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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
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Posted by Sue Kidd @ 04:04:09 pm

Sweet potato and pecan pie at B&B's Barbeque.

I'm still in search of seasonal berry pies, but I did encounter decadent Southern style pie. I dropped in at B&B's Barbeque for a slice each of sweet potato and pecan pie. And, no, I did not eat both slices by myself. I shared. Mostly.

The pies are a chewy, rich experience at B&B's Barbeque, which is located inside Freighthouse Square (also home to Cookies Your Way, a dessert emporium for lovers of straight-out-of-the oven homemade cookies).

Sweet potato pie and pecan pie are the pie choices at B & B --

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Posted by Sue Kidd @ 12:40:52 pm

Our Adventure writers Craig Hill and Jeff Mayor penned a great travel food article about which restaurants in outdoor destination areas are good for loading up on calories before or after a strenuous outdoor adventure. Read the story right here.

When we were discussing the story, news editor John Henrikson asked at the news meeting if a hike from the car to Big Bubba's Burgers counts as an outdoor adventure. My answer: yes. Just don't think of the calories in a one-pound Big Bubba burger if you don't go rowing beforehand....

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