Subscribe to Ed's TableSep. 12, 2009 at 7:07pm
In My Garden: Everybody must get scones
I felt like baking today; here's a batch of blue-cheese-bacon-grape scones
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Gig Harbor, In My Garden, Puyallup Fair
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Walking around the Puyallup Fair yesterday between deep-fried bites, I spied long lines at the Fair Scone stands. That put me in a scone frame of mind. But not such that I was willing to stand in line on a warm afternoon. Instead, I baked on a warm afternoon. Go figure, but behold the blue cheese-bacon-grape scones I made today. Read more
Aug. 27, 2009 at 11:45am
Change of view looms at South Sound Eats
Headquarters moving from Browns Point to Gig Harbor
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Gig Harbor, South Sound Eats, Tacoma
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Maybe you've noticed recent changes at South Sound Eats, like our Meal Ticket gift certificates and some new videos. South Sound Eats is also changing headquarters. I'm in the process of moving from Tacoma's Browns Point waterfront enclave to Gig Harbor. The picture below -- featuring a sandwich I made with leftover carnitas from Vuelva a la Vida, Tacoma's best Mexican restaurant -- will be the last of my On My Deck photos. Read more
Aug. 17, 2009 at 7:12pm
Name that dish and win a free South Sound Eats Meal Ticket
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Contests, Gig Harbor, South Sound Eats, Tacoma
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It's as easy as this: You identify the food in the pictures and you'll stand to win a $50 gift certificate at one of South Sound Eats' participating Meal Ticket restaurants.
Below are five photographs of five different dishes at five different South Sound restaurants. The restaurants are LeLe and Sip in Gig Harbor, and The Bite, Maxwell's and Sax in Tacoma.
Name the dishes and the restaurants and you'll be entered into a drawing to win a $50 South Sound Eats Meal Ticket. E-mail your entries to me at ed@southsoundeats.com. The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday Aug. 21. You must correctly identify all five dish and all five restaurants to be eligible to win. A winner will be randomly drawn from all correct entries.
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Jun. 10, 2009 at 10:29pm
Power tools for winos
Enomatic is a high-tech Italian job that does perfect pours on demand
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Food and Wine, Gig Harbor
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A toast to Enomatic.
If you haven't been poured an ounce of vino from the Italian wine-dispensing system, you wouldn't guess how technology can extend wine's life and alter wine-drinkers' ways. Read more
May. 4, 2009 at 2:33pm
Brix is sold
New owners for Gig Harbor restaurant
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Changes and Sales, Chefs, Gig Harbor
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My earlier report about Brix 25 is now official: The Gig Harbor restaurant has new owners. I met new chef-owner Thad Lyman Sunday night at the Star Chefs gala. Stay tuned for details.
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. 20, 2009 at 7:07pm
Blazing burgers! More in Uptown Gig Harbor
Blazing Onion coming to upscale shopping center
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Gig Harbor, Restaurant Openings
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I forgot to mention in this post about Le-Le opening in Gig Harbor's upscale shopping center: Blazing Onion will open soon in Uptown Gig Harbor. It'll be the third location for the Mill Creek-based restaurant that serves blinged-out burgers, sandwiches and more . Stay tuned for opening date.
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Apr. 20, 2009 at 4:06pm
LeLe moving on Uptown
Thai-Vietnamese restaurant opening new location in upscale Gig Harbor shopping center
Posted by Ed Murrieta in Chefs, Gig Harbor, Restaurant Openings, Tacoma
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Tacoma Thai-Vietnamese restaurant LeLe is moving on up from Hilltop to Gig Harbor with a second location in the upscale Uptown Gig Harbor shopping and dining plaza. The target opening date is May 20, owner LeLe Tran told me today. Read more
