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The colorful, fresh and spicy Seafood Soft Tofu soup at Cho Dang Tofu in Lakewood is served bubbling hot in a black cauldron along with stone bowl rice and from bottom left clockwise, cucumber kimchi, traditional kimchi, Korean apple salad, marinated squid, marinated bean sprouts, daikon kimchi, and fried whole fish. Friday April 27, 2012.(Dean J. Koepfler / Staff photographer) (DEAN J. KOEPFLER)

Korean dining guide: Soup shops along South Tacoma Way

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Dining Out for Life fundraiser takes place Thursday

Published April 25th, 2012 - 2:37PM

This week, more than a quarter million diners are expected to dine out to raise money for HIV/AIDS programs. More than 65 restaurants in Pierce County are participating in the national Dining Out For Life event that takes place Thursday, April 26, 2012.

Boathouse 19 coming to Tacoma's Narrows Marina this summer

Published April 23rd, 2012 - 10:56AM

The name has been selected – and it’s Boathouse 19. That’s the previously nameless waterfront restaurant I told you about in February in this blog post. The 230-seat restaurant will open at the Narrows Marina, located at the end of South 19th and Bridgeport near Day Island.

First bite: No chocolate babka, but plenty 'Seinfeld' at Little Jerry’s

Published April 14th, 2012 - 3:17AM

To understand the theme at Little Jerry’s, a 16-seat cafe that opened mid-February in Tacoma’s Fern Hill neighborhood, you have to get 1990s TV sitcom “Seinfeld.” Like, really get it.

Second bite: Revisiting Marrow eight months after opening in Tacoma's Sixth Avenue restaurant district

Published April 12th, 2012 - 4:16PM

However you view Marrow, the sophisticated new restaurant on Sixth Avenue, there’s one common theme: It strives to be approachable. It’s a restaurant with a chef who has created a menu of meaty ingredients unfamiliar to Tacoma – roasted bone marrow, goat, oxtail, ostrich and bison. And there’s a dissonant undercurrent at Marrow: The meat-centric restaurant, named after its signature dish of bone marrow, unexpectedly also caters to vegetarians.

Nationally renowned Shelton-area chef teaches in Olympia

Published April 11th, 2012 - 12:05AM

The front row at the Bayview School of Cooking has filled up quickly on a recent Monday night – long before Xinh Dwelley stepped up to the burners.

Moctezuma's in Gig Harbor looks at late-spring opening

Published April 3rd, 2012 - 9:36AM

After losing its 18-year home several months ago to a building remodel, Moctezuma’s is set to open its new Gig Harbor Mexican restaurant later this spring. Operations manager Bernie Garcia, son of founder Arturo Garcia, who opened the first Moctezuma’s on South Tacoma Way in 1978, said progress on the Gig Harbor location has been slowed by permitting issues. Moctezuma’s new location will be just across the street from its previous location next to Safeway.

Out of Limbo: Two restaurants finally reopen in Tacoma's Freighthouse Square

Published March 22nd, 2012 - 3:17PM

For years, Freighthouse Square has been an incubator for fledgling restaurants. Some restaurants come and go in a matter of weeks. Some stick around for years. Two restaurants recently reopened after several months of closures for building repairs. So what’s coming next for the mall and its collection of unusual retail shops and restaurants? That’s anyone’s guess.

Corina Bakery settles into a new Tacoma location

Published March 9th, 2012 - 1:23AM

When Molly Ott bought Corina Bakery in 2008, she didn’t think all that much about the stairs that separated the bakery from the storefront – until she had to maneuver 80-pound wedding cakes and 50-pound bags of flour up and down those stairs.

7 tasty sliders battle it out at Saturday grill-off

Published March 2nd, 2012 - 7:39AM

Seven Tacoma-area restaurants will vie for bragging rights to the best sliders in town Saturday night at Shake, Rattle and Grill, a Museum of Glass event.

New, yet to be named restaurant planned for Narrows Marina

Published March 2nd, 2012 - 12:05AM

A 230-seat restaurant serving regional food with a new American spin is on its way to the Narrows Marina at 9001 S. 19th St., Tacoma. The restaurant plans are so new, the masterminds behind the Tacoma restaurant do not yet have a name for it, permitting still is in the works and the building is just a bare-bones structure about to get a big makeover.

5 best bets for breakfast at the bar

Published February 3rd, 2012 - 1:28PM

TNT Diner had no trouble finding bars and restaurants widely known for their late-night shenanigans that also produce quality eats from the weekend morning griddle – in copious, delicious quantities. Here are five “bars” with breakfasts worth a try.

Rise and shine: South Sound bars with breakfasts worth a try

Published February 3rd, 2012 - 11:22AM

Depending upon your dining preferences or the bar you frequent, breakfast at a watering hole can be a cultural odyssey or a gritty journey. I maintain that both can be equally delightful if you have a curiosity for interesting bar food that comes with a funky atmosphere and clientele.

Beefy bites: South Sound's top 5 burger joints

Published January 27th, 2012 - 11:06AM

Following the recent opening of Five Guys Burgers and Fries, TNT Diner's Sue Kidd visited her favorite homegrown burger stands. Read her recommendations and see if you agree.

Tacoma’s Adriatic Grill: Wood-fired eats and superb service – yes, in a mall location

Published December 23rd, 2011 - 10:02AM

Adriatic Grill resides within one of the toughest neighborhoods for upscale dining. I’ve tried convincing friends that a restaurant near the mall – yes, that mall – serves superb Kobe flat-iron steak, turns out pizza from a wood-fired oven, masters garlicky Bolognese with al dente chewy pull, and doses grilled peaches with sweetened balsamic for dessert.

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