Restaurant Reviews

It was as colorful as a bouquet of wild flowers. Golden buttery yellow, iridescent red, pale flushed pink, and bright pillowy white, all in rich contrast to the luscious foliage green. Except this wasn’t blooms and blossoms, it was lunch. A deep oblong platter, reminiscent of a white porcelain vase, was holding the sweet, tart and salty bits of my Moroccan salad together. I’m in […]

UPDATE May 2017: All locations of Po Dog have closed up shop. Sadness. Do you ever look at the conveyor belt in the grocery checkout line to see (read: peer at, pass judgment on, or have a self-righteous giggle about) what the person behind you is buying? I do. And if I run into anyone

If you’re living la vida vegetarian and like to eat out, I’m guessing you’ve had your share of  restaurant meals that left you choosing between the lesser of two evils: “May I please have the teriyaki chicken salad without the chicken?” “Yup, that’s right. Everything else but the chicken.” “Nope, just leave it off.” “I know.  It will just be the

In Italian, dove vivi means “where you live”.  As life decisions go, it’s a big one, which predetermines everything:  the friends you’ll make, the weather you’ll love (or hate), the house you’ll buy, the Farmer’s Market you’ll rely on, and the restaurants that will become your favorites.  I feel extreme gratitude to be able to call Bellingham, Washington

On a weekend visit to our British Columbian neighbor to the north, two days in Victoria meant two visits to one of its best dining destinations for veg-heads: Rebar.