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Sue Kidd is the Lifestyle Editor at The News Tribune and the ringleader for the Food and Home&Garden sections. She has worked as a food journalist at Northwest newspapers since 1993, most recently as a food writer, editor and restaurant reviewer in King County before joining The News Tribune in 2004. Her food obsessions at the moment are honey, cheese and oysters.

Craig Sailor is the Arts&Entertainment editor at The News Tribune. He grew up on a garlic farm near Gilroy, Calif. and now farms oysters in his spare time at Willapa Bay. He’s traveled the world from Kyoto/Kuala Lumpur/Hong Kong to Zanzibar in search of great food.

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Good eats and drinks around Tacoma, Pierce County and South Puget Sound
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Posted by Sue Kidd @ 09:13:02 pm

There's not much time left to enjoy a Mighty Mike.

Business reporter C.R. Roberts writes in this story that the days for Little Holland - the burger lover's favorite little drive-in joint on the border of Tacoma and Fircrest -- are numbered. They close July 25.

Insert big sigh here. In my Burger Trail series I wrote in March, I gave Little Holland high marks. Can it be saved? I hope so.

That reminds me, I need to do more research for my Burger Trail, II series. I ate at Don's Drive-In in Puyallup recently and that rates high on my list - for burgers, as much as the homemade pie. It's on the list. Where else should I visit for burger love?

Posted by Sue Kidd @ 09:03:45 pm

The Rainbow roll at Sushi Island

Two dollar sushi rolls automatically make me suspicious. It makes me think of gas station sushi. Sushi is not like a cheap burrito. It takes skill to make.

I paid a visit to Sushi Island, a new South Hill sushi restaurant that opened last week, not knowing that menu prices were as cheap as the dollar store. But there it was: prices for maki rolls in the $1-$3 range. The rolls were four pieces, not the typical six to eight. Even with fewer pieces, it still was bargain sushi.

A deal is not necessarily something I want from sushi- specifically maki rolls.

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