Salt and Vine
Cas and I were exploring the towns around Mount Vernon while we lived there. You have gotten to know Cas while reading this site, sure, so you’ve probably come to […]
Rachel’s Ginger Beer
Rachels is a cute little ginger beer shop slightly off of the main drag of Pikes Place Market on Post Alley. You can get boozy or virgin ginger beers of […]
Beechers
There’s cheese. And then. There. Is. Cheese. Beechers is the end all, be all of cheese. Hail to the cheese. Bow down to Lord Beecher. That’s how good it is. […]
The Crumpets Shop
If you’ve always wondered what Miss Muffet was talking about, head to The Crumpets Shop in Pikes Place Market. I have my standard little tour–The Crumpets Shop followed by Beecher’s […]
Maximilien
Maximilien’s is where I always send people when they go to Pike’s Place Market. It is tucked away, down the hall from the Spice Shop (go there, too! And get […]
River trail in Mt Vernon
One day, in Mount Vernon, while Cas was out of town, I decided to take a run down the famed Mount Vernon river trail. We’d walked along portion of the […]
Ivars
Is Ivars a bit of a tourist trap? Yes. Is Ivars overpriced? Yes. Is Ivars playing to the masses? Yes. Does that mean you shouldn’t go? No, GO! They have […]
Fiddlers
Ah, Fiddlers. I have so many fond memories of Fiddlers. It was a mere stone’s throw away from where I used to live in Seattle. We didn’t go all that […]
Hellbent Brewing Co
We are staying in Lake City for two weeks and are determined to learn at least a little bit about this part of the city! We went for a gloriously […]
Walrus and the Carpenter
You know how Cas thinks I have a love/hate relationship with the Pacific Northwest? Well, it may be true. But, I will say that not being a time- and money-strapped […]