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Unleash Your Sweet Tooth on National Donut Day - Deals and Freebies Await!

National Donut Day National Donut Day, celebrated on Friday, June 2, provides us with an opportunity to indulge in the delectable goodness of donuts while enjoying some incredible offers. However, the origins of this day have a charitable background. In 1938, The Salvation Army established National Donut Day to honor the Donut Lassies, courageous women who traveled to France during World War I to provide donuts and other snacks to soldiers. Today, major donut chains such as Dunkin', Krispy Kreme, and Duck Donuts, along with several other donut makers, celebrate National Donut Day by offering free donuts, while supplies last. Dunkin', though Ben Affleck won't be personally serving them, invites guests to their participating locations nationwide, where they can enjoy a complimentary classic donut of their choice with the purchase of any beverage on Friday, June 2. It's advisable to check with your local Dunkin' outlet for participation and specific offers, as availability may vary. Some locations might require registration for their rewards program to qualify for the donut deals. At Krispy Kreme, you can savor a free doughnut of any kind, including delightful flavors like Banana Pudding, Chocolate Kreme Pie, Key Lime Pie, and Strawberries & Kreme. No purchase is necessary. Additionally, if you buy any dozen donuts, you can get a dozen original glazed donuts for only $2. The Dapper Doughnut tempts customers with a delightful offer. With any purchase from June 2-4, you can enjoy a free six-pack of cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar donuts. This deal is valid in-store with any priced item, and for online orders, it is activated with a minimum purchase of $5. Duck Donuts is generously offering a complimentary cinnamon sugar donut on Friday, June 2, at their shops, without requiring any purchase. Honey Dew Donuts entices customers by giving away a free donut with any beverage purchase on Friday, June 2. LaMar's Donuts plans to distribute free Ray's Original glazed donuts throughout the day. Some lucky LaMar's customers might even receive a free National Donut Day T-shirt, while supplies last. Maverik Adventure's First Stop rewards club members can enjoy 50% off all donuts on National Donut Day, while Adventure Club Nitro members will receive one free donut per transaction throughout the day. Shipley Do-Nuts allows you to relish one free glazed Do-Nut per person on Friday, with online purchase (using the code Donutday23) or in-store from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m., while supplies last. Participating locations may have specific purchase requirements. Surprisingly, Taco Bell is also participating in National Donut Day through delivery services like DoorDash, Uber Eats, Postmates, and GrubHub. By placing an order of $20 or more, you can add free Cinnabon Delights (2 pack) to your cart. Tim Hortons invites customers to receive a complimentary donut on Friday when they purchase any sized hot or iced beverage using the Tim Hortons app or ordering online at timhortons.com. Yonutz's is adding excitement to National Donut Day by providing the first 10 guests at the top of each hour with a free Smashed Donut of their choice, starting from 4 p.m. until closing time. Surprises and giveaways will also take place throughout the day. Doughnut Plant, located in New York City, is offering a unique deal. With any purchase, customers will receive a limited-edition Espresso Martini mini cake donut, presented in a special box. This donut is a collaboration with Neil Patrick Harris's new ready-to-drink After Hours Espresso Martini cocktail from Thomas Ashbourne Craft Spirits. The donut will be available for sale starting Saturday and will include a QR code for 20% off any Thomas Ashbourne purchase. Legendary Doughnuts in the Seattle and Tacoma areas is hosting a raffle on National Donut Day. With any donut purchase, customers receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a dozen donuts every month for a year. Moreover, purchasing a Red Bull Spritzer gives customers a chance to win four movie tickets or the grand prize of either four tickets to Wild Waves Theme & Water Park in Federal Way, Washington, or a gift card to Anthony's Restaurants. Don't forget to explore local businesses and smaller chains as they might also have enticing deals on National Donut Day. Check their social media channels and websites to find out more about their offerings. Read the full article

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Pao, Mighty O's and New Shop Reviewed

I tasted doughnut after doughnut until I finally made it down 6th Street at the time of day Pao was open.

It was a glazed doughnut. I tried to hide my anticipation with all the excitement I felt. It seemed to take much too long for me to pull away from the drive thru window and around the corner.

In the middle of some residential street nearby, I decided to set my vehicle in park just to take a bite. Luscious, yummy, melt in my mouth glaze, puffy, soft and delicious doughnut, the one that made me feel better for that New York all the way to Washington trek. Yes, a mouthful needs that many adjectives and commas.

Taste is something that can take you anywhere. Pao took me back to Kansas. Yes, the Kansas City Lamar’s standard measured the greatness of this doughnut. If each makers’ glazed doughnuts were placed before me, I’d consider biting into both of them at the same time.

Ok. Pao’s is the best doughnut I have tried so far in the Greater Seattle Area.

Although theirs was named best doughnut, thus far, Pao’s had competition.

Mighty O’s gave Pao a run for the winning spot on this list. There’s a little sign at the entrance of the shop with an inclusive message.  A+. I appreciate businesses taking visual steps in social responsibility. One day, we won’t need those messages.

The location is also superb. Here, I could complain about Seattle parking, but I found a space around the block easily enough – still paid parking. Ah, but the simple joys must burn off somehow.

This doughnut’s flavor tasted of test kitchen. The reason I would rank this doughnut shop second on this list is the chocolate frosting. You can taste the quality of ingredients and that quality shows in the price. Still, I felt it was priced too high. But I do take into consideration the vulnerable farmers involved in the farm to service process.

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Hold up, readers usually high horse it when it comes to my saying anything about ethical sourcing. To set things straight, de Lignes are cousin to the infamous Marie Antoinette for sure, but trying doughnuts isn't quite the level of telling starving citizens to "eat cake".  I'm well aware if you don't have flour you can't make bread, cake, doughnuts etc. My plan to end hunger extends food benefits and makes it easier for businesses to accept those benefits.

Back to reviewing...

Prior to trying love’s first bite and after Mighty O's, I was on the lookout for a better doughnut, as promised.  Spotting a little white elephant while making my way down 23rd Street in Seattle, I felt drawn to the shade of purple paint that coats the building of Raised Doughnuts. It took me a minute to wrap my head around why on earth “Raised” was included in the name. I chose to stop in.

A very cool space that redefines “doughnut shop”, the Elephante felt at home and I took in the genuine aura.  The owner/operator was happy to recommend Raised Doughnuts’ most popular selling item, raspberry covered doughnut holes. I agreed to her suggestion and decided on adding a mochi doughnut to my order.

