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the ghostwriter
Book Reviews
The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre | Review
**ARC provided via NetGalley** Alessandra Torre has a winner with the Ghostwriter. The plot feels fresh, the writing is evocative and the characters, especially Helena Ross, quickly come into sharp focus.  4 stars. The Ghostwriter occupies a sweet spot between women’s fiction and suspense. On the one hand, you’re trying to unravel the mystery. On the other, it’s…
October 2, 2017
My Rice Bowl
Book Reviews
My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson
Grilled Chinese Broccoli with Walnut Pesto and Garlic Confit from My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson. I have been having the best time cooking from My Rice Bowl by Rachel Yang and Jess Thomson. It might surprise you to hear that this isn't strictly a Korean cookbook. A rice bowl, that's bibimbap, right?…
October 2, 2017
the lakehouse
Restaurants
The Lakehouse in Bellevue Adds Weekend Brunch
The Lakehouse's new brunch menu offers a range of sweet and savory dishes, including a Cocoa Coffee Flour Shortstack with Blueberries, Walnuts and Sticky Toffee. (Photo Credit: The Lakehouse). The Lakehouse, Chef Jason Wilson's newest spot in Bellevue, adds brunch starting this Saturday, September 30. In line with the Lakehouse's farm-to-table approach, the brunch menu includes…
September 28, 2017
Feast PDX
Events
No FOMO! Here’s the Best of Feast Portland 2017
Feast Portland 2017 featured 134 chefs, 31 wineries, 15 breweries, 11 artisans, and 12 distilleries, that delivered the delicious to nearly 18,000 attendees. Over the course of 4 days, I caught up with old friends and ate my way through the amazing Bon Appetit Hot 10 dinner, the Grand Tastings, Smoked and Sunday's Brunch Village.…
September 25, 2017
Mixing it Up
Book Reviews
Food Fiction: Mixing it Up by Tracie Banister | Review
**Book provided by the author for review** In Mixing it Up, Cecily Sinclair is living the dream — she’s a Cordon Bleu-trained chef with her own Cable TV cooking show, Serving Romance. After the network is acquired by another media conglomerate, Cecily keeps her job, but the show undergoes a major makeover as the network tries…
September 21, 2017
temporary sarina bowen sarah mayberry
Book Reviews
TEMPORARY by Sarina Bowen & Sarah Mayberry | Review
TEMPORARY brings together an American who needs to keep her job and the Aussie playboy who could ruin it all. It's also a book in which the cup of coffee and biscuits are actually relevant to the story. ;-) **ARC provided by authors' publicist for review** TEMPORARY is the first collaboration between authors Sarina Bowen and Sarah…
September 12, 2017
autoboyography
Book Reviews
Autoboyography by Christina Lauren| 5-star Review
I wrote my initial Goodreads review of Autoboyography, Christina Lauren’s latest, about a month ago. I felt that urgency to capture my first thoughts and reactions after reading the book, giving it a 5-star rating. But I needed the last month to just sort of let it sit with me, because that’s the kind of…
September 7, 2017
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