Gastrolust

Following up on our recent Queen Anne report, we ventured across the Ballard Bridge to binge on burgers at the much-lauded Lunchbox Laboratory. Like the contents that formed the base of our “dork” burger, our feelings were mixed.
We went with a couple of the daily experiments. One was the Burger of the Gods. The “super [...]

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It’s the last day.
In celebration, thanks to Endless Simmer, check out these Top 10 All-Time George W. Bush Food Moments.
In some strange way, won’t we miss this man?

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We recently had an opportunity to head out to the Hood Canal for an overnight stay at Alderbrook Resort & Spa. It’s a nice escape less than two hours from Seattle, either driving by car, or hopping on the Bremerton Ferry part of the way (which we recommend eastbound for the return view of the [...]

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The fine folks at The Four Swallows invited us over (by over, we mean across Puget Sound) for some supper. Saturday was a superb day for a ferry ride, and after a short stroll through town, we reached the farmhouse that’s been home to the restaurant for 16 years.
Inside, it’s quaint and charming, with the [...]

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Maybe it’s the springtime snow that’s got us savoring the South—or any taste of it we can get. Last time it was Waterfront Seafood Grill. This time, when Sazerac asked if we wanted to sample some “damn good food” from its Southern-inspired menu, we said “damn right we’ll be there.”
Sazerac’s had a bit of a [...]

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What is it about a dumpling that’s so delightful? We love dough that’s filled and then folded or otherwise formed. Dumplings come in different shapes and sizes (recall our reviews of pelmeni, xiao long bao, and har gow, to name a few) and cut across all cultures. Proper preparation requires attention—and the finished product demands [...]

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We’ve been through this before.
With the ever-present smile still stretched across her face, our favorite waitress at Hing Loon asked, “Are you sure you can eat the organs?”
Well, c’mon, that’s why we ordered the “Lo Mein with Assorted Beef Organs” in the first place. We knew we wanted noodles (ignoring the zillions of specials handwritten [...]

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The Tour de France is underway; combined with the 4th of July weekend, it seemed like a great time to check out Chipotle’s Le Burrito. Seattlest has already documented Chipotle’s spread in Seattle and involvement with the Tour de France in sponsoring Team Garmin-Chipotle—which includes local cyclist Tyler Farrar.
We were game to “eat like a [...]

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One of my goals for January is to organize all of my food photos for last year, cataloging them in some systematic way and blogging about miscellaneous bites that didn’t quite make it to “print” in 2008. In doing this, it’s reinforcing how much the recession is hitting the restaurant industry. Seems like there’s a [...]

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A sakana ichiba (fish market) at Shibuya station is our favorite Tokyo battleground. Close to closing time, customers hover around the refrigerator cases, scouting out the sushi and sashimi assortments–especially the packages of maguro, mutsu, and more. Then, at about 7:45, the man with the marker does the “makete” (discounting) action, slashing prices on fish [...]

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