I have always been an avid fan of inventive fusion cuisine, when two dissimilar items or categories of food are joined in harmony. Think Japanese and Italian, eggs and/or peanut butter on cheeseburgers and kimchi with fried rice.Now add pastrami and tacos to that list – a tacastrami taco, to be exact.
Start spreading the news: For Leo Walters, it is bon voyage for bread and viva vegan Cheez. The owner of Glorious Artisan Bakery, which opened at 1516 W. Riverside Ave. in Browne’s Addition in 2018, has ended his business of baking artisan bread and is closing this Saturday his brick-and-mortar establishment.
Restaurateur Abe Fox, executive chef Jon Green and business partner Eddie Gulberg have opened their restaurant Wooden City Spokane in the historic Genesee Building downtown this month after the coronavirus pandemic pushed back their original target date of spring.
When life served up a double whammy for Kristopher James – first a divorce, then the coronavirus pandemic – the born-and-raised Spokane resident turned lemons into lemonade. Or, in his case, photographs into visual and digital art.
Ricky Webster is turning the negative of the coronavirus pandemic into a positive: The Spokane chef and culinary specialist is on track to open Rind and Wheat, his specialty cheese shop and bakery, in the former space of Glorious Artisan Bakery in Browne’s Addition this fall.
Tuesday was a big day for Twihards, Twilighters and Fanpires everywhere, as author Stephenie Meyer released “Midnight Sun,” a companion novel to the 2005 book “Twilight.” “Midnight Sun” retells the story of “Twilight” from the point-of-view of heartthrob vampire Edward Cullen.
Best of Broadway announced on Wednesday “A Killer Party – A Murder Mystery Musical,” a new musical premiering online in August, and STCU Best of Broadway patrons have access to “A Killer Party” at $9.99 for the entire nine-part series through Aug. 4.
On HBO’s “We’re Here,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alumni Bob the Drag Queen (the winner of Season 8 of “RPDR” in 2016), Shangela and Eureka O’Hara roll into small towns to perform cathartic drag shows with locals, while the lens spotlights the ever-present struggles of queer people outside metropolitan areas in America.
In celebration of July being National Ice Cream Month and July 19 being National Ice Cream Day, Bonus Finder USA is offering ice cream fanatics the ultimate dessert dream job – eating the country’s favorite ice creams to rank them in order of best to worst.
The North Idaho News reported Saturday that pop superstar Justin Bieber was recently seen in the area having lunch downtown (in Harrison? Coeur d’Alene?), and Bieber posted photos on his Instagram from the 700-acre Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club in Harrison.
It is uncertain what the restaurant scene in Spokane will be like in the near future as coronavirus cases continue to increase in the county. What is known is that restaurants that have reopened are operating under social distancing guidelines such as tables situated at least 6 feet apart, parties of five or less and employees wearing face masks and gloves.
Our dinner: hummus and lamb, salmon crudo, broccoli salad, apricot salad, roasted Idaho trout and lamb and pork albondigas. The salmon, apricot and trout were the standouts in an overall stellar dinner, with dill and oregano adding a fabulous flavor punch to the salmon.
Northern Quest Resort & Casino announced Friday the postponement of dates by Weezer, Dustin Lynch, Rodney Carrington, Brantley Gilbert, Barenaked Ladies and Ice Cube until the summer of 2021.
During the coronavirus pandemic, Fire Artisan Pizza in downtown Spokane was extinguished, and, as of April 1 – and this is no joke – Gozo Brick Oven Bistro took its place at 816 W. Sprague Ave.
Bob the Drag Queen, birth name Christopher Caldwell, turned 34 on Monday, and the drag queen known for his comedy chatted via Zoom the morning after about his career, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, same-sex marriage, winning “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and more.
It is understandable, as businesses reopen, to have feelings of trepidation as appointments for doctors, dentists, hair salons and more are back on the calendar. Will it be safe, and what will be different amid this coronavirus pandemic?
Tickets have been added on TicketWeb and Ticketmaster for “Garth Brooks: A Drive-In Concert Experience” this Saturday. The country superstar’s socially distanced concert film will air at drive-in theaters across the continent, with start times ranging from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. locally.
Legendary singer-songwriter Ronnie Milsap has rescheduled his performance at Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox for Sept. 26. Ticketholders are encouraged to hold onto tickets for the Sept. 28 performance as well as for the original performance date of March 24.
Amid the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine, Evan Tewel, general manager of the Davenport Grand restaurants downtown, experienced some good news: His son, Peter, was born at Spokane Valley Hospital on May 2, making Tewel a father for the second time.
Superfly has announced its latest event, “Small Business Live,” a philanthropic music experience supporting minority-owned small businesses across the country. “Small Business Live” is set for 1-7 p.m. Saturday on TikTok and includes performances at local small businesses close to artists’ hearts as well as other locations.
“Breakfast burrito, one hash brown and large coffee, two cream and two Splenda.” These words have been uttered more often than I would like to admit in the last month because 1) I have been in a rush to get to work and 2) I have been too lazy to make breakfast.
After looking at a department store newspaper ad for Father’s Day many, many years ago featuring a sexy male model wearing a see-through shirt adorned with a large flower design, a Los Angeles Times colleague asked, “What father would want that for Father’s Day?”
In not-so-fetching but understandable news, the 2020 engagement of the Broadway musical “Mean Girls,” originally scheduled for Aug. 11-16, has been moved to 2021 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
When you meet and get to know me, I would like to think that your overall impression is a journalist who is upbeat, positive and optimistic. I like to surround myself by people who have similar attributes.
“With the events that have taken place over the past several days, built on generations of trauma and violence, the organizers of All in WA have decided to reschedule All in WA: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief to Wednesday, June 24.”