Anthony’s Home Port Light on the Pocketbook

Has Anthony’s Home Port got a deal for you: its new Sunset Dinners. What’s a Sunset Dinner, you ask? The answer is simple (and economical): four courses – that’s appetizer, chowder or salad, main entrée and dessert – all for a mere $18.95! (What’s more, it’s good, too!)
The appetizers give you a choice of Oregon [...]

Where East Meets West: The Tea Garden

Tea may not be to Seattle what coffee is – not yet, at least – but there are some very unique boutique tea shops and tasting rooms worth checking out.
In addition to Seattle’s Zen Dog and Floating Leaves, there is now the Tea Garden in Ravenna’s East West Bookshop. Opened in December 2009 – when [...]

Bask in the Glow of Suncadia

If you’re looking for a “staycation” – a getaway that’s not too far away – you might want to consider Suncadia Resort & Spa. Located 80 miles east of Seattle on the sunny eastern slopes of the Cascades amidst 1,200 acres of pine forests and saddled up next to the Cle Elum River, Suncadia is [...]

Tilth Brunch Do Us Part

Tilth Organic Cuisine: true Pacific Northwest cookin’, right down to the refurbished home its housed in right in the heart of Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. It first opened in September 2006 and has been all the rage ever since (even the NYT said so almost two years ago, when it ranked Tilth 9th out of the [...]

Drop by Lemon Drop

Ah, the Lemon Drop martini: refreshing, sweet, and truly a classic. Also a fitting name for a delightful lil’ boutique in Wallingford  – proprietor Jodi Obde definitely thought so. Recently named “Best New Boutique” in Seattle Magazine’s Best of ‘09 Reader’s Choice Awards, her vintage boutique – which opened July 4th of last year – [...]

Sleep, Slurp, Spy, ‘n’ Spa This February Month of V-day

Since it seems that – for better or for worse – day-long holidays (pagan or not) are now marketed as month-long events, this month your Hedonista will focus on the month of pure hedonism: February.
Why February, you ask? Well, there’s Valentine’s Day, with all of its pampering of your respective loved one (or ones). However, [...]

‘Tis the Season … for Pine & Juniper Berries

Let’s face it – the holidays are for all ages.
So why not hedonistically treat yourself (and those you love) to some soothing scents of this season?
This winter holiday, Seattle’s Vida Spa – located over in the Denny Triangle neighborhood – is offering a two fabulous treats:
1) Their Winter Essential Kit – this kit offers a [...]

Follow the Silk Road

Tea is truly one of life’s greatest pleasures (simply type that three-lettered word into the search box on this site and see all the pleasures it has to offer).  That said, spa and aromatherapy also has its hedonist holding in your Hedonista’s heart (again, type in this three-lettered word and see what reveals itself).  What [...]

Waterways: More Than Just Water

About a month ago, your Hedonista wrote about how Waterways Cruises and Events is now open to the general public and no longer just an aquatic venue for weddings and corporate events.
Given that the holidays are almost here, Waterways is in full swing with holidays cruises galore. Not only to they have their Holiday Parade [...]

Teaophilic Treatise (Part IV of IV): Sorrento’s Afternoon Delight

So we’ve thus far enjoyed a majority of the “teaophilic treatise” series, dear hedonists – part I, part II, and part III, to be exact.
Not that Victoria isn’t a wonderful city (for it is, without question), but what about the enjoyment of this traditional British repast right here in Seattle? Fear not, my hedonistic teaophiles [...]

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