Subscribe to Ed's TableApr. 21, 2009 at 7:45am
Get your goat on at Parkway barleywine fest
The most widely consumed meat in the world will accompany strong beers
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Food and Beer, Tacoma
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I just saw the full list of strong and complex ales that'll pour at Parkway Tavern's 4th annual barleywine festival on Saturday, and I'm already licking my chops over an animal that will be roasted whole over open fire that day. Read more
Apr. 21, 2009 at 7:26am
Sunshiney cocktail, free Ben & Jerry's
A drink on my deck, and free ice cream
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Bargain Bites, Belly Up with Ed, Gig Harbor, On My Deck
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It's supposed to be 70 degrees and sunny again today. Think of the cocktail I drunk last night to get you through the day today. I made it with homemade Meyer lemon sorbet and store-bought vodka. Shaken. Rimmed with powdered sugar. Garnished with blackberries. Sipped. Gulped. Sipped. Gulped. Gulped. Read more
Apr. 15, 2009 at 3:08pm
Tappa kegga propaganda
'Beer Wars' tell story of micros-vs.-macros
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Industry Issues, Media
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Have you ever popped the cap on a bottle of Blue Moon, took a slug, read the label and did a spit take? If so, you probably saw that the Belgian-style witbier wasn't a microbrew but a macrobrew -- a beer from the Molson Coors Brewing behemoth. Read more
Mar. 26, 2009 at 3:44pm
1022 South opens Sunday in old Monsoon
Hilltop bar will do 'craft cocktails with a nod to the literary'
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Restaurant Openings, Tacoma
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1022 South, the new bar in the old Monsoon Room, will open softly on Sunday, and officially on Monday, having passed its final inspections today. Read more
Mar. 23, 2009 at 12:13pm
Two-fisted public radio fund-raising at Doyle's
It's Guinness vs. Beamish, KUOW vs. KPLU at Tacoma pub
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Eat Well, Do Good, Tacoma
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Doyle's Public House is keeping your public radio drinking dollars closer to Tacoma this year, with a twist on its annual Raise a Pint for Public Radio promotion. Read more
Jan. 30, 2009 at 5:21pm
Warm wine won't do
Red wine should be served around cellar temperature
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed
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I'd ordered the least expensive bottle of red wine on the menu, so I wasn't about to send it back for not being up to snuff. Anyway, price wasn't the issue; temperature was. Read more
Jan. 24, 2009 at 6:53pm
Pints of remembrance for Parkway bartender
Tacoma tavern will celebrate Mathew 'Matty' Broaddus on Wednesday
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Cool Things, Staff, Tacoma
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Tears have flowed. Now it's time for beer to pour, with maybe a few more tears to chase down the hops and malt. On Wednesday, Tacoma's Parkway Tavern will celebrate Mathew "Matty" Broaddus, a bartender and Parkway family member who died of a heart attack Dec. 23 at age 46. Read more
Jan. 24, 2009 at 6:13pm
New Frontier owner opening new bar in old Monsoon Room
1022 South J will serve craft cocktails in a study-like atmosphere
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Restaurant Openings, Tacoma
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The owner of newly-opened The New Frontier Lounge near the Tacoma Dome plans to open a new bar in the Hilltop space that was abandoned last fall by The Monsoon Room. Read more
Dec. 15, 2008 at 9:02pm
'Twas a cold and boozy day
20-something temperatures called for hot-buttered rum cocktails
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Tacoma
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This afternoon's temperature was barely above the legal drinking age. So what better time to give myself an assignment: find a good hot-buttered rum. Read more
Dec. 10, 2008 at 7:19pm
Ho, ho Rudolph on a fork
Doyle's venison shepherd's pie puts a holiday twinkle in my eye
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Eating with Ed, Tacoma
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I wasn't in much of a holiday mood -- until I forked into the Rudolph Pie at Doyle's Public House. Yep, it's what you think: shepherd's pie, made with venison. It's this month's special at Doyle's. Read more
Dec. 10, 2008 at 1:08pm
Ed on the radio with Meyer lemon recipes
Recipes mentioned on KUOW's Sound Focus program today
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Cooking with Ed, Media, On My Deck
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Here are some Meyer lemon recipes that I talked about on KUOW's Sound Focus radio program today -- salad dressing, lemon curd, tarts and cocktails. You can also listen to an archive of the show in streaming audio. I also address how Meyer lemons aren't local, but how I love 'em anyway. Read more
Dec. 6, 2008 at 11:00am
Toasting Meyer lemon cocktails
Two Tacoma bartenders create refreshing elixirs from my prized California citrus
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Belly Up with Ed, Staff, Tacoma
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Life handed me a load of Meyer lemons this week. The first thing I did was stock up on eggs, butter and sugar for the Meyer lemon curd tart I'm making and taking to a party tomorrow night. The next thing I did was celebrate; I invited two Tacoma bartenders to help. Read more