Bad news first…

I am not a fan of mochi. I’ve sank my teeth into many a variation, of those unhappy experiences, ice cream mochi was the only type I didn’t gag on. But bravely, I tried again. I’d much rather be saying I found a new food that didn’t make me angry, but that’s not the case.

Here is how it went. I took a bite of the mochi doughnut. I couldn’t chew. Half an hour later, I revisited the doughnut after walking my dog. I tried another bite, which I regretted instantly.

The raspberry doughnut holes were good, however. Pricy for doughnut holes, but the uncommon raspberry dusting probably accounts for the price. They are an airy density that pairs better with champagne than coffee.

Pao's hit the spot and satisfied that necessary ache for perfect doughnut taking the Elephante home. My next craving, piroshky.

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#taHOMEa Day one!

We had a great day today! We spent the day in Portland, OR! We went to Pittock Mansion where we saw a habitastic (I stole that word from Stefano) view of Portland! After hiking the mansion grounds we got hungry and decided to go to Voodoo Doughnuts! We arrived at the church we are staying at and were greeted with open arms and Shepard’s pie! Another fun day tomorrow for team Tacoma!

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🥞- Pancake: What is your favorite breakfast food?

Answer: depends usually. My favorite two days are Thursdays and Fridays when I can either do a protein shake at a place here or on Fridays blueberry cake doughnuts at the bakery.

That said I think my favorite breakfast food period was the time I had apple cinnamon pancakes at Alfred’s Cafe in Tacoma, Washington. First big trip I went with parents farther north than South Dakota and they were very good.

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Men in black

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1947. 22 June: Harold Dahl was visited at 7 a.m. by a man dressed in black, who drove him in a black Buick sedan to a café where he told him about his sighting of six ‘doughnut’ shaped objects the day before near to Tacoma, Washington State, in such detail that he could have been there; and said that if “he loved his family he would keep quiet about the matter.” Wilkins, Flying Saucers on the Attack, pp.51-62 ; Randles, MIB, pp.30-31; and several others. Dahl was later questioned by two Air Force intelligence officers, Frank Brown and William Davidson; when they set off by air to return to their base, the plane crashed and they were killed. Two days later Kenneth Arnold, who had also investigated the affair, was flying home when his engine cut out and he was forced to crashland. It has become common for writers to say that Dahl admitted that the story was a hoax, but an August 1947 teletype from the Seattle FBI Special Agent George Wilson to J. Edgar Hoover stated that: “Please be advised that Dahl did not admit to Brown that his story was a hoax but only stated that if questioned by authorities he was going to say it was a hoax because he did not want any further trouble over the matter.” Keith, Casebook, p.46.

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Promising New Rooftop Bar Overlooks the Great Wheel Downtown

In recent restaurant news, Mike Easton is opening a pasta restaurant in West Seattle, Vita Uva’s natural wine shop has closed, and Georgetown’s Deep Sea Sugar and Salt cake bakery has closed its Airstream trailer. As for the updates below, Rhein Haus is open in Leavenworth, Macrina Bakery has expanded to Capitol Hill, and the Charter Hotel’s Fog Room bar is now mixing drinks with a view downtown.

Have intel about a newly opened restaurant, bar, cafe, or other food emporium that’s been overlooked? Tipping is essential: Send Eater the details over the Seattle tipline and we’ll check it out. Meanwhile, check out this other post for more of Seattle’s restaurant openings from earlier in 2018.

September 11, 2018

LEAVENWORTH — The Central District’s hip German beer and bocce hall, Rhein Haus, now sports a huge two-story expansion in the Bavarian-themed mountain town of Leavenworth. The fourth Rhein Haus location — additional locations opened in Denver in 2015 and Tacoma in 2017 — doesn’t have bocce courts, but it does serve the German brews, schnitzels, giant pretzels, and brats familiar to fans of the growing chain. Status: Certified open. 707 Highway 2, Leavenworth.

CAPITOL HILL — Macrina Bakery’s fifth location has arrived, this time on Capitol Hill’s 19th Avenue, in the former Tully’s building. While bread is the local chainlet’s main commercial specialty, the cafes serve an array of pastries, tarts, soups croissants, cakes, coffee, and sandwiches. At this new spot, there’s also brunch on the weekends, along with communal tables, a grab-and-go section, and a true urban unicorn: a parking lot. Status: Certified open. 746 19th Ave.

DOWNTOWN — With indoor seating and a rooftop lounge overlooking the waterfront and the Great Wheel, Fog Room is perched on the 16th floor of Hilton’s new Charter Hotel. There are small bites, like seared scallops with tomatillo and avocado salsa, and original cocktails with local ingredients, including Twisted Bliss, featuring mezcal, peach, and manzanilla sherry. This place has potential, especially as hotel bars go, given that former Rob Roy manager Jesse Cyr is the assistant general manager, and Silas Manlove, formerly of the Nest at the Thompson hotel, is general manager. The bar joins the hotel’s Argentine restaurant, Patagon. Status: Certified open. 1610 2nd Ave., Floor 16.

Correction: September 11, 2018, 9:30 p.m. This article was updated to reflect that Fog Room no longer promises live music, in contrast with information sent in a press release.

August 8, 2018

Bao House specializes in open-faced steam buns in the International District.

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BELLEVUE — Belltown’s La Parisienne French Bakery has added a Bellevue address, and it’s connected to a wine bar, Cépaé Tasting Room. Cépaé claims to have the largest selection of wines by the glass in the Seattle area, with 120 bottles — a broad mix from Europe, the U.S., and South America — all available as 1⁄2-ounce or 5-ounce pours. The bakery’s selection, meant to complement the wines next door, includes pastries from croissants to Paris-Brest, lunch options like salad nicoise, sandwiches, and quiches, and, in the evening, boards with charcuterie, seafood, cheese, and vegetables. Status: Certified open. 258 106th Ave. NE.

INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT — Newcomer Bao House serves a small menu of open-faced Taiwanese steam buns, a type of bao. The selection of fillings includes 24-hour brined pork and roasted duck. Accompanying dishes range from fried egg rolls to fried fish balls to chicken wings. The restaurant is already open but holding a grand opening celebration on August 12 with two-for-one bao and drinks. Status: Certified open. 514 S. King St.

QUEEN ANNE — Uptown Hophouse’s 24 beer and cider taps are flowing near Key Arena. The sports bar’s current tap list includes names like Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider, Georgetown Brewing, Fremont Brewing, and Pfriem Family Brewers. There’s food, too, like fingerling potatoes with curry ketchup, a charcuterie board, spicy coconut curry bowl, and Cubano sandwich. Status: Certified open. 219 1st Ave N #101.

