Gig Harbor’s Green.House, a fine dining restaurant that appeals to all kinds of diners, recently had a change in chefs. Matt Colony is a chef familiar to diners in the Harbor, he previously cooked at the Beach House at Purdy.

In the summer, The Gourmet Burger Shop is abuzz. A scenic drive along State Route 302 funnels diners to a quirky building with outdoor seating serving some of the best burgers on that side of the Narrows bridge. Chef-owner Travis Hightower turns out towering burgers made with hand-formed patties – built on glossy buns from the nearby 3 Clouds Bakery. Read more »

Tacoma’s newest brewery and wine bar not only are across the street from one another, both opened this month as extensions of already established food businesses in the St. Helens neighborhood in Tacoma. The wine bar is STINK Tank, a sibling business to STINK Cheese-Meat. The brewery is Tacoma Brewing Co., an extension of the coffee cafe Amocat. Today, I’ve got a Q & A with Blondin of STINK. Check back Friday for a Q & A with Alexander. Read more »

Hey, forget about elections for five minutes (but be sure to go here for intensely local elections coverage after your break). Instead, think about delicious pastries. Here’s an update on a cupcake shop that moved and a doughnut bakery that just opened on Sixth Avenue. Read on.
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My Greek, a restaurant that operated for five years in Puyallup’s South Hill, has found a new home – in two locations. One is in Sunrise Village, not far from the original Puyallup location, the other is in Tacoma’s Westgate neighborhood.

Owner Nader Morcos said he is estimating a December opening for the Westgate restaurant and a January opening for the Puyallup My Greek, which will be taking over the space formerly occupied by the conveyor belt sushi restaurant, Sushi Station. In Westgate, the restaurant will operate at the old Shari’s, 2303 N. Pearl St. Read more »

Two important things for your gyro radar: The annual Greek festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox church is this Friday through Sunday. I’ll have a complete story with tips for how to eat around the festival this Friday, but for now, here’s another important gyros update – It’s Greek To Me is on schedule with its move across the street. Read more »

Bar breakfasts are one of my favorite ways to welcome my weekend and plenty of nightspots around town now offer sunrise dining on Saturdays and Sundays. The Swiss is the latest night spot to join the growing crowd of early morning weekend hash slingers. The Tacoma bar will begin offering breakfast this Saturday. Read more »

Pay no attention to that sign. Yes, it says Jubilee Cupcakes, but visitors to the South Hill bakery will find an evolving pastry lineup well beyond cupcakes.

A year after opening, the bakery has slowly and quietly evolved into something more of a full dessert bakery. Jubilee aims at what Pioneer Bakery in downtown Puyallup offered before its closure earlier this month. Read more »