Barrio in Bellevue
I loved Barrio in Capitol Hill and I love Barrio's new location in Bellevue! Suzanne and I went last night before going to see the September Issue (btw: a really great film). We ordered guacamole, ceviche and crudo sampler, chicken tacos, mexican chopped salad with flank steak, short ribs, tres leches cake with pears, cafe y leche creme brulee, and salted →
Cupcake Showdown!
MMM....cupcakes. My fiancé is a semiprofessional cupcake (and the occasional muffin and regular sized cake - oh and she makes good lemon bars - so does that make her a semipro baker?? I don't know.) baker. When we heard that Trophy Cupcakes was opening their first shop on the Eastside, we were excited to try it out. Trophy's Bellevue location →
Top Pot – hand forged doughnuts!
The last few weeks Suzanne and I have been hanging out at Top Pot doughnuts in Bellevue. We have only really gone to Top Pot a few times when we lived in Capitol Hill but we have both recently discovered the emotional qualities of a daily doughnuts (and hopefully will never discover the physical qualities). Top Pot offers free wifi, →
Cactus Salad
2 lb Cactus Leaf 2 Whole Onion 4 Cloves of Garlic 5 Tomatoes 1 Can of Pickled Jalapenos (with carrots) Salt and Pepper Cilantro De-thorn cactus leaf by running knife down the side and remove all of the thorn bumps. Half onions and peel garlic. Add a bit of salt and boil for about ten minutes. Dice cactus, onion, garlic, tomato, carrots and jalapeno. Mix with a bit of the juice from →
food, politics, business and expresso
I am adding a new emphasis to SOY VIVO, food. Since I no longer have regular access to cable news, I have disappointingly fallen off of the current events scene and my blog has suffered. The addition of food to SOY VIVO will serve as an attempt to revitalize my posts. Although I will critic my meal, the food category →