August 2, 2018

Capitol Hill-born Victrola has opened a downtown cafe.

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DOWNTOWN — Capitol Hill’s respected Victrola Coffee Roasters has opened a downtown cafe at 3rd and Pine, inside the Macy’s building, which now also houses Amazon offices above. It’s only Victrola’s fourth location in its 18-year history. As with the other locations, the new cafe serves espresso drinks, pastries, and sandwiches in a modern space with lounge chairs and window benches. Status: Certified open. 300 Pine St, Suite 100.

SOUTH LAKE UNION — Jeffrey Kessenich, former chef at the late Tanglewood Supreme, has opened airy and ambitious Birch next to White Swan Public House on Lake Union. Diners have two options at Birch: a three-course prix fixe menu for $50 that includes choices for antipasto, primo, and secondo courses, plus a dessert add-on for $11; and a seven-course chef’s tasting menu for $70, which puts diners in the hands of the kitchen. Kessenich promises locally sourced, sustainable ingredients with plenty of gluten-free and vegan options. Status: Certified open. 1001 Fairview Ave. N.

GREEN LAKE — The owners of Capitol Hill’s La Cocina Oaxaqueña have added a sibling in the similarly named Cocina Oaxaca, serving Mexican staples in the former Mio Sushi space. Yelp reviews thus far praise the restaurant’s shrimp tacos and fajitas. Other specialties include tlayudas (thin, crunchy tortillas topped with refried beans, lettuce or cabbage, avocado, and meat) and the Oaxacan stew, pozole. Status: Certified open. 7900 E Green Lake Drive N Suite 107.

July 24, 2018

Heritage Distilling Co. has added a Capitol Hill distillery and tasting room.

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BELLTOWN — Renovated Hotel Five has added a dining component called Pineapple Bistro and Bar, a nod to parent company Staypineapple. The restaurant features a slew of pineapple accents, new floors and furniture, and a rebuilt bar with 22 seats, huge TVs, and giant Scrabble. The menu includes themed drinks like the Pineapple Express with bourbon, caramelized pineapple puree, maraschino cherries, and club soda. Food ranges from customizable mac and cheese to sandwiches and snacks like barbecue pork sliders and buffalo chicken wings. Status: Certified open. 2200 5th Ave.

QUEEN ANNE — Matias Tona, who helped open Grappa in the same neighborhood, and his brother Kleon are now serving Mediterranean tapas and cocktails at their new restaurant, Dandylion, which also includes a private events space and “speakeasy bar” called the Den. The Tonas source local produce and plan to change the menu seasonally. Current dishes include meatballs with chimichurri sauce, chorizo with yogurt and potato chips, and squid with potato herb puree and saffron oil. Status: Certified open. 532 Queen Anne Ave. N.

CAPITOL HILL — Gig Harbor-based Heritage Distilling Co. now has a Capitol Hill location in addition to a recently opened Ballard expansion. The Capitol Hill tasting room also includes a distillery, bottling operation, and retail shop. Visitors can try flights of the company’s full lineup here, including its many award-winning flavored vodkas, gins, and whiskeys, as well as buy bottles and merchandise and take classes on cocktail-making. In the coming months, the company will add a private events space and overflow seating, too. Status: Certified open. 1201 10th Ave.

July 23, 2018

eneral Porpoise’s doughnuts overflow with custards, creams, and curds.

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LAURELHURST — Renowned chef Renee Erickson and her Sea Creatures restaurant group have opened their fourth General Porpoise doughnut shop. The new Laurelhurst cafe, near University Village, features a unique selection of coffee roasters and a full slate of sugar-coated doughnuts filled with a seasonal selection of jams, jellies, curds, custards, and creams, from classics like vanilla custard to less-common options like peanut butter and jelly or rose cream. Still to come: a General Porpoise location in Los Angeles. Status: Certified open. 4520 Union Bay Place NE.

CENTRAL DISTRICT — Kin Dee has opened at the corner of 23rd and Madison, serving Thai standards like pad Thai and panang curry along with a handful of street food dishes like steamed chicken with garlic ginger rice and a side of broth (kao mun gai), duck noodle soup, and five-spice pork shank. Yelp reviews so far are largely positive, with diners enjoying the hot basil with chicken, pumpkin curry, and tom yum soup. Status: Certified open. 2301 E Madison St.

CAPITOL HILL — Melrose Market has gained a wine bar and bottle shop called Marseille, near Sitka and Spruce. The focus here is trendy natural wines, made with minimal intervention, like orange wine. Marseille is also open for lunch, brunch, and dinner, serving plates like clams with fennel in leek broth, braised monkfish in an almond saffron sauce, and avocado toast topped with spring onion and pickled shrimp. Status: Certified open. 1531 Melrose Ave.

July 19, 2018

Asadero Mexican steakhouse has moved to a bigger location in Kent.

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KENT — Popular Mexican steakhouse Asadero, which also has a busy Ballard address, has moved to a bigger location in Kent. Owner David Orozco’s restaurant now has room for 80 diners — twice as many as before. He’s kept the menu mostly the same, with a few enticing additions: prime carnita con chile (braised tenderloin with ranchero salsa), vacio Akaushi (Akaushi bavette steak served on a hot stone), and bone marrow gorditas (bone marrow and chopped steak in thick corn tortillas). Orozco is also opening a Tacoma location in early 2019. Status: Certified open. 310 Washington Ave. N.

SODO — Urban Works, the collection of warehouses in Sodo, has added a Patterson Cellars tasting room. It joins other tenants — mostly wineries — like Kerloo Cellars, Sleight of Hand Cellars, Schooner Brewing Company, and Nine Pies Pizzeria. This is the fourth location for Patterson, which also pours its “approachable New World wines” in Leavenworth and at two Woodinville locations. Status: Certified open. 3861-D 1st Ave. S.

WALLA WALLA — Chef Jason Wilson (Miller’s Guild, the Lakehouse) is giving Seattleites another reason to trek out to Eastern Washington with Eritage luxury resort and restaurant. It’s set on 300 acres surrounded by vineyards in Walla Walla — recently named “Wine Town” of the year by Sunset Magazine. Guests have access to 10 suites and a menu of locally sourced ingredients from the area’s farmers and ranchers, plus a local wine selection, of course. Wilson’s Fire and Vine restaurant group is also working on Walla Walla Steak Co. and Crossbuck Brewing nearby. Status: Certified open. 1319 Bergevin Springs Rd.

