For a decade, dessert lovers could find biscotti from Tacoma-based The Art of Crunch at farmers markets, coffee shops, pop-up events, wine bars and holiday markets. Today, you can pop into Tacoma’s new The Art of Crunch biscotti storefront and buy Rhonda Hamlin’s famous biscotti, dessert bars, vegan desserts and hand-made crackers at her very […]
El Parche Tacoma now open on McKinley. Get the empanadas, mojitos and steak
El Parche Tacoma owner Mario Medina has a few things to say about Colombian empanadas: They’re the chips and salsa of the Colombian restaurant world and should start every meal. I took his advice on my first trip up to El Parche Seattle this summer. One dip of a beef empanada into the restaurant’s aji […]
Thanksgiving 2021: Here’s where to get pies & desserts in the Tacoma area
Thanksgiving is a week out and you might be looking to outsource your dessert from a Pierce County bakery. I’m here to help. Here’s where you’ll find pies, macarons and other treats to complement your Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving this year is Nov. 25, 2021. Looking for where to pick up a Thanksgiving dinner or where […]
Bar Rosa opens in Tacoma’s Hilltop with wood-fired pizza, flavorful cocktails
Bar Rosa opened Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. It’s a mighty fine companion to a lineup of favorite Tacoma bars: The Eleven Eleven across the street, Zodiac Supper Club just around the corner, plus 1022 South J just a short few blocks away. Do I dare say Bar Rosa has a Hilltop […]
The Main Ingredient pizzeria in Tacoma has closed
The Main Ingredient, a pizza restaurant at 5419 South Tacoma Way, has closed permanently. “A series of unfortunate events and the questionable future in regards to the state of affairs across the country has led us to make the tough decision to close permanently,” explained owner Leland Brechbiel, who operated the restaurant for about a […]
Crab King now open in Tacoma where Outback Steakhouse recently closed
Tacoma’s newest seafood boil restaurant – Crab King – is open, and more seafood boil places are on the way in the Tacoma area. Read to the end of the story for info on the other new openings. Crab King Cajun Boil and Bar opened last week inside the former Outback Steakhouse in Tacoma at 3111 […]
Thanksgiving 2021: Restaurants with take-out and dine-in around Tacoma, Pierce County
Not everybody wants to cook on Thanksgiving, which is Nov. 25, 2021 this year. That’s less than three weeks, people. I’m here to help with all your Thanksgiving needs with a list of places with take-out options, plus dine-in options in and around Tacoma and Pierce County. I’ve even got a restaurant with a 100 percent […]
Costella’s, the Italian restaurant, has closed permanently
Costella’s, the Italian restaurant with an attached deli and market, has closed in South Hill. The restaurant didn’t quite make it to its one-year anniversary. “We just weren’t doing the volume and my partners wanted out,” said owner Mike Rubel via message this week. He confirmed: Another restaurant is slated for the space. However, he […]
Pizza Studio in Lakewood closing permanently
Lakewood’s Pizza Studio announced it will be closing permanently on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The restaurant announced the closure on Sunday. The restaurant opened about four years ago at 5605 Lakewood Towne Center Blvd SW in Lakewood Towne Center. It was opened by Annette, Steven and Michael Kitchen. Read the complete post Pizza Studio in Lakewood […]