Tagged: France

20 Dec

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Top 5 bizarre plans for tonight’s Mayan apocalypse

by · December 20, 2012 · 2 Comments

Apocalypse_Thumn

The end is near! And for Seattleites that means going out with a bang. It’s almost December 21st, the day the Ancient Mayans predicted (sort of) that the world would end. Or maybe John Cusack just starred in a movie about it and we’ve officially lost touch with reality. Either way, Elysian Brewery is serving [...]

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09 Nov

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Ines Patisserie brings the taste (and attitude) of France

by · November 9, 2012 · 4 Comments

A croissant and coffee at Ines Patisserie in Madison Valley (Photo by Sarah Stuteville)

It’s 5 a.m. on a black and blustery morning as I drive through the empty streets of Madison Valley looking to find out what croissants have to teach Seattle about living right. Little yellow leaves — wet with rain and stuck to the black asphalt — are illuminated by light glowing through the steamy windows [...]

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10 Jul

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Bourgeois bakery brings flavor of “French Tokyo” to Queen Anne

by · July 10, 2012 · 0 Comments

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The pace at Cafe de Lion is slow — a very deliberate slow that’s now as rare in Seattle as it is in Japan, where owner Daisuke Miura, his wife Tomoyo and their son Lion (the cafe’s namesake) moved from two years ago. Francoise Hardy and Serge Gainsbourg play in the background as young diners enjoy green tea [...]

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