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An Eater's Guide to Seattle

Table Of Contents

Welcome to the land of Local

Everywhere you turn in Seattle, you're greeted by mountains, lakes, and the Puget Sound. There's fresh salmon flown in from Alaska, sushi galore, and an absolute glut of Hawaii's favorite raw fish salad, poke. Washington state is also home to some of the country's most fertile soil, which means incredible produce, a thriving wine scene, and even a case to be made that barbecue, thanks to lovely livestock, is better here than in Texas. Just as importantly, the region's cuisine is influenced heavily by a history of Asian immigration, which is why everything from fried chicken hot spots to fancy restaurants call back to Vietnam, Japan, China, Korea, and more.

As far as single item food experiences go, don't miss oysters at Taylor Shellfish Farm, handmade-noodle pho at Ba Bar, tajarin pasta with butter and sage sauce at Cascina Spinasse, dumplings at Dough Zone, deep-dish pizza at Windy City Pie (and sourdough deep-dish at sibling Breezy Town Pizza), and the hot oil biang biang at Miah's Kitchen, roving restaurant critic Bill Addison's "most profound noodle revelation."

Where to Start on Eater Seattle's Top Maps

As you know, Eater puts out oodles of maps detailing the top places and things to eat and drink in Seattle. Below, we cherry pick the top points on our most popular maps to help time-starved eaters prioritize which spots to visit.

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Looking west over Lake Union out to Puget Sound. [Photo: seastock/shutterstock]

Hot Restaurant: The hottest of the hot right now is Dingfelder's Delicatessen, eventually a full restaurant but currently a walk-up window for traditional Jewish deli fare like pastrami and corned beef sandwiches, half-sour pickles, and chopped chicken liver. It's one of a new wave of Jewish restaurants in the works to fill a void that's existed in Seattle for far too long.

Essential Restaurant: If you need to narrow down the Essential 38, head to Capitol Hill for Renee Erickson's Bateau, which may very well be the finest steakhouse in the nation. Venture north to Ravenna and Junebaby for Edouardo Jordan's deeply personal, immensely satisfying take on American Southern cuisine, or try the city's juiciest soup dumplings and buns at one of Dough Zone Dumpling House's five locations.

Bars: Seattle takes its cocktails seriously. One of the most exciting of the new contenders is Fremont's funky Stampede Cocktail Club. As for longer-standing options, one of the best is Stateside sibling Foreign National, whose inventive use of Asian ingredients made it a clear choice for an Eater Award in 2016; other essential bars to seek out include nationally renowned Canon. Navy Strength is a must-try for modern tiki, and Eater Seattle's award winner for Bar of the Year in 2017, Alchemy, is an adventurous jaunt in West Seattle. There are also wine bars galore, like the lovely French Le Caviste, and hopheads will want to geek out at the city's top beer bars, including Chuck's Hop Shop.

Breweries: There's been an exciting proliferation of strong breweries throughout Seattle in recent years, but one standout is a must-visit: Holy Mountain, with its constantly changing menu of off-beat, barrel-aged beers, all impeccable. And Cloudburst, just north of Pike Place Market, is a masterful maker of dank IPAs.

Poke: Even as the poke craze calms, the Hawai'ian specialty of raw marinated fish remains a favorite Seattle dish, and the top purveyors are worth revisiting time and time again. Your best bets are places like the surprisingly satisfying and wildly popular phenomenon that is 45th Stop N Shop and Poke Bar and the restaurants and food trucks named after the Godfather of Poke himself, Sam Choy's Poké to the Max.

Brunch: The humble bacon-and-eggs midday meal has been elevated to an art form here. Capitol Hill's Wandering Goose does it impeccably, as does West Seattle's Ma'ono Chicken and Whiskey.

Coffee: Experience Seattle's essentials, head to the Eastside for the top spots there, or hit up the hottest additions to the city's famed scene. Stop by Italian espresso machine-expert La Marzocco's first-ever cafe and showroom to try the month's roaster-in-residence, hit up any of Slate Coffee Roasters' three meticulous shops to geek out, then ease into the evening sipping a glass of natural wine alongside your coffee at Vif, which feels like it deserves to be the fourth wave of coffee.

Views: In this fetching city surrounded by mountains and water and evergreen trees, dining with a view is a must. Take the water taxi across Elliott Bay to dine on Hawaiian-Korean creations at Marination Ma Kai or nab an Adirondack chair on the north end of Lake Union for Mediterranean-inspired fare with a skyline view at Westward. You'll also want to keep track of the city's best patios for bright summer days.

Seattle Food 'Hoods To Know

These are the key areas of the city every self-proclaimed food-lover has got to survey — complete with what to eat and drink in each.

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LGBTQ- and pedestrian-friendly rainbow crosswalks are unique to Capitol Hill. [Photo: Adam Cohn/Flickr]

Capitol Hill:

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Georgian khachapuri for brunch at Nue. [Photo: Nue/FB]

Ultra-hip and oh-so-trendy, Capitol Hill is Seattle's proud LGBTQ capital and a rare beacon of late-night revelry. Now, along with nearby South Lake Union, it's also the epicenter of the city's ongoing development boom. Along with all the sleek new condo buildings come restaurants, new bumping up against the old. See some of the finest options in our neighborhood guide. The most relevant spots right this minute include Bateau, Stateside, and Foreign National, though you should also add the fried chicken sandwich and boozy ginger beer purveyor Rachel's Ginger Beer to your list, along with international street food-inspired Nue, ever-popular Malaysian spot Kedai Makan, and renowned Thai nook Little Uncle.

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Chinatown-International District. [Photo: f11photo/shutterstock]

International District:

As diverse a neighborhood as you'll find in the city, the ID or CID (whose full name is Chinatown International District) is home to Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon, with all the wonderful cuisines those represent and more; see our neighborhood dining guide for tons of great options. In particular, fans of noodles should seek out the satisfying cheap eats at King Noodle, the lunch-, weekday-, cash-only favorite Thai Curry Simple, or the obscure ramen deal at Tsukushinbo, only available Fridays for lunch. Dip dumplings in soup at Mike's Noodle House, try spicy wontons at Gourmet Noodle Bowl, or admire the unusually-long pan-fried potstickers at Szechuan Noodle Bowl. And don't miss Huong Binh Vietnamese Cuisine's perfectly grilled pork, as well as the affordable lunch boxes and barbecue pork banh mi at Saigon Vietnam Deli.

