for their St. Patrick’s Day menu, and I’m a bit stumped. It seems there are a few dishes that are a “given” for that holiday, but I’m looking for something a little more inspiring. Can you help? Obviously, corned beef and cabbage would make the list, along with some [...]
Dine out – save a life

Today I stumbled across a reminder about a great organization/event for restaurants looking for a way to give back to the community – and really, shouldn’t we all be doing that? The event is called Dining Out For Life, and it’s produced by the Lifelong Aids Alliance, which provides a variety of care services to [...]
Celebrating birthdays in the Seattle foodie scene
Good things come to those that Tweet – 2009 review

It’s that time to review highlights of the past year, and it’s very easy for me to identify the overarching bright shiny object for me – Twitter! I reluctantly and skeptically entered the Twitterverse March 18, 2009 (I checked!), largely due to the advice from one of my highly respected advisor/friends, Betsy Talbot. The thought of expanding my [...]






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