Inside Bainbridge

by Stephanie Viele, Holistic and Wellness Health Coach There are so many choices these days when it comes to cooking oils that sometimes it can be difficult to know what to choose and what exactly to do with an oil once you bring it home. I love that we are beginning to understand that good…

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[This article is an update of a previously published article on August 4, 2011.] Happy hour is a happy alternative to full-priced eating and drinking these days as we all look for ways to save with a smile. A lot of restaurants are rolling out longer happy hours, more enticing pricing, and late-night happy hours…

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Teddy Siriboom and his chef wife Tum have been serving up tasty Thai fare at Bainbridge Thai Cuisine for some 20 years now. What’s new is that this little Island favorite on the water at the far south end of Madison Avenue is expanding with an attractive new full bar with indoor seating room for…

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by Stephanie Viele, Holistic and Wellness Health Coach Juicing vs. smoothies: What’s the difference, and should you care. Yes! I can’t think of two healthier additions to our frenetic lives than a glass of liquid nutrition, of either variety. They both feed the body at its most basic cellular level. Juicing provides superior hydration while also…

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If Brendan McGill has a “thing” it’s the real thing, as in real food and being a real guy. Sound simple? It is, and yet it’s hard to find in the food(ie) world, where pomp and pomposity often posture as good eats and talent. Localism is a big-time buzz word these days, often paid more…

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Announced this morning, March 19, Food & Wine Magazine readers and foodies at large have just honored Hitchcock’s culinary innovator Brendan McGill as The People’s Best New Chef of 2013. McGill garnered the most votes in an elite field of 100 national contenders. [Read our in-depth interview with McGill] McGill studied at the Art Institute of…

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If you’re a fan of the juicy ribs BI BBQ has been slow-cooking at 251 Winslow Way West for nearly six years, don’t despair that the restaurant is closing its doors. Owner Greg Epstein says emphatically, “We are not going out of business.” He explains that the closure is due to the fact that the…

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Hitchcock fan? The Bainbridge Island restaurant, that is. If the answer is yes, you aren’t the only one to notice what owner and chef Brendan McGill is serving up these days. Food & Wine has selected McGill among the ten best chefs in the Northwest/Pacific region for its annual round up of the ten most talented new…

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by Stephanie Viele We are pleased as organic peaches to introduce To Your Health, a new monthly feature by Bainbridge Island health professional Stephanie Viele. Viele writes with a wealth of holistic health knowledge and a practical sensibility, offering smart and attainable advice for healthier, happier living.  Detox. That word is everywhere these days, but…

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Kailua, Oahu, is a really long way to go for a local news story, except when that story combines three of my favorite things: Bainbridge, Hawaii, and chocolate. I’ve been enjoying Manoa Chocolate for a while now, having scooped up a bar at Bon Bon a few months ago. Little did I know, that luscious…

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I eat a lot of yogurt. Plain yogurt. Breakfast, snack, lunch . . . I just love it. Eating so much yogurt, while satisfying my stomach, was weighing heavily on my greenness—so much plastic used to contain this heavenly stuff! As the containers stacked up in my laundry room, to be used for who knows…

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Very coolly and confidently the aptly named Island Cool opened its doors to the public on Tuesday with no press, no front sign, and no hoopla, but the people came nonetheless—so many, in fact, that owner Joe Raquer had to call his wife Linda at work and ask her to come help. Now Raquer has…

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Super Bowl XLVII is this Sunday, February 3, and whether you’re watching the battle of the Harbaugh brother coaches between the 49s and Ravens or tuning into a great movie (or two), snacks are in order. Football fanatics, “widows,” and indifferent civilians can at least agree on something—guacamole. Its virtues are many: It’s delicious, healthy, popular,…

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The owls, coyotes, eagles, otters, and countless other wildlife rehabilitated at West Sound Wildlife Shelter may not care about fine whisky, but they sure need your help, and the Whiskies for Wildlife fundraiser on Bainbridge Island is a fun way to give it. This third annual tradition features 135 rare and exclusive whiskies to sample and…

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11:10 a.m. With the opening of “upscale casual” eatery Panera Bread, Silverdale is giving us another reason to cross the bridge, or at least a palatable, healthy eating stop amid the area’s plethora of fast food franchises. Named Casual Dining Brand of the Year in the 2012 Harris Poll, Panera Bread is indeed also a…

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by Joe Michael December 22, 2012, 5:11 p.m. My Great Grandma made these cookies on the farm in Central South Dakota. For generations of holiday gobbling, these have been irresistible favorites. Grandma Holmes Sugar Cookies Ingredients 1 1/2 C. sugar 1 C. shortening or butter (she used fresh heavy cream from the milk can) 2…

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3:34 p.m. I admit, fudge is not my favorite. Many members of modern civilization find this preference, or lack thereof, perplexing, although I have noticed they don’t argue for long because they are happy to eat my share. Possibly this is not a good selling point for this recipe. Yet, every person (okay, except me)…

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3:10 p.m. Ah, it’s that time of year: the time to eat cookies. And here I go again with my claim of “the best.” Russian teacakes, also known as Mexican wedding cookies, among other monikers, are a recipe for happiness—basically butter, flour, sugar, and walnuts. AND YET, the many variations of this simply perfect concept…

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12:49 p.m. You may have been wondering what’s behind the brown paper-lined windows on the storefront next to Fork and Spoon along Madrone Lane. Ever since a gallery and a short-lived toy store vacated the premises, there’s been something afoot there. Tomorrow, Saturday, November 24, you get to see IT for yourself. IT stands for…

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4:59 p.m. Some of us in this community have food to throw. And others are struggling to put some on the table each night. During this Thanksgiving Holiday, if you’re one of the lucky ones, you have a cornucopia of opportunities to share your bounty. 1. Ordway Food Walk Friday, November 9 | 12:30 p.m….

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