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Railway drawbridge as seen from the Ballard Locks. [Photo:cpaulfell/shutterstock]

Ballard:

Once a rough-and-tumble fishing village, Ballard has changed a lot since it was annexed into Seattle city limits in 1907. The neighborhood — mapped out for your dining convenience here — straddles the line between modern development and the preservation of its early history, a sort of lens into what's playing out across the city as a whole. There's plenty worth eating here, including upscale newcomer Copine, which focuses on elegant French preparations of Northwest ingredients; seafood-focused oyster bar the Walrus and the Carpenter; wood-fired pizza perfectionist Delancey; and Caribbean sandwich restaurant Un Bien. Not hungry yet? Work up an appetite while watching the salmon run in the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks. Ballard's year-round Sunday farmers market is a treat, too.

Other indispensable neighborhood guides:

West Seattle, Georgetown, Pioneer Square, Wallingford, Columbia City, Green Lake, U District, Beacon Hill, Federal Way, Tacoma, Tacoma's Lincoln District, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Seattle Glossary of Terms

Seattle Hot Dog:

It's a hot dog or sausage slathered in — wait for it — cream cheese and grilled onions. No one knows quite why. Verdict: surprisingly good. Sorry, Philadelphia, you missed out big time on this innovation. Want to try the most extravagant version in the city? It's Renee Erickson's salmon roe-coated homage at dramatic bar Deep Diveunderneath the Amazon Spheres.

Geoduck:

Pronounced "gooey duck," this is an enormous, coveted clam that shocks newcomers with its phallic appearance. Take a deep dive on this bizarre, beloved Pacific Northwest native, and look out for it at places like Lark, How to Cook a Wolf, and Sushi Kashiba.

Teriyaki:

This sticky-sweet Japanese-American dish is a Seattle specialty, popularized by Toshihiro Kasahara at Toshi's Teriyaki Restaurant in the 1970s. You can still find Kasahara north of the city at Toshi's Teriyaki Grill (16212 Bothell Everett Hwy, Mill Creek); you can do your laundry while pairing doughnuts and teriyaki at King Donuts and Teriyaki and Laundromat, which closed briefly before being reopened by new owners; or you can devour a teriyaki chicken burger at one of Katsu Burger's growing number of fusion joints.

Starbucks:

Just kidding — sorta. Sure, you know the mega-chain got its start in Seattle, and you probably don't need to check out Starbucks' faux-riginal location in Pike Place Market (the true original was nearby at the corner of Western and Virginia). But do check out the company's sexy, modern, copper-plated Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room on Capitol Hill (1124 Pike Street), where fresh specialty beans are piped directly to baristas serving a variety of intriguing concoctions, with or without syrups and whipped creams. The space is even home to a full bar, and a high-end Italian bakery called Princi has taken up residence to ply customers with flaky cornetti and other breads and pastries baked fresh all day, every day. It's certainly impressive.

Canlis:

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You don't make friends with salad — unless it's the Canlis Salad. [Photo: Courtesy of Brian Canlis]

Old-school yet relevant, Canlis is Seattle's classic white-tablecloth, fine-dining, dress-code restaurant. It's still owned and operated by the Canlis family, and it's still setting the benchmark for quality and service in the city. One of the only permanent menu fixtures, the Canlis salad, is an icon; the rest of the menu rotates, showcasing local ingredients tinged with Asian flavors, a mark of the powerful influence that immigrants have had on the region's cuisine.

Renee Erickson:

A recent James Beard Award-winner, this chef channels rustic European country cooking by way of seasonal Pacific Northwest ingredients in her bright, airy, elegant spaces. She runs some of the city's most adored restaurants, including mobbed oyster bar the Walrus and the Carpenter, wood-fired Whale Wins, innovative steakhouse Bateau, and even a darling doughnut shop called General Porpoise.

Shiro Kashiba:

A legend in his own right, this beloved chef trained with Jiro Ono (of Jiro Dreams of Sushi) before defining sushi culture in Seattle over the past 50 years and counting. He spent early days at Maneki (still an unbeatable dining experience more than 100 years after its inception) and other spots, pioneering the use of local seafood, then two decades at namesake Shiro's. Finally, after the world's shortest retirement, Kashiba returned to the counter in late 2015 at Pike Place Market's Sushi Kashiba, an incredible ode to fresh fish.

RESERVATIONS TO MAKE IN ADVANCE

Bateau; Canlis; Stateside; Salare; Copine; Altura; Sushi Kashiba

Bateau, an innovative steakhouse from James Beard Award-winner Renee Erickson. [Photo: Bill Addison/Eater]

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[angryelephante]

Doughnuts. Breakfast takeout or eat in quick stop, I’ve never tasted a doughnut as good as LaMar’s Doughnuts. Their classic recipe is priceless. LaMar’s doughnuts are likely the best in the country, and to the LaMar’s standard do I measure the quality of any doughnut.  Remembering their perfect, fluffy texture toppled with just the right amount of vanilla glaze, I am periodically enticed to try out a local shop. Hoping to find a satisfying sensation of likable flavor and texture, Angry Elephante tried Original House of Doughnuts, followed by Western Co. Doughnuts, then Legendary Doughnuts. Legendary Doughnuts took the cake. Their finished doughnut is a heavier density, quality below the soul felt LaMar’s perfection of “just right”, only more entertaining in theme than Original House of Doughnuts’, and without Western Co’s oil buildup aftertaste. All of these shops provide doughnut quality above a grocer’s bakery, which is worth the added price. They also offer decent Joe. Western Co. has a mean cup of classic coffee, offers chilled cream and will make it on demand for freshness. Although my search to fully ease my Lamar’s cravings goes on, I’m not angry with the flavors and service I’ve encountered thus far.

[hyaenagallery]

Just a month before the Roswell incident, a pair of UFO sightings helped kick off our modern alien obsession—and added flying saucers and men in black to UFO lore. On June 21, 1947, Harold Dahl reported seeing six flying saucers shaped like donuts flying high above Puget Sound, near Maury Island. Dahl claimed that one of these saucers exploded, and that the debris struck his boat and injured his son. He showed evidence of the debris to his employer, Fred Crissman, in Tacoma, Washington. This became known as the Maury Island Incident. At the same time–a few days after Dahl claimed he saw the saucers, and two days before he and Crissman reported them—a businessman and pilot named Kenneth Arnold saw nine strange flying objects over Mount Rainier, Washington. A second man, a prospector on the ground, reportedly saw the same objects at the same time.    Arnold estimated that the flying saucers were speeding along at 1,700 miles per hour. He suspected the crafts were experimental military aircraft, but the military denied that it was conducting any test flights at the time. Crisman and Dahl contacted Arnold, who was known locally as an aviator, and claimed they were harbor patrolmen on a workboat near Maury Island and that they saw six doughnut shaped objects in the sky. According to Crisman and Dahl, one of the objects dropped a substance that resembled lava or "white metal" onto their boat, breaking a worker's arm and killing a dog. While even the claim that Chrisman and Dahl were harbor patrolmen is now believed to be false, Arnold was convinced by their story and contacted an Air Force intelligence officer, who flew in along with another from California. The officers concluded the metal objects were aluminum and not of interest. They did not reveal this to Arnold, however, to avoid embarrassing him. In their report, they found Arnold and the prospector’s UFO sighting credible, but attributed it to a mirage. The officers, Capt. Davidson and 1st Lt. Frank Brown, then died in a plane crash on their way back to California. #destroytheday

