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On the one hand it feels overwhelming trying to cover every place I might go out in my new hometown of Seattle; however, I am taking some solace in the fact that this will be more of a running dairy instead of a city guide of sorts. That said, on to installment #1...

Bell and I decided to buck the Seattle casual trend, dress up a bit, and hit a restaurant we have never been to: Purple Cafe. The restaurant was big, with a pretty cool interior. Overall I liked the scene, but it was also quite loud. Food: average, but we agreed that our crab cakes appetizer was excellent. We have a nice bottle of French wine from the Languedoc Roussillon region called Soulenes. Honestly, there were many good options, as Purple Cafe is really part wine bar, part restaurant. But we literally chose the wine by picking it without knowing what to expect. Needless to say it was a pleasant surprise.

After dinner we headed over to a going-away part of a friend of mine at Twist. This was a pretty cool lounge, with a few good areas to sit with friend. The problem was that most of the lounge seating was along one wall - pretty touch to talk to multiple people when you are all lined up in a row. That said, it was a pretty cool scene and worth a return visit.