Gastrolust

Wondering if we’ve been on a chocolate binge lately? It’s true. With new stores, new products, and even a chocolate contest, Seattlest has been taking one for the team by tasting it all and reporting back to you. Now, as the weather turns, we turn to drinking chocolate. Seattle’s got [...]

[Read more →]

Szechuan Noodle Bowl is one of those enduring little places that I love in the International District. When Green Leaf (one of my recent Top 5 Asian Restaurant picks) would be too crowded, I always knew I could go next door for some decent noodles. Sure, it’s one of those typical Chinese joints with light [...]

[Read more →]

After a few visits to Flushing, I’ve grown fond of the food in its various Chinatown eateries. As time allows, I’ll have to post photos and description of some dishes from Waterfront International Enterprises (some name, huh?), Spicy & Tasty, and a little bing place I found.
Just before this trip ended, we noticed a place [...]

[Read more →]

I’m in Boise for the night. Another case of little time to eat, so a mad dash for Chinese food, this time at a place called Guang Zhou Chinese Restaurant. Nothing special, but I was able to convince them to prepare the Szechuan Beef with a little more realistic Szechuan-like spice level. The chili peppers [...]

[Read more →]

In explaining its name, Pho Cyclo tells us that “the cyclo drivers are the eyes and ears of the local street scene” who can “point you to where you can always get a delicious meal at a great price.”
Seattlest can now tell you about a pho place that will assault your eyes and [...]

[Read more →]

Seattlest’s already given you the scoop on the Kelly’s View Collection of chocolates, which features artwork by six children to benefit Children’s Hospital and the Regional Medical Center in Seattle. They’re still available at Chocolate Box. (Our favorite is Cranberry Cardamom!)
If you’re craving more chocolate for a cause, you might want to pick [...]

[Read more →]

We were recently invited to spend an evening with Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page.
Who?
We’ve known these authors since the mid-nineties, when they released books like Becoming a Chef and Culinary Artistry. Now Dornenburg and Page are promoting their new book, The Flavor Bible—an encyclopedic compilation of flavor affinities that will surely [...]

[Read more →]

It’s so great, they had to name it twice. Before you start belting out “New York, New York,” think again. We’re in Seattle, and we’re talking about one of New Yorker Anthony Bourdain’s favorite local eateries: Piroshky, Piroshky.
Piroshky, Piroshky is easy to find. Follow your nose as it detects the sweet butter [...]

[Read more →]

We normally run from a restaurant that’s advertised as Chinese and American. Common sense, but it also dates back to a day in New Hampshire when we walked into “Judy’s (or whatever her name was) Chinese Restaurant” and were given dinner rolls and butter along with our menus.
Shi’An Restaurant (12534 Lake City [...]

[Read more →]

Aw, shucks. Rachael Ray loves corn.
Is this corn porn?
We report, you decide. (Ugh. I never thought I’d post anything to do with Rachael Ray, and now I’m reference a Fox “News” slogan!) Check out the video on Huffington Post.
Seems like Rachael really likes to tickle the, um, ears.

[Read more →]