(SpoCOOL) A Spokane Blog

Or alternatively, “You WILL be thrilled.”

Busy day today at Spokane Food Blog/Taste Everything Once main offices, so instead of posting a half-assed post, I’ll rather give you this press release (“blog release”?) from Krispy Kreme:

What can you get these days with just a dime? Maybe a piece of gum, a few minutes on a parking meter? As Americans are facing tough economic times, Krispy Kreme is offering something to help make enjoying a cup of coffee just a little bit easier "? a medium cup of their signature blended coffee for 10 ?.

This "Grand Deal"? adds to their current "New Deal"? of a small signature coffee for 5 ?, which was the price of a cup of coffee when Krispy Kreme first opened during the Great Depression. As our country again faces challenging economic times, Krispy Kreme is doing its part to ease the impact by offering its signature coffees.

We think your blog readers would be thrilled to learn about this great deal, especially in these hard economic times. These amazing deals are available at Krispy Kreme locations in Washington, Oregon and Hawaii (an exact list of locations are below). Please do let me know if you need any additional information.

So. Thrilled?

Not one wanting to be associated with beer-bellies, Redhook recently released a “light ale” called Slim Chance. Yes, that is the name, and if the packaging is anything to go by, it will be the choice for surfers everywhere.

I’m not entirely sold on light beers. If I want a beer low on calories, there’s always Guinness which tastes anything but diet. Yet kinda is. Most light beers just has a watered down feel to them

Slim Chance does too, but not as badly as I had expected. In fact, it’s not a million miles away from Redhook’s standard ESB, which certainly isn’t to say it’s an exciting beer, but it gets the job done fairly nicely. With 3.9% ABV and 120 calories it’s not a bad choice if you want to feel semi-healthy while enjoying an alcoholic beverage.

I don’t see Slim Chance replacing any of the stand-bys in my fridge, but as far as a light beer goes, it’s not bad.

... you would already have known that…

• A tapas spot, Uno Tapas Lounge, is going in to the (may it rest in peace) Ridpath building.


• Somebody’s opening something called “Manito Brewery.”


• What probably will be the classiest joint in the Valley, the Cum Inn Bar & Grill, is applying for a permit yet again.


• A Winco is opening in the Valley. Granted, you might already have known that, but I personally only knew about the recently opened North location.

So keep checking the tracker, right here!

Last Fall, I entered a Down to Earth contest: Submit green ideas and enter to win a bag of DTE DOMA coffee and a DTE tote. By the grace of the Green Man, I won! Contestant winners were asked to submit a photo with their prize, which I unfortunately never got around to doing. Luckily, I brought my DTE DOMA beans to Afghanistan and took a few photos of the experience. The joy of this coffee was shared with a few of my friends living in Kabul.

Now, this Afghan family has one request for Bart and Paul – make DTE tea!