Archive for March 2017
How I Respond When People Complain About Our Prices
Below is a review we recently received for Beardslee Public House, our Northwest-inspired, family friendly eatery and brewery. I removed the guest’s name as I am not out to shame anyone. “First of all, I use to love this place. I’m sitting here at Beardslee now disgusted with their current price hike. I have one question…
Read More5 DISHES YOU WON’T BELIEVE CAME FROM A SPORTS BAR
At Sport Restaurant & Bar in Seattle you can expect amazing cuisine, scratch made in house with locally sourced ingredients, and flavors that are bigger than the HDTV’s. The flavors at Sport are MVP candidates when compared to the offerings at most traditional sports themed bars. We have 5 dishes though that you may be…
Read MoreCHEF JOHN HOWIE ANSWERS: HOW TO AVOID COMMON MISTAKES WHEN COOKING CHICKEN BREAST
Cooking chicken breast is supposed to be so easy. But when you’re trying to fix not just a good chicken but a perfect one, a bunch of make-or-break factors – such as meat quality, seasoning, marinating, leveling, juice preserving, etc. – all come into play. Now the process doesn’t seem quite so elementary, does it? I often…
Read MoreCOOKING WITH CHEF JOHN HOWIE: PAN SEARED TILAPIA WITH A PERKY QUINOA SALAD
Another seafood special from Chef John Howie that makes home-cooking a veritable gourmet experience. This is a fun, whimsical recipe with pan-seared tilapia – a mild, white fish – accompanied with a quinoa salad that has the lively taste and flavor of a Greek salad. With spring coming along to open the doors for summer,…
Read MorePLEASE JOIN ME FOR BREAKFAST AT THE INVEST IN YOUTH BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER
On March 22, Youth Eastside Services (YES) is hosting its annual Invest in Youth Breakfast to raise awareness about the plight and problems of struggling youth in our community. As co-chair of the YES Invest in Youth Breakfast, it is my pleasure to invite you to come join my wife Debbie and I for a wonderful breakfast…
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