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#krispykreme #doughnuts #donuts #glazed #original #sweet #pastry #delish #food (at Krispy Kreme Tacoma)

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@__m.melissa I love wednesdays!!! Doughnuts anyone??🏁🏁🏁 #bmw #bmw_m_nation #e30 #bimmer #mpower #tacoma #pacificnorthwest #pnw #bmwm #fanbmw #powerm #carlifestyle #bmwayfaster #insanecar #mpower #bmwpost #bimmer_girls #bmwgram #bmwgirl #🍑 #bimmerbooty

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Pilots And UFOs: Death In The Skies

The phrase "unidentified flying objects" suggests that UFOs have an affinity with our terrestrial pilots - both fly and share our airspace. Thus, terrestrial pilots should have seen and reported a goodly proportion of UFO events. And that indeed is the case. There's been many an interesting close encounter between military, commercial and private pilots. No great news there. However, there have been several UFO incidents that have resulted in the death or disappearance (and presumed death) of the pilot(s) and sometimes crew too. That ratchets up the seriousness ante quite considerably.

UFO sightings by airline pilots (military, civilian, and private) now number in the thousands. Unfortunately, there have been instances of pilots who have died or who have gone missing (presumed dead) while witnessing, pursuing or otherwise involved with some form or other of UFO-related activity. That alone suggests that UFOs are not only a serious business, but also at times a deadly business.

The list of pilot encounters with UFOs is now so extensive that it would take several book length volumes to adequately cover the subject. There is however that deadly subset of those pilot-related encounters. Here are a few of the better known case histories and fortunately, to the best of my knowledge, they are relatively few.

MAURY ISLAND INCIDENT (1947): This incident is only indirectly related to 'pilots and UFOs' insofar as it involves an alleged UFO incident and the death of two military officers piloting a military aircraft, but there was no direct encounter between the UFO and the aircraft. While there is a massive amount of material related to the Maury Island Incident, from conspiracy theories and cover-ups to threats by the Men in Black, to the disappearance of witnesses and evidence (photographs), even something approaching an outright hoax that ended up involving several of the early pioneers in the 'flying saucer' business, most of that story isn't relevant to the deaths of the military officers and is omitted here.

The basic tale revolves around Harold A. Dahl, his son Charles, and a dog. They were all out boating near Maury Island in Puget Sound near Tacoma Washington on or about the 21st of June 1947 (which actually precedes the 'official' beginnings of the modern UFO era by a few days). They claimed to have spotted an overhead fleet of what we'd now call (doughnut-shaped) UFOs flying in formation and surrounding another UFO which seemed to be having some sort of difficulty. The object that was in some distress or that was malfunctioning ejected some solid slag-like material which, obeying the laws of gravity, fell earthwards, struck and damaged Dahl's jointly owned boat, caused some minor injuries to himself and his son, but alas killed the dog. Samples of the 'slag' were recovered. Via a roundabout route, two military (Army Air Corps) intelligence officers were ultimately called in to investigate. The two investigating officers, Captain William L. Davidson and Lieutenant Frank M. Brown of Army A-2 Intelligence, arrived and conducted interviews and obtained samples of the 'slag' before boarding and piloting their B-25 aircraft, destination Hamilton Field in California. The plane carrying the two investigators and the slag crashed near Kelso, Washington, shortly after leaving Tacoma, killing both men. Two others on board, one an aircrew the other a military 'hitchhiker', Sergeant Elmer L. Taft and Technical Sergeant Woodrow D. Matthews survived by parachuting from the airplane after it lost its left wing and the tail section due to a fire in the left engine.

An FBI report into the incident noted that investigators from McChord Field near Tacoma had investigated the wreckage and were convinced there was no sabotage involved. It's noted that one of the leading USAF UFO investigators, Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, chief of Project Blue Book in the early 1950s, wrote in his 1956 book "The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects" that he was convinced that the entire UFO sighting story was a hoax. The initial FBI field report concluded the story was a hoax as well. Regardless whether the incident was true (as some still believe), the cover-up of an advanced, classified but nevertheless terrestrial aerospace craft, or a hoax, the death of Capt. Davidson and Lt. Brown was real enough.

MANTELL INCIDENT (1948): If there was ever a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, then the Mantell Incident qualifies.

On the afternoon of the 7th of January 1948, Godman Army Airfield (at Fort Knox, Kentucky) was notified by the state highway patrol of a strange circular object they could not identify some 250 to 300 feet in diameter that was flying along a westward course. Being conscientious officers, they saw it as their duty to notify the nearest military base - Godman Field.

Military personnel, including the Commanding Officer, spotted the unknown object in question from the airfield's control tower. It was also witnessed from other Army Airfields (Clinton County Army Air Field and Lockbourne Army Air Field, both in nearby Ohio). Witnesses collectively described the movement of the object ranging from stationary to 500 mph; ranging in altitude from near ground level to 10,000 feet. The lone object appeared to be white, but with a reddish fringe on the bottom.

Unfortunately, a formation of four P-51 Mustangs of the Kentucky Air National Guard just happened to be in the air and in the vicinity - that vicinity being the wrong place; wrong time for one of the pilots, the flight leader, Captain Thomas Mantell, an experienced pilot (over 2000 flying hours) and veteran of World War II. Anyway, the P-51 flight was directed to get up close and personal and determine what this unknown object was.

Not all of the P-51's were able to comply with that order to the maximum extent possible. One was low on fuel; two others didn't have an adequate oxygen supply and had more sense than to climb too high though they kept pace with Mantell for as long as they could. Mantell, without an oxygen supply, however, being the flight leader and no doubt an alpha male, threw caution into the wind, boldly went ahead, outdistancing his wingmen when he shouldn't of. He kept in hot pursuit, stating the object was moving at only half his speed and he was closing in for a better look. He allegedly described the object as metallic and of tremendous size, in contrast to some of his wingmen who described it as small and indistinct.

