Maple Leaf

Venture farther south of the border for family-friendly Latin American food

Lilium Pierson — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:21:57 -0700

The next time your family is in the mood for Mexican cuisine, consider taking a culinary detour farther south instead. Most Seattle parents are familiar with the kid-friendly favorites of burritos, tacos, and rice and beans, but they're less acquainted with other Latin American dishes, which offer a different twist on some of the same ingredients.

Everybody shops, nobody walks in Northgate

Geoff Carter — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:56:44 -0800

Two thoughts occurred to me as I got off the number 66 bus. As soon as the coach arrived at the end of its downtown-to-Northgate express run -- the Northgate Park & Ride lot, located behind the stack of big-box stores that faces the Northgate Mall -- I thought, "Hey, this bus stops right behind the Target. I'm gonna need to remember that the next time I need cat litter/socks/utilitarian objects designed by Michael Graves."

Kona Kitchen

Cody Ellerd — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:28:57 -0700

If you're wearing flip-flops in Seattle at this early stage of spring, I expect you're doing one of three things: deboarding a plane at Sea-Tac, taking a shower in a college dorm or having a meal at the Kona Kitchen.

At this tropical outpost in the Maple Leaf neighborhood, customers aren't just eating pu-pus and pineapple burgers. They're doing it in sandals and Hawaiian shirts. The island decor and lilting music suggests that this is a place on permanent vacation.

Maple Leaf Wine Cellar: A snoot-free, community wine shop

Mark Shaffer — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 15:22:52 -0700