In the mood for half-priced HH food in Belltown? List it is!

In the mood for half-priced Happy Hour food in Belltown? List it is!

List
2226 1st Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
206-441-1000

Happy Hour: Daily 4:00 – 6:30 pm
Sunday through Thursday 10:00 – Midnight

All food items are 50% off
$14 Bottle of Red or White Wine
$3.75 Wines by the Glass
$2.95 Beer on Tap

List is a simple and sexy little restaurant in Belltown with one amazing Happy Hour!

I’ve only had a bottle of wine there once, but it was a delicious Italian red. Something that stood out on my first visit was that they didn’t mind me enjoying the happy hour food (the octopus salad, in fact) without ordering any drinks. One of these days I’ll have to try one of their signature cocktails, however, because I tried a sip of one recently and it was delicious.

The food specials: The cheapest plate during HH is $3 and the most expensive is $7.

I can’t yet speak for all the dishes they serve at List, but the most memorable so far has been the gnocchi with black truffle cream. I also recommend the white wine clams, grilled octopus salad, and grilled ahi tuna.

Oh, and make sure you stop by the bathroom at some point during your visit.

Two words: Heated seats!

Also posted on the GoTime blog!

Patrón Tequila Tasting @ Del Rey

Last week I was one of about 30 people that got to attend a complimentary Patrón tasting at Del Rey in Belltown. (I love Twitter for opportunities like this!)

The representative was very informative and I think everyone walked away with a very positive view of the company.

Two of the reasons why:
+ Most of their employees in Mexico are locals. They get paid very well AND they get health benefits.
+ They have and promote good recycling practices (instead of just “tossing things into the river out back”).

Some tips we came away with:
+ Anejo with orange liqueur, a dash of sweet ‘n sour, and a dash of coke supposedly tastes like Lipton tea.
+ A tequila shot with orange & cinnamon (instead of lime+salt) is rumored to be good.
+ The way to smell the agave is to put some tequila on your palms, rub them together until they get warm, and sniff.

Thank you to Patrón and Del Rey!

Raising relief funds w/ MTI @ Qwest Field

My, my. I’m sorry it’s been forever since I’ve updated. Again. There’s just been a lot going on recently; mostly involving starting Autumn quarter at the University of Washington and starting a new position at UW’s School of Arts & Sciences.

My new phone makes it easier to update more via Twitter, but today I decided it’s time to update this blog again.

Why today? Well, because today I spent most of my day volunteering at Qwest Field because a friend of mine invited anyone interested to volunteer for Medical Teams International in their fund-raising efforts to send relief to the Phillippines, Samoa, and Sumatra.

Edited to add: Results are in! We raised over $11,500 and Lofa Tatupu added a matching gift of $10k to that. WOW.

A shot of the stadium before most people got to their seats.

It was definitely much closer to game-time when I took this one.

I’m not big into football or most sporting events, but I still enjoy the energy and excitement of these sorts of things. In this instance my friend and I also got to try on Manu Tuiasosopo’s Superbowl ring (49ers / Super Bowl XIX in 1985) because he was volunteering and willing to let the kids (and us) take pictures with his ring. It doesn’t mean as much to me as it does for people that are actually excited about football itself and actually know the players names and all, but I was still pretty excited about getting to see and try on the ring.

(Cameras apparently have a hard time focusing on THIS piece of bling bling…)

Oh and afterwards my friend and I grabbed some coffee and briefly visited the very cool Waterfall Garden in Pioneer Square. It’s small but a nice little oasis. I brightened up the colors on this and added a blur vignette effect (?) before uploading this, so I think it kind of looks like a miniature version of what it actually is…. but that’s okay. I still like it.

The Argosy Harbor Cruise

The other day a friend of mine invited a group of us on a 1-hour Argosy Cruise adventure (leaving from Downtown Seattle)…

Here’s some evidence of that adventure…

Our Crazy Group (4 of which were visiting from Israel)

Random guy eating lunch with the seagulls

And then there was much Seattle-rific scenery…

Good ol’ Rainier

I’ve got some catching up to do.

It’s been a while since my last update. A lot’s been going on. A couple of the big happenings are that I have moved into the Wallingford neighborhood (of Seattle) and somewhat unexpectedly got a new job on campus. I am very excited about both of these things… and about finally getting my internet set up (yesterday)!

