Avellino: Bellingham’s Coziest Cup of Coffee

Carrie Locke, manager and baker at Avellino, allowed me to ask her some questions about the downtown coffee shop while she buzzed around the kitchen, the sweet smell of baking pastries and roasted coffee...
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Heavy Metal and Recipes? Making Shepherd’s Pie with Vocalist Linzey Rae

In a world that wants "nothing more than potatoes mashed" and overwhelmed by media to the point of fatigue, one technique to cut through the noise and get your message heard is to present traditional information in...

The Chef’s Recipe: Café Rumba’s Antonio Diaz’s Traditional Peruvian Stir-Fry

In 2012, Lima, Peru native Antonio Diaz and his late partner Marco Mellet brought the Peruvian “sanguche,” or sandwich to Bellingham, and with it, well-deserved appreciation for this world-fusion cuisine. Since its opening, Café Rumba...

The Rickshaw: Healthy and Hedonistic

(Update 4/20/20 - unfortunately this establishment has closed) The Rickshaw is an new Asian Fusion restaurant with an innovative menu, located at 1313 North State Street. The key ingredient at play is the team's variety of...

Ya Sou! Bellingham’s Annual Greek Festival 9/9-9/11, 2016

Every year toward the end of summer, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church holds the Greekfest. Every year, it impresses the 30,000+ attendees and I am always one of them. Every year, I go for at...

Cascadia Mushrooms: Bellingham’s Mushroom Mainstay

You may not realize how familiar you already are with Cascadia Mushrooms. Have you ever wondered where the delectable shiitakes in your Vodka Cream Linguini at D'Anna's Cafe Italiano or the delicate oyster mushrooms in...

The Chef’s Recipe: “Back Porch Grilled Salmon” from Brandywine’s Azizi Tookas

Serious about their motto “seed to plate,” Brandywine Kitchen co-owners Azizi Tookas and Chris Sunde are committed to local food-sourcing, taking the term “farm to table,” to the next level. In fact, Tookas and Sunde got...

Stones Throw: Bellingham’s Backyard Brewery

The indoor area is wide open in front and back, so fresh air blows the enticing scent of hops and beer through the whole first floor. If you haven't visited yet, there is a new...

My Saturday Market Routine: Nitro Coffee from Bellingham Coffee Roasters

Thoughts of sipping coffee from Bellingham Coffee Roasters are what get me up and going on those Saturday mornings that I’m not off hiking or biking. Since 2006, owners Fernando and Emma Torres have...

Bite No More in Bellingham…

As reported from the Bellingham Herald, after 10 years, the Downtown Bellingham Partnership will no longer be sponsoring the annual Bite of Bellingham event at the Depot Market Square. See the full article, "Bite...