Zig Zag Caf News Today

From Seattles arts world, to the food, outdoors and culture scene, we lost some pillars of community in 2023. Heres one final lingering salute to them.

In the news for the week ending October 13, 2023, are new words, a new finale, an old egg, and a new old Turn-On.

One last cheers to one of Seattle's favorite bartenders.

Industry veterans remember an icon in Seattle’s cocktail industry.

New York Times: Monks have pulled back on production to focus on faith.

Just as the herbal liqueur is becoming more popular, the French order that has produced it for more than two centuries is pulling back to focus on faith.

On April fifteenth, at 8:42 p.m., I had a drink. Not on Zoom. Not alone on my couch. Not outside, under a heat lamp. Nope. Inside, on a stool, at the actual, physical bar. For the first time in more than a year. To sit shoulder to shoulder with friends again, chatting with the bartender about esoteric spirits, hearing the laughter of strangers—it felt new and raw. Even with the masked staff and social distancing, the experience was unexpectedly life-affirming. All of a sudden, I felt like m...