Wallingford Observations:
+ It seems like the best times to go out for food are Happy Hour and during lunch (because lots of places seem to have specials). So far I like Kate’s Pub for “traditional American”/comfort food (all food half-priced during happy  hour!),  Eggs Cetera’s Blue Star Cafe for breakfast, Djan’s Thai for Thai (I’m a fan of the seaweed soup), and the Ivar’s Salmon House for outdoor dining with a view (and a great HH menu that goes 3:30-close on all or most days).
+ More on food: Lots of Thai, a few sushi joints, a few Mexican food joints.
+ Place to hang out or get a warm beverage: Mosaic Community Coffee House. Lots of space, meeting room, and it’s donation-based so there are no set prices. From what I understand the baristas are volunteers.
+ Lots of cats, dogs, and children.
+ A wide array of shops.
+ Very active Sustainable Wallingford group.

So… pictures. Here’s something. Mostly nature and what-not.

This is from a nice (but short) path/service road near Interlaken Park.

Ultimate Urban Adventure Race: Oyster Relay
I heard from one girl that they took a blindfolded ride on the Duck before being dropped off somewhere and having to… walk or run back to the Seattle Center? I’m not sure. She didn’t enjoy the blindfolded ride, though.

A September Sunset in West Seattle

My camera wasn’t liking the light much, but this was a sunset on Alki Beach in West Seattle.

Free Santigold Show (Thanks to Kia)

This last weekend Kia (the car company) was here promoting the new Kia Soul and giving out tickets to different shows that they were putting on (incl. Santigold).

One of my friends got some tickets for doing a test drive and also won some on the radio, so we got a chance to go to the free all-ages concert in some warehouse in SoDo.

It was fun… but a little lame because the music cut out 2+ times and I’m pretty sure the performance ended earlier than planned because of it. (I stepped out into the parking lot for a moment and it felt like it ended rather abruptly when I came back.)

Seattle is getting a Hard Rock?

I saw this near the Pike Place Market on Sunday…

Lunch Sampler @ Stir Martini & Raw Bar (Bellevue)

Earlier today I got to experience my first ever “media lunch” (as a guest) and I don’t think words can really express how much I enjoyed it.

Deconstructed Martinis

Sweet: Strawberry fig slurry, strawberries, candied lemon peel
Savory: Olive juice, olives, bleu cheese stuffed olives, anchovy stuffed olives
Herbal: Cucumber mint basil slurry, cucumber slices, lime wedges

My favorite was definitely the savory. I think it was mostly because we did not put much alcohol in there and therefore it was sweet. Those olives were great too! My second favorite was probably the herbal and the third was the sweet.

Orange Nairagi Poke & I think the Rock Shrimp Ceviche. The Ceviche was very simple and nice while the Poke had a nice spice to it. If I had to choose one, I’d go for the Poke.

These oysters… don’t even get me started! The bigger ones are called Gold Creek oysters and they tasted like the Puget Sound. It was unreal and beautiful and I wish I could have eaten like 5-10 more of them (after the three I had from this tray).

The king crab roll was tasty and filling.

I didn’t take a picture of the lobster bisque that we also tried, but it was also quite fabulous.

This was quite possibly the best beef I have ever eaten in a soup. It was so soft and delicious. The broth, noodles, and mushrooms were also very good and I was sad when I realized I couldn’t finish the full bowl if I wanted to try the rest of the samples they had planned for us.

Coconut prawns w/ mystery greens, kale, and black rice. Very delicious.

Sweet Gyoza (caramelized pear and fig, chocolate, kahlua dipping sauce). The drizzled chocolate made for a great dip!

Stir Martini & Raw Bar: Thank you for an amazingly delicious lunch.

Hopefully one of these days I’ll become enough of a foodie that my descriptions get much better than the over-used words “great” and “delicious.”

Just a view from a South Seattle balcony…

Nothing too exciting here. Just a nice view from a balcony in South Seattle (near International District)…

Bachelorette Party @ Can Can

On Saturday night a friend of mine had a bachelorette party and the main event was the show Electric! at the Can Can (it’s next to/below Pike Place market). The drinks and VIP seats were quite expensive (especially for a student like myself), but it was a special occasion… and the show (and drinks) were great. The performers that night were The Castaways and they danced, showed off how fit and flexible they are, twirled around, pranced, etc. Definitely recommend going and I know I’ll be returning to the Can Can again someday. If you’ve got the extra cash and want to be more comfortable, reserve tickets that get you a table. Otherwise I’d definitely recommend getting the much cheaper standing room tickets!

‘Fiona Minx’

‘Jonny Boy’ (L) & ‘Faggedy Randy’ (R) (that unicorn was SO funny)

This was I believe ‘Faggedy Randy’ (he climbed out of that for a while)