Gentle Snark
I'd like to take this opportunity to read my own wants and loves into our "Find your own Seattle" campaign. Every time I get a look at one of our bus ads, with their happy Seattleites declaring for their city favorites -- "my fix," "my scene," "my fuel" and so on -- I make a mental list of the five things that stoke the mile-high blaze that is my love of Seattle. It changes from week to week, but today, it looks a little something like this...
By Geoff Carter | April 24, 2008
Gentle Snark
On Friday, April 11, both McDonald's and Starbucks will give away free coffee. In other words: the ultimate Seattle dream come true.
By Geoff Carter | April 10, 2008
Let's assume that you've already had a cup of
Stumptown coffee, and you like it. The Portland, Ore.-based independent roaster has been pouring its black gold since 1999, which is more than enough time for you to have enjoyed a cup at
Cupcake Royale, or even picked up a few bags of beans on a road trip.
By Geoff Carter | October 2, 2007
Convergence Zone
The tables lining the wall are all different lengths, giving the long, narrow space a curving flow. Plunging, twisting iron rods shape the custom-made chandelier and exterior gates. It is nonlinear. It is fluidly organic. It is “the Fiore Thing.”
By Cody Ellerd | May 29, 2007
Convergence Zone
If you're the type of coffee nerd for whom "ideas in the upper tier of specialty coffee" sound appealing, consider visiting the Victrola Coffee blog. Even if your morning cuppa is just a passing fancy, the gang at Victrola provides unique and entertaining insights into coffee culture that are well worth a look.
By Scott Moore | February 23, 2006
