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Time Keeps Tickin’….

Hey all you hedonists (and aspiring hedonists) out there. Please heed the following: Tick-tock, tick-tock ... good changes are on the horizon with your Hedonista! As this blog (really more of a blogazine, as the articles are typically longer than your average blog post) approaches its first birthday on September 29th, your Hedonista has been a busy... [Read more of this review]

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Stamp Your Passaporto at Il Fornaio

I confess, when I was invited to a media dinner at Il Fornaio (Il Fornaio is Italian for “the Baker” – appropriate, since they make their hand-formed bread in-house and daily), I was skeptical. Why, you ask? Because it’s a California-heavy restaurant and catering chain of some 20-odd restaurants and your Hedonista is typically... [Read more of this review]

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Savor … Tristan und Isolde

Clifton Forbis (Tristan) and Annalena Persson (Isolde). This is about as physical as they get on stage - and they're not even touching. ©Rozarii Lynch photo, courtesy of Seattle Opera. Used with permission. What to say about Richard Wagner? That contentious guy certainly knew how to put on an opera – er, “music drama” (for... [Read more of this review]

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Spin the Bottle at Spinnakers

In keeping with the Victoria theme, it’s time to share some more stories for you, my dear hedonists. Spinnakers chef - a former logging camp cook - really knows her stuff. Remember that game Spin the Bottle? (And yes, there’s an app for that.) I suspect most sommeliers are good at that game, which reminds me (once again) of my “sensual sommelier”... [Read more of this review]

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Freak Out: Side Show

Ah, freak out! Le freak, c’est chic…. ArtsWest’s mission is to produce “artistic events so fiercely compelling that they require conversation, improve the imagination, and promote cultural as a core value for the communities of Seattle.” The freak show in full effect. (Photo by Nichole DeMent, provided by ArtsWest. Used... [Read more of this review]

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Poetry At Sooke Harbour House

Sooke Harbour House is truly a seaside oasis. Sooke Harbor House is more than just a picturesque, garden-laden seaside inn with world-class food and wine menus that change on a daily basis. It’s more than just a sought-after venue for destination weddings and corporate retreats.  Sooke Harbour House – located on the southern coast of... [Read more of this review]

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Enjoy The Flavor of Seattle THIS Week

We take a brief break from the Lotus Land of Victoria, B.C. to bring you the following upcoming event announcement: With its 20 participating restaurants - and counting - Flavor of Seattle can save its cardholders as much as $500 if they eat once at every participating eatery. The membership cards are activated online and are good for one year. The... [Read more of this review]

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Street Level Espresso Expressions

So the night your Hedonista was perched at the bar at Clive’s enjoying the Heed the Hedonist tiki drink, a motorcycle jacket-bedecked fellow named Ken Gordon suggested a story be done on his humble coffee shop/espresso bar. So, the very next day we met up at his second (and arguably first) home so he could treat me to a sampling of his liquid... [Read more of this review]

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Start Filling Up (At) The English Inn

A dear Vic friend took your Hedonista out for dinner at a “new place” the weekend before last. The English Inn is a turn-of-the-century jewel worth the trek to Esquimalt. Talk about a jewel that’s not being discovered nearly enough – the English Inn – a boutique hotel with heritage-quality that makes it a popular wedding... [Read more of this review]

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Heed the Hedonist a Perfect “10″

It’s official: Heed the Hedonist is a “Perfect 10.” A perfect ten dollars, that is. As of this past Spring, Clive’s at Chateau Vic in Victoria, B.C. has a brand spankin’ new cocktail menu. And Heed the Hedonist is on it! Clive's Heed the Hedonist - a tiki drink complete with the glass (that, for the record, looks... [Read more of this review]

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Lady Victoria, Eh?

I’ve noticed a (relatively) new billboard in town these days in Seattle. You can see it as you drive south on Highway 99. It’s sponsored by Clipper Vacations (and also currently on its website). It features a sky blue … well, sky … and a Victoria Clipper vessel. In large, highlighter yellow letters is the phrase “VICTORIA’S... [Read more of this review]

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Chocolate on Them Thar Plains

There’s gold in them thar hills…. Well, actually, more like chocolate on them thar plains. The plains of Minnesota, that is. (Who knew Minnesotans could make chocolate? Juuust kidding. Some of my best friends are Minnesotans. Really.) Brian - whom your Hedonista met at the Admiral Metropolitan Market on June 4th - is a likable guy with... [Read more of this review]

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