Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Best Dishes of 2013 Countdown #6: The Wandering Goose


Best Dishes of 2013 - The Wandering Goose

In the corner of the Carolinas known as the Wandering Goose, baker Heather Earnhardt overburdens her pastry case with triple chocolate chip cookies and pear cardamom muffins and enormous layer cakes—and that’s just the top shelf. Her signature is buttermilk biscuits, slathered with butter and jam, and they are very good. Request them warmed in the oven and now they’re great—browned edges crisp, interiors fluffy, butter melted creamily into the dough, the jam a bright finale.

Here are more of my favorite dishes of 2013

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

December's Standup Showdowns


December's Standup Showdowns

There are some great standup shows coming to Seattle in December. Unfortunately, four of the best offerings are scheduled on two nights. With that in mind, we provide a tale of the tape breakdown December's standup showdowns. Four comedians enter Seattle, but only two can win your time.

*This article originally appeared in the December 2013 issue of Seattle Met Magazine.*

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