Popcorn at the new apartment, SF.

Uhhhh... POPCORN MACHINE!! My new roommate April is amazing and loves her popcorn!

Why have I never seen one of these before?!!

Yay! Perfectly popped corn every time!

We love Atticus, Downtown, Spokane.

My new favorite cafe & gift shop in Spokane. The owners of Boo Radley's took over the old Four Seasons Coffee shop next door and ran with their To Kill A Mockingbird theme.

The gift shop is definitely more upscale than Boo Radley's, but it's perfectly kitschy and fun. :)

Business in the front, coffee in the back. :)

That window is posted with all of the pages of To Kill A Mockingbird. Lovely.

So so lovely.

Andrew! He's moving to Korea and I'm so excited for him to go eat so many amazingly delicious things! So jealous. :)

Ladies lunch at Eve's, North Side, Spokane.

I brought my favorite Trader Joe's Mediterranean hummus with white and wheat pita.

I forgot to take a photo of my salad! It was: romaine, feta, pomegranate seeds, candied pecans and a light raspberry vinaigrette that I made! It was my first time making raspberry vin and I just kind of winged it, but it turned out really well!

I requested Esther bring me some of her delicious cupcakes for my last day in Spokane! Chocolate with white-chocolate frosting.

Lemon.

Strawberry.

Awww, I had such a great time with my ladies and will miss them!

Curry chicken salad flatbread at Twigs, Wandamere, Spokane.

I always see this on the menu and have wanted to try it. Much to my surprise, it came out like this rather than flatbread pizza style, which is what I was expecting. It was definitely a Twigs hit! :) And, yes, Twigs is kind of the only restaurant in North Spokane. ;)

Dinner at Twigs, Wandamere, Spokane.

Asian chicken salad. This was really nice. The chicken is sesame seed-crusted! I don't really like sesame seeds or chicken, but this was sooo yummy! They didn't taste like sesame seeds at all, but gave a unique crusting to the perfectly tender chicken.

Seared & curried ahi tuna sandwich. I really wanted this to be amazing, but it just wasn't. I like the whole idea of it and the pita they use was really lovely, but the flavor just wasn't there. Saying "curried" says boldly flavored, but this was bland. :(

Thai peanut sauce pizza with chicken. Nothing I'd order again. The Thai pizza at CPK and at Rock City are just so much better.

Overall--Twigs is still hit and miss in my book. At least there are hits though, right? Slowly, but surely figuring them out.. :)

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Main Market, Downtown, Spokane.

Main Market, which opened last week, is a great addition to downtown Spokane. I would say it's Fresh & Easy meets Madison Market--it's a smaller space with specialty grocery products, but the interior is definitely more kitschy and Brit-style.

Produce walk.

Take Away. Again, British!

The lovely lady who gave me tons of samples! :) Feel free to ask for samples! But do support them and buy something.

Take-away case 1. I got the eggplant-parm sandwiche. It wasn't my favorite, and a lot of that was because they don't cut it in half, nor do they run it through an toaster for you! Outrage! ;) They just have a microwave you can use, which is fine, but a proper hot sandwich is much nicer.

Rimas got the (Vietnamese) BBQ pork sandwich. Thank goodness for Vietnamese sandwiches in Spokane! Only, they didn't call it Vietnamese, which I think they should fix. That's what it is, and most people in Spokane probably don't know that that's what it is so they should be informed. In any case, I didn't get this because, as a spoiled San Franciscan, I refuse to pay over $3.50 for a Vietnamese sandwich. And why should I!? ;)

Take-away case 2. I got the blood-orange quinoa! It was fabulously fresh and tasty. I only wish there were more blood orange pieces. The quinoa was great though and my first quinoa, actually! Yay. I have a feeling I'm going to be adding quinoa into my grains of choice. ;)

Take-away 3. Rimas got the cauliflower (bottom center) and really liked it.

Take-away 4.

Everything in these cases looked good, and prices weren't ridiculous. They will definitely need more seating though..

Aside from the limited parking, strange layout, too-trendy interior, and slow check-out, Main Market has a nice little thing going. Gosh, that sounds like I'm knocking-it hard! I really do believe the interior will get old and look tacky though. With service--they've only been open a week and I'm sure they are still working out the kinks.

It'll be interesting to see how Spokane responds to this endeavor. I love that that part of Main St. is developing with so may cool spots though (Magic Lantern, Saranac posted below!). Spokane is finally developing neighborhoods! What will this part be called? It's pretty much Main & Divis.. hmmm..

I do hope Huckleberry's continues to do well though. They sort of revolutionized grocery shopping in Spokane. I still like them more than Main Market because of their layout and their (Huckleberry's) cold and hot deli foods. Again, Main Market is a great addition though and I'm really not trying to knock it! Go! Buy! Eat! :)

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Tomato, artichoke, walnut and brie stuffed peppers.

Chopped up artichokes and tomatoes, mixed with candied nuts, chunks of brie and Trader Joe's Everyday Spice mix. Instead of using olive oil I just used a little bit of the oil from the artichoke jar.

I stuffed that bell pepper like it was the last meal I was every going to eat! Haha. Kidding. This single bell pepper was dinner though so I did stuff it pretty well. It's amazing how much you can actually fit into one of these!

Baked baked baked.

Mmmmmm. Since this single bell pepper was dinner I probably should have added some rice or couscous to this, but it was still quite filling and delicious. :)

Much love for the Magic Lantern Theater, Downtown, Spokane.

What a great space in Spokane. Main is seriously kicking some neighborhood arse right now, and kudos for doing so! The theater is modern-simplistic meets raw-indie.

The Inlander published a nice piece on Joe Davis (owner) and the re-opening of the Magic Lantern Theater. Joe is captured perfectly--cool, funny and definitely a transplant. ;) I think the fact that he's not from Spokane gives him the edge that'll lead to beautiful success.

Madeleine's cookies. I had one of these. It was excellent. I'm kind of craving another now..

Joe, hard a work, using those surgeon hands to make a great cup of coffee. :) Probably the best coffee prices in town and serving DOMA, too!

Joe and Scott. These guys are great. Go see them. Go see a film. Go. Love. :)

I, actually, have yet to see a film, but I definitely want to hang out here and have coffee and cookies. :)

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Modest meal at Saranac Art, Downtown, Spokane, WA.

Rimas and I at his art show (with Gabe) in Saranac.

One of Rimas' tucked away pieces. I like this one.

This is how artists make party food. :)

Very yummy salsa!

This was a very fun evening with good people and I like the Saranac space. Such a fun building with Isabella's and the Magic Lantern Theater.

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Agave Bistro, Downtown, Spokane, WA.

Ceviche. Not Judi's favorite. Not mine either, but it wasn't bad. The paprika chips there are nice--I like the long strips for dipping/eating. It definitely wasn't your typical light ceviche though. Even from the look it's quite dark and quite salsa-like for a ceviche.

Prawn salad. This was an amazing latin dance party in my mouth--mmmm!

Wild boar. Very nice. The boar was tender, flavorful and went nicely with the light beans, rice and slaw.

I had been wanting to try Agave Bistro for awhile now so I'm very glad I finally have! The interior definitely could be better, but Ian Wingate (of Moxie) didn't disappoint me with the food. It's definitely in my Top 10 Spokane restaurants, and I want to go back--now! :) The menu was large and stimulating. The portions were a well sized (At Moxie, too!) and the flavors are a breath of fresh air for Spokane.

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