Redefining Woodinville’s Beverage Image at Soft Tail Spirits

Dennis Robertson behind the Softtail Spirits tasting bar

Guest post by Deba Wegner Dennis Robertson is standing behind the tree he cut and polished, which serves as the tasting room bar in his original Woodinville Soft Tail Spirits tasting room and adjacent production location. This, our third meeting, it was 9:30 AM on a recent Friday morning after a busy week for him [...]

Grocery Outlet is One-Stop Shop for Great Meal

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Guest post by Deba Wegner (part 3 of 3) Herb Brined Foster Farms Chicken w/Roasted Warm Tomatillo Salsa & Long Grain Rice Pilaf (This dish is made from ingredients regularly found at all Washington Grocery Outlet locations) Preparation Time: 10 minutes on one day, 20 minutes on the following day First day: If you have [...]

Bargain Market is a Family’s True Passion

Madrona owner Steve Mullen and daughter Melissa

Guest post by Deba Wegner (part 2 of 3) It is midday, the store is busy, and I grab a cart and make my way down the aisles of Grocery Outlet. I am trying to get a feel for the store and see what the product mix is like. At a display of large brightly colored [...]

Resolute Foodie becomes Grocery Outlet Evangelist

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Guest post by Deba Wegner Part #1: What is Grocery Outlet, where are they and why should you care? Sweet Mexican yellow pear tomatoes, organic blue cheese, Cabot butter, Black Forest ham, Scharffenberger chocolate, marcona almonds, Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, Aquastar Tilapia Filets, Harris Ranch Beef, Aidell’s Sausage, Foster Farm chicken, Riedel Glassware, wine [...]

Eastside Bio-engineer Crafts Ultra-Premium “Vins de Garage”

Winemaker Rob Entrekin & Finn Hillesen resident winery gnome

Guest Post by Deba Wegner Finn Hill winemaker Rob Entrekin is the first to admit that his curiosity about wine got out of hand. The desire to understand how different winemakers turn grapes from the same harvest and vineyards into very different wines, was what started it all. Entrekin, who is a health care focused [...]

Artisan Cheese Lovers, Meet Fall City

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Guest post by Deba Wegner The woman standing before me was model tall, with flowing ginger colored hair, so beautifully dressed. Offering me her hand, she said, “I’m Julie Steil from River Valley Ranch Cheese, great to meet you!” I was at an event in Fall City where the farm is located and I stopped [...]