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Germany, Italy, Bellevue: Danube Bistro combines culture, cuisine
BY CELESTE GRACEY When Nancy Montalvo and Lubos Szabo met, they were both waiting tables and saving money, but they didn’t know for what. But after their Vegas wedding, the two immigrants – Montalvo...
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The big (bird) freeze
It’s Thanksgiving morning, friends and family are on their way to your house for dinner – and the turkey is still frozen. But according to O. Peter Snyder, Jr., Ph.D., president of the Hospitality...
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The Heart of Italy
BY RAECHEL DAWSON When Don Curtiss and Michelle Quisenberry were married in a little town in Tuscany, Italy they fell in love with more than each other. The town of 11,000 was more than a wedding...
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In the neighborhood
BY KEEGAN PROSSER Where to find cheap drinks, yummy eats and good times indoors this winter [I.D. required] BELLEVUE Mustard Seed Too 1428 156th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98007 425-746-8852 A mainstay in...
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The comforts of home
STORY AND PHOTO BY SAMANTHA PAK With a cobblestone walkway, lined with lush green vegetation, leading up to a small house with a stone-and-brick exterior, The Stone House looks like something out of a...
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Bellevue Brewing serves up ‘more than beer’
COURTESY PHOTO BY CELINA KAREIVA “I’m a music fan, so when I think of brewing, I think of jazz,” John Robertson says. “There’s a lot of borrowing in jazz that goes on. That’s how it evolved. Well,...
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Pioneer Spirit
BY SETH TRUSCOTT Once a place where hardworking tradesmen, woodcutters and lumberjacks gathered to build a community, Snoqualmie’s Woodman Lodge Steakhouse and Saloon is now a place to enjoy a great...
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An international palette
STORY AND PHOTO BY CELINA KAREIVA If you’re like most students, ramen was the bottom tier of your food pyramid in college, and the thought of paying anything more than a $1.50 for a bowl, is enough to...
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Flavors of Tuscany
STORY AND PHOTO BY LINDA BALL Giovanni Nardone is a long way from his hometown of Caserta, in the Campania region of Italy. Now a resident of Bellevue, he worked for a food company in Canada and is the...
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Noshing in the sun
The patio at The Slip overlooks Kirkland’s Marina Park. KEEGAN PROSSER BY LINDA BALL It’s summertime and since everyone loves a picnic, outdoor dining is one way to enjoy one without packing up your...
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SUMMER GRUB
3-pigs Bar-B-Q has been serving up delicious ribs in Bellevue for 27 years. PHOTO BY KEEGAN PROSSER By Linda Ball There’s more than one kind of barbecue to enjoy – and it seems folks are pretty...
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Cooking up success
STORY AND PHOTO BY LINDA BALL Chef and restaurant owner John Howie seems to have an endless amount of energy. He seems to be smiling all the time. He has reason to smile. He has a healthy, happy...
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GRILLIN’ @ HOME
It’s finally summertime here in the Northwest and that means it’s time to get grilling. Sure, you can fire up your Weber or Char-Broil, but grilling can be more interesting and fun with the right...
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Chef’s Corner: For Jacky Lo, restaurants a great business career
Jacky Lo Jacky Lo, executive chef at Wild Ginger, took an unusual route to culinary success. A middle-of-the-road business student, Lo pleaded with his family to let him quit and follow his gut...
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Baking basics: A recipe for holiday success
Whether your end-of-year festivities involve mistletoe and ho-ho-ho, a menorah and dreidel, or a kinara and seven colorful candles, holidays of all cultures seem to have one thing in common: baking....
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