by Christina Waters | Oct 14, 2009 | Home |
That’s what my informants are telling me, many of whom had fun visiting places they’d never been to before. Ah, the allure of the prix fixe meal.
Maybe it should become a fixture on menus from now on.
At any rate, I heard great things about so many restaurants. Friends gushed about how much they enjoyed going up to Hollins House, a place they hadn’t visited before. Others said they always thought of Clouds as simply a popular watering hole, but were delighted by how great (more…)
by Christina Waters | Oct 13, 2009 | Food, Home, Travel, Wine |
At the very strategic corner of First Avenue & Union, next door to the Seattle Art Museum and hanging over Pike Place market, Union is a very smart island of low-key sophistication. Chef Ethan Stowell, whose sibling restaurants include the popular Tavolata and How to Cook a Wolf (cf. MFK Fisher), does simple, elegant, non-fussy things with regional ingredients.
I loved a squid salad (pictured here) luscious in a light tomato broth, tossed with olives, fennel, (more…)
by Christina Waters | Oct 13, 2009 | Food |
You wanted it – you got it. The vibrant and popular block party that made the Westside hum last summer, is back again.
Here’s a sneak peek….
Carried Away quinoa salad with mango
Bonny Doon Cellar Door pulled pork sandwich with romesco sauce
O’mei Hunan Smoked Ribs
Avanti Boudin Blanc & Cabbage
H&H Ceviche and Fish Tacos
Rice Croquettes, Chocolate Cupcakes and Apple Tarte from Kelly’s
Feast for a King catering grilled artichokes and grilled lemon chicken
lots more – Swing Jazz by Alone Together
mmmm
Sat. October 24, 4-7pm
402 Ingalls St. – Swift Street Courtyard
Questions? 423-9059, ext. 102
Bring your own plates, glasses & utensils.
by Christina Waters | Oct 12, 2009 | Food, Home |
You know me. Ultra organic, ultra healthy – no unnecessary fats, nothing fried (except maybe well…). But there I was a few Sundays ago, staring at the most beautiful, hot, freshly-grilled sandwich in creation. One bite and I melted – sort of like the Swiss cheese slathered all over the tender strips of skirt steak on this incredible dish.
Hot, delicious as only the beef & cheese combo can be (think glorified cheeseburger, rubbed with Cajun spices), and utterly substantial — this was a sandwich that brought me to my knees, and reminded me that sometimes the classic layerings of ingredients just cannot be beat.
The sandwich was the special of the day. The place was Scopazzi’s. (God I can still taste it, it was staggeringly good.)
Thank you Scopazzi’s!
by Christina Waters | Oct 4, 2009 | Home |
Once artichokes, now pumpkins laze in the fields we walk each weekend.
Pumpkins are another thing I love about this planet.
