Gastrolust

At the very beginning of this month, I asked “Where in the world am I?” In case you couldn’t tell from the photo, I was in Flushing, New York. Flushing has become an annual trip Labor Day weekend, and the ideal place to stay (ah, the barebones Comfort Inn has become like home-away-from-home) for food [...]

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Admittedly, we were skeptical. We thought about turning back. In fact, we felt almost forced to turn back by the smoke in the casino.
“Isn’t that where the outlet mall is?” we wondered, when Tulalip Bay invited us in for dinner. Not exactly our crowd. Nor was the gathering of somewhat zany, frequently zombie-like people playing [...]

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We really hesitate to head out for curry, as it’s a staple in our cooking repertoire – sort of our emergency food. But when we found ourselves at Racha recently, we decided to give the exotic sounding Jungle Curry a try.
It’s not that it was bad… we just don’t get it. A small [...]

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Chicken broth-based soups are some of the ultimate comfort foods, and are especially good when sick. We love them all, from matzo ball soup (a.k.a. “Jewish penicillin”) to tortilla soup to good ol’ Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup (or, better yet, Chicken & Stars – our childhood favorite, though we shudder to [...]

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It was a big deal: Morton’s invited us in to sample some of their food. Yes, Morton’s—the big chain, serving steak coast to coast.
The whole affair started with a big menu presentation. The server brought a big cart to the table and essentially walked through the menu options, offering a visual display of meat cuts, [...]

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Finally, we have good yakitori in Seattle. And, if all goes as planned, we’ll have a wide variety of good quality ramen as well.
Kushibar is opening today. Hopefully they’ve already got plenty of pork bones simmering to make the ramen broth. I haven’t had a chance to sample the ramen yet, but I did enjoy [...]

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After finding some fabulous food at what appeared to be a rinky-dink Chinese restaurant in Morgantown, West Virginia, I decided it was time to try the Chinese restaurant closest to my home. I’ve walked past Calva Café endless numbers of times, just as I’ve driven by endless numbers of Seattle’s Chinese restaurants en route [...]

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It’s not the easiest place to find – or to eat. Quirky hours (11-4 Tuesday through Friday), an inevitable line out the door, decision-making on your feet, a communal table… but this is what makes Salumi so special and so memorable.
Just google “Salumi Seattle” and you’ll see that so much has already [...]

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I’ve been away from Seattle since last Wednesday (and will be gone for the rest of the week); hence, the lack of posting. I’ll try to write up some of the adventures in the next few days or so. Perhaps the photo gives a clue as to where in the world I am?

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