To make a long story shorter, Capt. Mantell climbed too high, blacked out from lack of oxygen, and the rest, as they say, is history. His plane began spiraling back towards the ground. A witness later reported Mantell's Mustang in a circling descent. His plane crashed at a farm south of Franklin, Kentucky, on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line. Some interested parties have suggested that while Mantell was an experienced pilot, he was rather new to the P-51 Mustang, and that this relative inexperience could have been a factor in the crash. Regardless, Captain Mantell was, as of 3:18 p.m. that date, the late Captain Mantell.

So what was the object that ultimately led to Mantell's death? Well the first half-hearted explanation was that everyone had sighted, and the P-51's had chased, the planet Venus! It's obvious that no plane can climb high enough to get up close and personal with a planet that's millions of miles away, so if Venus it was, it's no wonder Mantell failed to close in on it. Desperate in the attempt, he climbed too high and passed out from lack of oxygen, that being the major factor in the resulting crash and his death. So went explanation number one.

Now Venus, depending on where it is in its orbit, can been seen in daylight, if one knows exactly where to look. However, it's going to be quite faint as a daylight object at the best of times, and 99.999% of people, while quite familiar with Venus as the celestial object called the morning or evening 'star', have never seen the planet in broad daylight. I know I haven't. That all of a sudden so many people, the highway patrol, other civilians, ground based military personnel, Capt. Mantell and his wingmen, zeroed in on Venus is absolutely astounding - too astounding to be credible. In any event, what Venus would look like in the daytime sky, and the description of the object in question, just don't mesh. Scratch Venus.

The next best option was, at that time, a top secret US Navy Skyhook weather balloon. Why a weather balloon should be top secret is beyond me, but classified it was. The general characteristics of the Skyhook are reasonably consistent with the appearance and movements reported by Mantell and other witnesses, the sticking point being no particular Skyhook balloon could be conclusively identified as being in the area in question during Mantell's pursuit according to some; facts disputed by the skeptics who said that multiple Skyhooks had been launched that day about 150 miles away. Regardless, if the object was a Skyhook, it's little wonder nobody could identify it as such seeing as how it was a classified project and object. Of course it wouldn't have been very politically correct to admit that a secret American military program resulted in the demise of an American military pilot!

The cause of Mantell's crash remains officially listed as undetermined by the Air Force.

In 1948 flying discs or saucers were still pretty unique and so the first death directly attributed to a flying saucer was Big News and it was widely reported in the press. Unfortunately, some more lurid sections of the press suggested that Mantell had been shot down by the UFO and/or that his body was riddled with holes and/or his P-51 aircraft was found to be radioactive. These reports were false.

In the end, it matters little what the object was - bona-fide hardcore UFO or something more prosaic like Venus or a Skyhook weather balloon - Mantell was just as dead.

KINROSS INCIDENT (1953): On the 23rd of November, 1953, First Lieutenant Felix Moncla (pilot) and Second Lieutenant Robert L. Wilson (radar operator) were scrambled from Kinross Air Force Base in their United States Air Force (USAF) F-89 Scorpion to investigate the incursion into American air space, just on the American-Canadian border and over Lake Superior of an unknown aircraft that had been detected by Air Defense Command radar at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. At roughly 8000 feet elevation, after being guided by ground radar tracking that was also required for an intercept, an intercept was accomplished. Ground Control tracked the F-89 Scorpion and the unidentified object as two separate blips on their radar screen. The two blips on the radar screen grew closer and closer, until they seemed to merge as one return blip. Assuming that pilot Lt. Moncla had flown either under or over the target, Ground Control thought that moments later, the Scorpion and the object would again appear as two separate blips. There was little actual fear that the two objects had struck one another in collision. To their astonishment, rather, the now single blip disappeared from the radar screen, and then there was no radar return at all. The F-89 apparently merged with the other mystery radar return. Its IFF signal also disappeared after the two returns merged on the radar scope. Attempts were made to contact Lt. Moncla via radio, but this was unsuccessful. A search and rescue operation was quickly mounted, but found not a trace of the plane or the pilots and radar officer.

The USAF reported that Lt. Moncla and Lt. Wilson had crashed and that the 'unknown' object was only a misidentified Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aircraft. The official USAF Accident Investigation Report identified the unidentified second aircraft as a RCAF C-47 Dakota VC-912, crossing Northern Lake Superior from west to east at 7,000 feet en route from Winnipeg to Sudbury, Canada, that had traveled off course.

But, on multiple occasions, the RCAF refuted their involvement in the intercept incident, in correspondence with members of the public asking for further details on the alleged encounter.

So, like the Valentich case below, did a bona-fide UFO make off with an aircraft and crew? No trace of the F-89, Lt. Moncla or Lt. Wilson has, to this day, been found despite the alleged 'crash' in the official report.

SCHAFFNER INCIDENT (1970): United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Captain William Schaffner was on an exchange program serving with the British Royal Air Force (RAF) in September 1970 at RAF Binbrook. On the 8th of that month an unknown objected was picked up by radar at various locations, and aircraft from various bases in Iceland and Scotland were directed to take off and investigate it. However, the object in question kept playing hide-and-seek, appearing on and off radar scopes as various aircraft approached, thus forcing them to ultimately abandon the chase and return to base.

When it became Capt. Schaffner's turn to investigate and intercept, piloting a Lightning, the object quit playing games allowing the officer to make visual contact. He spotted and described a dazzling blue conical-shaped object minutes before his plane then disappeared off the radar. It would seem at first glance that his plane and the object merged, the object then moving off at high speed, but that was only apparent as the disappearance of the Lightning aircraft off the radar was because for one reason or another Capt. Schaffner was flying way too low and actually flew directly into the North Sea. And that's when the real puzzles start.

The aircraft was located (within three weeks) and recovered from the bottom of the North Sea shortly thereafter (within three months) of the incident. The Lightning aircraft was largely intact with minimal damage; no explosion, in fact no signs of any mechanical failure that would have led to the crash. The canopy was in place and closed. Unfortunately, there was no body of Capt. Schaffner within the plane. Capt Schaffner's body has never been found - and he did not eject from the cockpit into a survival dinghy.

So was the missing pilot snatched by aliens? The Board of Inquiry came to the conclusion Capt Schaffner manually abandoned the aircraft, but because he has not been found, he was presumed to have drowned during or after his escape. But, since the aircraft canopy was in place when the Lightning was lifted out of the sea (and pictures confirm that), how did the pilot exit the craft? So, regardless of what the unknown object was, and some say it was nothing but a slow moving Shackleton maritime reconnaissance aircraft that had lost radio contact with the outside world that Capt. Schaffner was trying to intercept and not a bona-fide UFO at all, you still have a UFO incident and one missing, presumed dead pilot. Of course if aliens did somehow manage to abduct Capt. Schaffner while in the air, that would explain why his now unmanned jet landed in the drink!

