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Friends of mine were in town to play the Tractor Tavern on Ballard Avenue. Walking to my car after the show I spied this scene inside a bar. I hadn't noticed this place before so perhaps it is new. It is called DiVino. Am I the only one who has noticed that within the last couple years a serving of wine by the glass has grown noticeably smaller no matter what establishment one might be in? It's like everybody suddenly got uniformly stingy. Perhaps the restaurant industry has generally adopted exact portioning. Such a practice certainly might increase the profit per bottle, or keep patrons from imbibing too much before driving. Certainly less calories and encouragement to really savor the wine! DiVino+Seattle DiVino+Ballard Seattle+bar Ballard+Avenue wine+bar+Seattle Ballard+nightlife Seattle+nightlife
6 comments:
A mon dernier voyage a NYC, j'ais pas trouve que les verres a vin avaient diminues de tailles.
Il y a une ambiance orientale dans ta photo, je trouve
wonderful night lights!
coming from food biz b/ground, portioning is important especially if the bartender is made accountable for any unjustifyable missing "stock"..
The light behind the bottles is quite striking. This foto fascinates me because of the contrasting light and dark.
I love that old part of Ballard... it looks almost like something out of a european city. And it seems to be largely undeveloped... which probably accounts for it looking so authentic and charismatic.
Merci, Olivier! Peut-être c'est seulement ici sur la côte ouest que les restaurants ont adopté cette pratique. Dans NYC, peut-être ils osent pas l'essayer ou leurs clients se plaindraient...
Thanks, Kris. So, there IS portioning going on. This is good to know.
Kate, that light behind the colorful bottles (unfortunately not captured well in this photo) is what attracted my attention as I walked by. Thanks very much!
John, I agree with you about the charm. A lot of those buildings along the canal streets in Ballard seem to be getting facelifts. I'd hate to see what the rents are rising to. The artists in the area will no doubt be moving to cheaper digs as the trend continues to upscale shops and remodled lofts. There is fear the historic marine and related industries all along the canal will be forced out by development demands.
-Kim
Looks swanky! And a very nice photo for the difficult lighting it presented!
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