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Thursday, July 9, 2009

Fattening Up Capitol Hill: The Conspiracy Continues

Posted by on Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 2:52 PM

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Move your increasingly big ass over, Old School Custard and Molly Moon's: Bluebird Homemade Ice Cream & Tea Room opens today at 5 p.m. at 1205 E. Pike (at 12th), with free beer in celebration. Their flavors include Vivace Stumptown coffee and an Elysian stout ice cream that you have to taste to comprehend: It is incredible, in the sense of not-to-be-believed-beery-rich-and-amazing. Bluebird will also serve sandwiches and tea at lunch and dinnertime.

Former Crave chef and soon-to-be Top Chef contestant Robin Leventhal twittered:

Just tasted the Peanut Butter & Snicker doodle Ice Cream Josh is making at his Cap Hill store Bluebird. DELISCIOUS!

[Another local chef made it onto season six of Top Chef too: Ashley Merriman of Branzino.]

Capitol Hill Seattle Blog has an interview with Bluebird owner Josh and more details.

Once Cupcake Royale opens, the streets of Capitol Hill will be officially paved with sugar cubes.

 

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Urgently requested information:

What do they mean, "Snag an invitation and there'll be free beer from our neighbors at Elysian Brewing Co." ?
Posted by jw36 on July 9, 2009 at 3:05 PM
2
Ah, found it myself.. The info's here:
http://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2009/0…
Posted by jw36 on July 9, 2009 at 3:08 PM
3
@1: I was given to understand that all you had to do was show up (and, you know, be 21).
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on July 9, 2009 at 3:10 PM
cedarthvader 4
I'm so miffed that all this yummy stuff went in after I moved off the hill!
Posted by cedarthvader http://open.salon.com/blog/cedar_burnett on July 9, 2009 at 3:14 PM
Spiffy D 5
Custard place ain't all that. Moon's is ok but not mind-blowing.

However, the idea of Elysian Stout ice cream intrigues me, and I wish to subscribe to its newsletter.
Posted by Spiffy D on July 9, 2009 at 3:15 PM
lizzie 6
For vegans and other progressives [not confirmed vegan but they sound like it]:
Roasted Veggie & Hummus
zucchini, red peppers, mushrooms, and onion on organic bread with tahini hummus and organic olive oil

Thai Veggie Wrap
marinated tofu and a colorful explosion of veggies, tossed in our house-made peanut sauce and wrapped in a spinach tortilla

BAKED GOODS
Delivered fresh daily from Macrina Bakery in SoDo, Seattle. We also feature vegan brownies from Domovoi Foods, and coming soon, Seattle's own Mighty O Vegan Donuts!

DAILY SPECIALS
Almost every day we feature a different soup, [REDACTED], toast, jam and iced tea. Stop by our shop to see what's cooking.

OTHER FOODS
Our fridge is always stocked with a selection of fresh salads and [REDACTED].

Along with their teas.

(My mid-year's resolution is to be nicer to BJC on Slog comments, so I am trying to be constructive instead of bad & mean. No promises though!)
Posted by lizzie on July 9, 2009 at 3:22 PM
kid icarus 7
Holy shit Ashley Merriman rules! That just made my day!
Posted by kid icarus http://absintheandoranges.com/ on July 9, 2009 at 3:27 PM
michael strangeways 8
i'd trade them all in for a good, basic, non-yupped, American diner...
Posted by michael strangeways http://www.seattlegayscene.com/ on July 9, 2009 at 3:52 PM
9
My old office (book store) used to be in that same location...I used to take dates up to my office late at night when I was out galavanting...I wonder if they have a flavor for that?

I remember when the smell of roasting coffee from Cafe Vita would mix with the brewing beer from Elysian in our office loft on Friday afternoon and we would know it was time to leave (2pm) and get high and drunk. Now, there has to be a flavor for that.
Posted by CommonKnowledge on July 9, 2009 at 3:59 PM
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@6: just curious -- why would you ever be "bad and mean" to BJC? She can write, she enjoys food, she's a good editor from what I can tell.

Are you just jealous?
Posted by Massive Attack on July 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM
Bill W. 11
OK Capitol Hill can't get even one damn fast food joint. What's the excuse now? Certainly not our weight.
Posted by Bill W. http://www.seattlegayscene.com on July 9, 2009 at 4:33 PM
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"OK Capitol Hill can't get even one damn fast food joint. What's the excuse now? Certainly not our weight."

We need more cheap to-go, quality food like the pirogi place on broadway had. It was a nice balance between local and tasty and convenient/cheap. Fuck the fast food chains. As much as I like molly moon, cupcake royale, and old school custard, there's way too many sweets places opening. I guess they're all good so far, so hopefully they all do well in the market.

I guess for fast food, Rancho Bravo is the closest thing we've got.
Posted by well, that's not street food or hot dogs on July 9, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Explorer 13
I've heard that Seattle is a soon-to-be Top Chef locale, after the upcoming season set in Vegas.
Posted by Explorer on July 9, 2009 at 5:52 PM
Jigae 14
@10: We're all entitled to our opinion. I don't agree with Lizzie on much, but I suspect I agree with her on this.

@8: I would do just about anything to get a real diner, ESPECIALLY one that's open 24 hours and serves breakfast all day. Anyone want a first-born child? A kidney?
Posted by Jigae on July 9, 2009 at 7:15 PM
15
One scoop ice cream cone... $3+change
Posted by SeattleSeven on July 9, 2009 at 9:58 PM
kristinbell 16
I like streets paved with sugar cubes! Rock on!
Posted by kristinbell http://kristinbell.org on July 10, 2009 at 3:07 AM
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@6: That sounds nice, Lizzie. Send me an email if you want to talk about my, um, meat agenda—or lack thereof.
Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on July 10, 2009 at 10:34 AM

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