After 50 years serving the PNW twist on Mexican food, Taco Time on 45th and Corliss closed in July. According to an article published in The Seattle Times, business slowed significantly during the pandemic, and increases in the cost of labor and food caused them to close this location. The funky mirrored glass building, built in 1990, was soon covered with graffiti and its parking lot was littered with trash. 

Taco Time had a special place in the hearts of locals, according to Eater Seattle, with Seattleites feeling sentimental about the Taco Time menu and the quirky building. This played …

It was a dark and drizzly week night in early December when I met a friend to check out one of our area’s new wine bars, Respite. Seems like a perfect opening for a detective story, and I had some sleuthing to do, as the concept of sustainable wine is new to me.

Two friends, Haley Meade and Madisyn Scribner, founded their business in 2022, and opened its permanent location at 4106 Stone Way North on August 14th. They believe in wines made sustainably, with care and focus, by transparent wine makers. To quote their website “We want to know …

Here’s the scoop for gelato lovers: after almost 6 months, The Fainting Goat has reopened in a new location. Owners Yalçin and Sevim Ataman shut down operations in December 2023 after the building where they were leasing (next to Chase Bank) sold to an apartment building developer. Challenges, including the permitting process, delayed their reopening until last week.

The new storefront landed them between Sea Monster and Taco Time on 45th. They make fresh gelato daily from local organic milk and seasonal fruits. Flavors rotate frequently, but some in the regular line up include stracciatella, pistachio, Mexican vanilla bean, chocolate …