Opera in a dive bar proves to be a perfect pairing at Seattle’s Blue Moon tavern
Opera in a dive bar? Oh, yes! Two writers for The Seattle Times went to check out Opera on Tap's performance at the storied Blue...
Tantri Wija
Tantri Wija is a Seattle-based freelance writer.
OK. It’s a little silly. But that’s no reason not to make your first legal drink a Birthday Cake shot.
It’s a 21 fun salute with this goes-down-easily magical mix of festivity.
At the Kentucky Derby or on your own toasty porch, nothing refreshes like a crisp mint julep
Here’s how to make one yourself — do not skimp on the mint!
In their spare time, this group of mostly Seattle-based South Asian techies created a dance-drama spectacle, coming to ACT
"Devi," the newest dance-drama production from Seattle-based South Asian arts group Pratidhwani, in collaboration with ACT Theatre, is based on an 1884 Bengali novel about...
Advocaat doesn’t necessarily go over easy as a cocktail … but maybe as Easter dessert?
If you can’t stomach this gooey, boozy egg liqueur as a sunny-side bottom’s up, recipes abound for cakes and puddings (and, here, for eierlikör itself).
Bock beer comes in several forms, all of them high in alcohol
Bock, originally a medieval German beer, is a malty, full-bodied brew with a rich, smooth (and never too-sweet) taste.
Dip your toe into gamelan music with Gamelan Pacifica and guest artist Darsono
Curious about gamelan, the symphony orchestra of Indonesia in which a collection of melodic percussion instruments are played by a group of musicians? Here's how...
How to make your own custom coffee liqueur
Ditch the tiki-torch-sweet Kahlúa and Tia Maria White Russians for home-brewed boozy, caffeinated creations.
Not once, not twice, but thrice, Seattle’s Kelley Wentworth has taken on ‘Survivor’ — why?
Seattle marketing manager Kelley Wentworth, originally from Ephrata, tells us why she originally tried out for "Survivor" and what she might do with the $1...
Kvass is making inroads in American fizzy-drink culture
Russia’s original probiotic beverage is now soaked with fruit and a yeast fermentation starter, much like kombucha.