This weekend, make a trip downtown to hear Mr. Ryan Pitts, Mr Online Director from the Spokesman Review, moderate a panel at Auntie’s Bookstore as part of the Get Lit! program. The panel, which also consists of Luke Baumgarten, Jim McPherson, and Cheryl-Anne Millsap will discuss “The Changing Media Landscape in the Inland Empire.”
“But what does this all have to do with food"?” you may ask. Well, the Spokesman has recently launched their “#SPO hashtag project” trying to standardize how local “hashtags” are used for Twitter discussions. One of the suggested tags are #SPOEATS, which is all about local food and drinks. Hey, we support that.
Of course, this isn’t the first attempt to centralize Spokane food chatter online. EatSpokane.org, for example, has their own Google Group which is well worth checking out.
But back to the case at hand, the Ryan Pitts Show. After the event you should probably check out one of downtown’s several dining establishments—maybe Ryan will buy you a drink"?—and here are just a few to inspire you:
The brackets are online and all you need to do is to fill them out all the way until the red, final spot has a meat in it, type in your name toward the bottom, and press “Submit.” Easy as pie.
The brackets will be open until Wednesday, April 22nd, so you—and with you I particularly am referring to the players in this little contest—don’t have to fill them out quite yet if there are meats you’d like to try out over the next two weeks.
While we originally were thinking of going ultra high tech with indicators of you actually having eaten the meat you’re voting for or not… Well… It’s too nice outside to go too high tech. Instead—and this goes for the competitors in particular—indicate in a comment here which meats you haven’t eaten after your bracket is submitted. We’re doing the honors system.
And finally, part of the point here is to help others find some of the stranger meats on the list throughout town. I haven’t had pheasants or Cornish hen, so if you know where to get those or others… Go ahead ahead and leave a comment.
Looking for garden resources"? Check out these classes, presentations, and volunteer offerings:
1. Master Gardener
The WSU Master Gardener Plant Clinic and Resource Center contains resources about variety of topics related to gardening in the northwest. You can also contact Master Gardeners by phone or email to have your gardening questions answered. I had a chance to visit this facility a few years ago. It is an amazing resource. The Master Gardener program also offers several classes. See their website for more information.
Location: 222 N Havana, Spokane WA 99202
2. Institute for Extended Learning (IEL)
IEL offers several cooking, gardening, and home improvement classes, and much more. Look at this new offering: “The Green Gardener”—design a yard and garden that is water efficient, organic, and beautiful! Learn how to incorporate the principals of the xeriscaping and permaculture by taking advantage of natural systems; selecting native and drought tolerant plants, and designing appropriate and efficient irrigation systems and watering techniques.
3. One World Community Kitchen
This Community Kitchen is looking for volunteers for their community garden. “Our garden is a community effort. We plan to produce food for the One World Spokane kitchen and plant rows for low income residents and community food banks.”
Location: Corner of 1st Ave and Pittsburg Street, across the alley from the One World kitchen.
4. Seeds of Change: A Local Food Systems Educational Series
Project Hope Spokane in association with Riverfront Farm and Green Jobs Not Jails presents “A Local Food Systems Educational Series” free with the donation of food or seeds. Here is a look at the topics to be presented starting, April 16, 2009. View their Facebook page “Seed of Change” for more information.
Food Fight: Revolution Never Tasted So Good
Seeds of Hope: Models for Urban Agriculture and DIRT
Beyond Organic: Building Community
Food: A Global and Local Issue
Cultivating Change & Food From the Hood
Good Food & Seeds of Change: The RF Story
Location: Thursdays, 7:00pm at The Porch (1804 W. Broadway)
Thanks for the wonderful feedback on my Kentucky Fried Chicken blogger! I am a bit saddened that some of you seem angry that me and my family enjoy more mainstream establishments than some, but I have been encouraged to keep posting my opinions to this blogger by the editors and so I will!!
This is why I want to write about McDonald’s. Some people don’t like McDonald’s, but I say that is their problem!! McDonald’s is the world’s most popular restaurant and while I know that automatically does not make it the world’s best restaurant, that means for the majority of people it is a good restaurant. People have choices and the majority of the world goes to McDonald’s!!
I love their breakfast!! Nothing is better for a Sunday morning breakfast or brunch than a steaming hot Sausage McMuffin with a freshly squeezed glass of OJ!! And if I feel a bit “south of the border” I never hesitate to indulge with a breakfast burrito. The tortillas are always warm and fluffy!! And why not enjoy a steaming cup of Joe or one of their new lattes??
Dinner is a bit more tricky because they get so dang busy. But here is my tip if you want a deliciously warm and fresh hamburger!! Ask for it without something. Make it custom made!! Remember at McDonald’s you can “have it your way” and if you for example tell them to “hold the lettuce” they will make you a fresh hamburger!! Smart, huh?
And if you want to make it a “day of McDonald’s” which my family has done many a times then end the meal with a hot fudge sundae!! They use a nice rich chocolate sauce to cover the creamy vanilla ice cream. It is very good!! My wife is a bit more health conscious than me and she often has the reduced fat ice cream cone which also is very good. You’d almost think it was full of fat!!
I know some readers will be upset with me for writing about McDonald’s but I am not feeling the need to apologize for this. Billions enjoy McDonald’s and who are you to tell me we are wrong?? McDonald’s is both affordable and a fun place to eat and me and my family enjoy eating there now and again!! I’m sorry if that makes you angry.
This weekend, make a trip downtown to hear Mr. Ryan Pitts, Mr Online Director from the Spokesman Review, moderate a panel at Auntie’s Bookstore as part of the Get Lit! program. The panel, which also consists of Luke Baumgarten, Jim McPherson, and Cheryl-Anne Millsap will discuss “The Changing Media Landscape in the Inland Empire.”
“But what does this all have to do with food"?” you may ask. Well, the Spokesman has recently launched their “#SPO hashtag project” trying to standardize how local “hashtags” are used for Twitter discussions. One of the suggested tags are #SPOEATS, which is all about local food and drinks. Hey, we support that.