I wasn’t able to celebrate my friend Sarah’s birthday on the actual day, but wanted to treat her to a nice meal out. We settled on a Friday – she’s a teacher and has Fridays off, luckily. We arranged to meet in Woodinville, and she chose The Commons for her birthday meal! It happened to be Negroni Week, with proceeds ...
The sun was out, temperatures were rising, and miraculously my good friend Zoe and I had openings in our schedules at the same time! We decided a wine tasting was the perfect way to catch up. Neither of us had been to Cougar Crest Winery before, so that was our destination this afternoon. Here is the Cougar Crest tasting room manager, ...
I keep dragging soon-to-be-appreciative friends into this incredible liquor store that’s tucked away in a little strip mall in Woodinville. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come here on the eve of a dinner party, theme party or cocktail party and gotten great advice on cocktails from the owner, David. Sure, I could shop for my parties at ...
The clouds were back today as we met up for our working lunch at Purple Cafe Woodinville, but the weather did not dampen our experience. This cheery seating area is covered and there are plenty of heaters installed to keep the chill away. The lighting of the interior space is what convinced us to sit inside… I am endlessly ...
I ran over to Purple Cafe Bellevue today to pick up my takeout lunch (Cream of sherry mushroom soup and their Greek & Grains salad). While waiting to pay, I noticed their stack of Cook + Cork books for sale, some autographed. I’m a huge fan of Purple Cafe restaurants and meant to buy this when it came out last ...
Last night Bob and I decided to take a long, leisurely walk from my English Hill home to dinner in Woodinville via the Tolt Pipeline Trail. Jen helped me drop my car off in the soccer field parking lot earlier in the day – I didn’t want to walk back up Heartattack Hill in the dark on our way ...
Our Woodinville Wine Blog trio convened for lunch on a beautiful and warm spring day at Willows Lodge’s Barking Frog restaurant. It was my first trip to this casual and airy bistro, and I was very excited to meet up with the ladies! The moment I saw the outdoor seating options, I knew this would be a trip that would not disappoint. ...
On a recent weekday morning, three ladies from Woodinville Wine Blog met up for lunch at Barking Frog. Eager to visit with each other, we all showed up early – about half an hour before their 11:30 am Lunch opening time. We happily set off on a walk through their immaculately maintained landscaped property, exploring all the beautiful areas hotel guests ...
Jen and I wanted to meet up with another photographer to collaborate and plan future projects. Craving a whiskey milkshake, I suggested Hollywood Tavern. Away we went, although I came to my senses and realized I shouldn’t order a whiskey dessert drink during a business meal! We looked longingly at the fireside Adirondack chairs outside, but it was still fairly ...
On a recent spring Sunday, my friend Bob and I spontaneously decided to go to lunch at Vivi Pizzeria in Woodinville. The prospect of sitting in the sun on their beautiful outdoor patio surrounded by colorful flower planters was delightful. A neighboring table awaited hungry diners. I ordered a glass of “Abracadabra” from Brian Carter Cellars, remembering how nice it ...