Gastrolust

This month’s inspiration: “Little Red Corvette” by Prince “On the verge of bein’ obscene” is how Prince describes his babe’s body in this 1982 classic; it’s also an apt description of the song itself. On the surface, “Little Red Corvette” sounds like it’s about a car, but it is filled with not-so-hidden sexual references. Chef [...]

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We found ourselves downtown one day, an unusual thing, and walking by a little Asian eatery called Red Bowls, I saw Matthew Amster-Burton’s little “Out to Lunch” review posted. “Hey, we’re out to lunch,” we thought, “And that guy knows food.” So we went in, and we had what he had been having. From the [...]

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Many will be mystified when they see this mass of “string” in the bakery. Some think it looks like a little mop head, absentmindedly shoved in the showcase. I, admittedly, was mistaken the first time I saw a Mont Blanc. It was at a Tokyo bakery, in the shadow of Mount Fuji. How is a [...]

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In some ways, this is a downtown battle of batters and preparation. But in a bigger sense, this is a battle between Le Mont Saint-Michel and Liege, as we compare Mobatta’s crepes and Sweet Iron’s waffles. Everyone loves crepes, or so it seems in Seattle. Hiding behind the boom of cupcakeries in the city, look [...]

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I finally made it to Delancey. This was long overdue. Following my recent foray to Flying Squirrel, I was ready. With a group of six people, we’d be able to sample six pizzas – and a whole lot more. Pre-pizza, it’s nice to have some nibbles, and as compared to the throwaway salads of other [...]

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This morning I returned from a night in Idaho, working in Caldwell but holing up in the Hampton Inn in Meridian. Post-flying, I was feeling the effects of a fierce headache, which clouded my thinking. Near the hotel, I saw a Smashburger restaurant sign and immediately confused Smashburgers with Squeezeburgers, which I’ve been wanting to [...]

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I’m ready to make the declaration: Trellis is one of my favorite restaurants in the area – and is well worth the drive from Seattle. I’ve liked this farm-to-table restaurant, located at the Heathman Hotel in Kirkland, for a long time. Chef Brian Scheehser maintains a farm just a few miles from the restaurant, so [...]

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