VALENTICH INCIDENT (1978): America, the U.K., so why not Australia? One of many, many highly unexplained UFO cases is the events surrounding Frederick Valentich on 21 October 1978. It's more a case of where there's smoke, there's smoke, but smoke there certainly is, and lots of it.

In a nutshell, on the evening of that date, in perfect weather for night flying, Mr. Valentich piloted a private plane from Melbourne, intended destination, King Island in Bass Strait. He took off only to shortly thereafter radio in repeatedly asking if there was another aircraft in his vicinity. That was a negative according to air traffic control. This 'aircraft' ultimately started hovering or orbiting over him. Let's now call a spade a spade here and state the 'aircraft' was a UFO. The UFO was also spotted by several independent witnesses. While radioing in his observations, ultimately acknowledging at the end that the mysterious 'aircraft' was not an aircraft, all contact ceased; all communications abruptly ended. Mr. Valentich, plane and all, vanished without trace. An extensive air and sea search failed to find any sign of Mr. Valentich, or his plane. No oil slick, no floating wreckage, no body - nothing, zip, bugger-all. No trace has ever been found of pilot or plane - not then, not since, not ever.

One obvious explanation was that Mr. Valentich staged his own disappearance, although friends and family could offer no reason why he would do so. Of course many people voluntarily disappear themselves for various reasons; many eventually are found, are caught or reappear voluntarily. But keep in mind; it wasn't just Mr. Valentich who disappeared. One entire aircraft vanished as well, never to be seen again. Surely if Mr. Valentich wanted to 'drop out', there were easier and way less conspicuous ways of doing so. If he had deliberately gone walkabout, in these decades since of security cameras and computer facial software recognition technology, it would be hard to remain an unknown walkabout in any populated area.

Was suicide a motive? Again, no wreckage or body was ever found, and who would go to all the bother of reporting a non-existent UFO overhead - a non-existent UFO that happened to be independently reported by others. Anyway, no suicide note was found.

And what of the plane since no wreckage was ever found floating on the surface of Bass Strait; washed up on beaches, or found on the ocean bottom - Bass Strait isn't that deep. It's a mystery, and while it doesn't prove aliens nicked off with Mr. Valentich and plane, there's not that much wriggle room.

Interestingly, despite my (and others) asking for a copy of the Valentich 'accident' case report in an official capacity related to my employment at the time, the Department of Transport (Air Safety Investigations Branch) refused. To this day, to the best of my knowledge, that report has never been publicly released. A summary report was issued mainly giving the transcript of Valentich's final conversation with air traffic control with the conclusion being that they could not determine the exact cause into the mishap.

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[epchapman89]

Olympia Coffee Roasting: Coming Soon To Tacoma’s Proctor District

If it feels like we *just* announced a new cafe opening for our partners at Olympia Coffee Roasting Company, well, that’s because we did. On May 5th of 2017 Sprudge brought you news of the brand’s expansion to West Seattle, and today, just 5 weeks later, Olympia Coffee are announcing the opening a forthcoming 1400 square foot coffee bar in the heart of Tacoma’s historic Proctor District.

The new cafe will be locate at 2601 N Proctor Street, and is happening in partnership with the team at Lapis Tacoma, whose projects include the much-loved Compass Rose artisan gift shop and Captain Little children’s store. For T-Locs familiar with the area (such as the founders of this website), Oly’s new shop will go into the former Radio Shack space on the corner of Proctor and 26th, occupying roughly half of the 3000 square foot building. It’s slated to open in the 4th quarter of 2017.

Puget Sound passive architecture leaders Artisans Group will manage design at the new space, continuing their long working relationship with Olympia Coffee. The space differs from Oly’s impending West Seattle location in terms of footprint and scope—the Tacoma cafe will be a “flagship” for the brand, with on-site roasting and a deep concept menu including milkshakes, nitro floats, espresso drinks, pour over and more.

The million dollar question—perhaps literally—is, what with two cafes opening in the same year, has Olympia Coffee been acquired or otherwise cashed up in order to fund this growth? We are living in the acquisition age of coffee, after all, so it doesn’t seem beyond the realm of possibility. I asked Olympia Coffee co-owner Oliver Stormshak this question directly, and he said no. “We are growing totally organically, and we are 100% independent,” says Stormshak, himself a child of the Tacoma area. “Opening on Proctor is really big deal to me. Growing up in Tacoma, I often went to see movies at the Blue Mouse Theater, and while in high school it was ironic / hip to hang out and drink coffee at Knapp’s, which is regularly frequented by an “older” crowd.”

Oliver Stormshak (right) with Olympia Coffee co-owner Sam Schroeder.

Because it tugs on the strings of my 253 area code phone number maintaining heart, let’s allow Stormshak to continue on with his many reasons to love the Proctor District:

“My first specialty coffee experience took place at this very intersection at the Starbucks across the street from where we will be opening. It’s my personal favorite neighborhood in Tacoma, if I was to ever move back to Tacoma it surely would be in this neighborhood. Proctor has always been a sweet, walkable, vibrant neighborhood, it has a great grocery store with Metropolitan Market, gifts with Compass Rose, a great Farmers Market on Saturdays, Peaks and Pints for tasty Brews and a flux of new businesses opening like Top Pot Doughnuts and Alegre Bakery. Hell, just having the Chalet Bowl bowling alley makes it an awesome neighborhood. It’s always had classic NW coffee with Starbucks, but also other second wave shops have opened in the neighborhood in the last twenty or so years, but nothing succeeded (for a number of reasons). I’ve always known that if you could build a truly dynamic, beautiful, Third Wave / New Wave cafe with a level of quality sourcing, roasting, brewing that we do at Olympia Coffee, it could and should work. It feels perfectly ripe for us.

I used to go bowling at Chalet Bowl for gym class credits in high school. Just typing this sentence, I can smell that place again in all its vintage bowling alley glory. And in a milieu where I’m actively jealous of Everett—freaking Everett—for getting a world class coffee shop, I’m thrilled to be typing out news of the same for Tacoma, my much-loved, oft-maligned City of Destiny. Somebody was going to open a truly great coffee shop in the Proctor District at some point, and I’m glad it’s going to be the Olympia Coffee Roasting Company.

Jordan Michelman is a co-founder and editor at Sprudge Media Network. Yes, his phone number still starts 253. Read more Jordan Michelman on Sprudge.

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