The Brown Bag

One of the best breakfast's I've ever had, seriously.  The Brown Bag was a suggestion from our friend Laila who has had her own little breakfast club for a while.  Angela and I have been going to breakfast different places every saturday for a while now, a very fun tradition.  I like that their menu says: "No Sissy Food Here!"

Zoka - Greenlake

Ange and I went to Zoka the other day.  The space is huge and comfortable.  Everything is a dark wood.  Ange and I went at noon on a wednesday and I counted 22 laptops.  The barista was thorough and methodical, I could tell he probably came from a bartending background seeing as how he presented and poured the drink on the bar in front of me.  He did well, even though the espresso was seven days old, I can't fault him that though.
There's really only street parking and we found a place pretty quickly.  There's a dentist next door - I can't imagine they're busy late at night.  I even saw Julianna Margulies, can you see her too?

Portland, OR

Angela and I spent the weekend in Portland, to visit some friend and just to get away.  We had a great time seeing Chris and Christi.  Here are some more pictures of our time.

The Center for Wooden Boats

My beautiful wife brought me to a very cool place, The Center for Wooden Boats.  I love my wife!  Here are some more pictures.

Elysian Brewing Co.

Angela and I went out to Elysian Brewing a couple weeks ago, it was great.  They actually had a Vikings game on the TV when we were there.  It's a pretty cool atmosphere and pretty good beer that they brew.

Zoka - Kirkland

Zoka Coffee Kirkland!  Check out the FIVE roburs, and a Slayer!  I kinda felt like I was in a museum, but it was pretty cool.  Even farther left of this pic was a giant flat screen displaying some sort coffee parafanalia.

Zoka with A and L

Stumptown on 12th

Andrew, Laila and I went to a cupping at Stumptown the other day.  As far as I know they have cuppings every day.  We cupped about six coffees.  Now, this was the 12th St. Stumptown - where their roasting and training takes place.  It was fun to see them roast a bit.  The training room is lined with huge windows facing the roaster so we got to see some training going on.