At Toscano restaurant in Bellevue, you won't find the term "small plates" anywhere on the dinner menu. The Mediterranean-influenced American cuisine is up to date, but not too trendy.
By Providence Cicero | November 28, 2008
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The multi-level terraced restaurant at Bellevue's City Center Plaza, the fourth El Gaucho location for the Mackay Restaurant family, is the first to have windows and the first to serve lunch.
By Cody Ellerd | November 26, 2008
Minding the Store
There's nothing more rejuvenating that a stay at a nice hotel, even if it's in your own city! Here's a list of some local hotels offering fabulous holiday shopping-inspired packages.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 26, 2008
Minding the Store
The entire Belli collection is 20 percent off from Nov. 27 through Dec. 1 on their Web site.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 25, 2008
Holiday 2008
You're the resident authority among your friends on where to get the best meal in town. So they shouldn't be at all surprised when the best goodies they get this season come from your kitchen. Local businesses are stocked with the supplies and instructions you'll need to unleash your inner gourmand. So round up your friends and family for some hands-on craft projects, then bottle, roast, brew and bake all the love you've got into this year's holiday gifts.
By Cody Ellerd | November 26, 2008
Minding the Store
Seattle lifestyle company Watson Kennedy is turning 10 this year. In celebration, the local retailer's three stores will hold an anniversary and holiday celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 22 and 23.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 19, 2008
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Pearl opens tonight in Bellevue, bringing what chef/co-owner Bradley Dickinson says is a much-needed independently owned dining option to a downtown shopping area flush with restaurant chains.
By Cody Ellerd | November 14, 2008
Holiday 2008
There's no better time than right now to teach your kids the value of saving their pennies for a rainy day. Saving up for something -- a toy, a trip or a donation to a charitable cause -- and then ceremoniously "breaking the bank" to access the money is one of the best lessons we can teach our budding capitalists. Here are a few of our favorite piggy banks, available locally.
By Alison Brownrigg | November 26, 2008
Nancy Leson takes readers on a culinary tour of some long-established, old-school Chinese restaurants: Rickshaw Restaurant & Lounge, Perry Ko's South China Restaurant, Tai Tung, Louie's Cuisine of China and China Doll.
By Nancy Leson | November 7, 2008
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Even though the opening of Monsoon East is still a good month off, fabulous things are happening at the 10-year-old Capitol Hill Vietnamese restaurant that will give you a taste of what's to come across the lake.
By Cody Ellerd | October 21, 2008
