He’s scheduled to ride in the Seafair Torchlight Parade downtown in about two hours, but right now, Mayor Mike McGinn is in West Seattle, at the Camp Long Lodge reopening party. It continues till 7 tonight, with tours of the million-dollar renovation work (including the expanded kitchen), cake, and other festivities, and at 7, you’re invited to stay in the park for GreenStage ’s free Shakespeare performance. More photos later; the mayor’s Twitter account just posted a photo of West Seattle-residing Councilmember Tom Rasmussen speaking ( video added later ): Rasmussen was chair of the council’s Parks Committee when voters passed the Parks and Green Spaces Levy, which paid for this project – plus this pic of the grand-reopening cake, attributed to Fauntleroy’s own Original Bakery : (video substituted for photo, 7:48 pm) And of course, it can’t be a grand opening without a ribboncutting: While, as Parks project manager Kelly Goold told us during our sneak-peek tour last week, this renovation is meant to help extend the lodge’s life into the future, its past is also something to honor, as Camp Long’s Sheila Brown noted at the party: Find out more about Camp Long and its programs and features by going here
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The Trafalgar in London ?s incredibly central along with wonderful links to transport, theatres and all of the first-class dining as well as vibrant entertainment London has to offer. … There are numerous exceptional restaurants positioned in close proximityfor foodies, including Le Gavroche, The Square and Princess Garden.
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It’s an annual treat that most foodies covet, but still, every fig season has me more excited that the last. When I spotted a stack of plump, fresh figs at the grocery store with no one around, I wanted a bullhorn to shout: “People! The figs are here!” After containing myself, I picked up a plastic carton of the tender morsels, inspected all sides to ensure none were damaged, then lowered the container into my shopping basket, peering at it lovingly as if it were a newborn child
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A Broomfield-based restaurant chain abruptly closed three of its Colorado restaurants and canceled plans to open 17 others after its CEO was arrested on an unknown parole violation.
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3 Restaurants Close After Chain’s CEO Arrested
As Summer approaches every year, I always anticipate July because it is in that month that Bissinger’s in the Galleria in Edina starts selling their seasonal chocolate-covered Raspberries, an absolutely delicious treat. I went again yesterday and here’s the evidence. Here’s a photo slideshow of the chocolates:
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Bissinger’s – Chocolate-Covered Raspberries
Four local restaurants are raising funds for the family of Norma Lopez, who was murdered two weeks ago in Moreno Valley.
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Restaurants hold fundraiser for slain IE teen
Futurity reports : As a follow-up to the beating heart, researchers at the University of Minnesota have used a similar technique to create breathing lungs in the lab. The process called whole organ decellularization is used to remove cells from the lungs of dead adult mice and implant healthy stem cells derived from unborn mice into the decellularized matrix, the natural framework of the lungs.
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University Of Minnesota Scientists Create Breathing Lungs
(WSB photo from Eat Local Now! in October 2009) Last year’s Eat Local Now! – held in West Seattle – was a hit, with hundreds of people sharing an evening of good good, good discussion, and interesting info about food sustainability. Organizers including Sustainable West Seattle and West Seattle-co-founded CoolMom are starting to cook up this year’s event, and hoping you can help: Eat Local Now! is a joint fundraiser of Sustainable West Seattle, Cool Mom, and The Good Business Network with the mission to promote the importance of and strengthen the local food systems and economies of Seattle and Puget Sound. Last year our dinner served 225+ attendees at the Masonic Hall in West Seattle and was educational, fun, and a fantastic dinner value
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The menu contains a significant number of vegetarian options from a vegetable tagine to sweet potato falafels. For the meat eater there is a traditional chilli con carne made using British beef or try instead Moroccan meat balls served …
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I want to developing a website for all restaurants in the city listing them according to area, cuisine, type etc. It will be a listing website for restaurants so that people can come and search for restaurants by area, cuisine, …
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Here’s a playlist of video highlights for the Minnesota Twins new closer, Matt Capps . Now if we could only get a solid starter…
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Matt Capps Video Highlights
A Los Angeles Times article I read recently made me chuckle. It began by wearily tossing an exhausted barb at the 3-D phenomenon sweeping Hollywood: “With sighs of relief, critics last week took off… View Original Post
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Prior to that meeting, Buy Frontpage 2003 Cheap , an email was sent by the Daniele family offering a bounty on positive comments in exchange for a $25 dollar gift certificate to their restaurant . The email didn’t exactly say you had to …
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I’ve never used balsamic vinegar in desserts or anything sweet before, but it seems that a lot of people like it. In the professional culinary world, this dish is considered to be a very… [[ This is a content summary only.
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Recipe #155: Balsamic Strawberries Drizzled with Sweet Ricotta Cream
A frisson of pleasure ran through me as we stepped into the Asiate restaurant on the 35th floor of the New York Mandarin Oriental hotel with its sweeping views from 16-foot, floor-to-ceiling windows of Central Park and the Manhattan skyline.
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Asiate – A floor to ceiling view. And a wall of wine in NY
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The capital of Austria is replete with countless cultural monuments and architectural gems. These five hotels in Vienna offer visitors comfort, luxury and no-hassle access to the city’s best attractions. Image by krister462 The Ring The Ring is ideal for tourists who want a chic, central location in Vienna’s Innere Stadt old town.
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CENTURY CITY — Matt Biancaniello of The Roosevelt Hotel’s Library Bar was originally supposed to partake in the August 5 installment of BreadBar’s Hatchi Mix , however mix-master Matt pulled out at the last minute. So, team BreadBar has brought in Max Seaman and Jeff Knudsen , Maitre D’ and Sasah Petraske- trained mixologist of Comme Ca as replacements.
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