Gastrolust

We’ve come a long way since the boil-in-a-bag lunches of chicken à la king I enjoyed as a kid back in the Seventies.
But for this collector of kitchen gadgets, I feel like I’ve come full circle with a Sous Vide Supreme (and vacuum sealer for the bags) sitting on my kitchen counter.
Note the location. While [...]

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Ah, the predicament of pizza: so many toppings. Whether you select them individually or go with the restaurant’s recommended combinations (or, perhaps, abstain completely), it’s all about choice.
My partner and I were faced with that choice when we went to Tutta Bella recently for a quickie.
For this sex educator, it’s tempting to turn to “The [...]

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Peaches. ‘Tis the season
Earlier this week, I was thrilled to see that Metropolitan Market had brix (basically, a way to sneak inside the fruit to measure its sugar content and predict its sweetness) ratings for its Frog Hollow Farms and Pence Orchards peaches
The Frog Hollow peaches, brought in from California, are beloved and generally fantastic, [...]

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A food writer/restaurant reviewer can’t, and shouldn’t, eat out all the time. A simple salad or bowl of broth is a great break from far too much fat that’s inevitable with many meals out.
My go-to meal when the refrigerator and pantry are bare, and I’m otherwise uninspired: ma po dou fu.
I love it, and make [...]

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Sometimes it’s fun to accessorize sex. You know: take a trip to Babeland or Lovers Package; fill a cart with lingerie and role-playing uniforms, feathers and vibrators, lubes and flavored massage oils; return home to rip open the packages and start playing.
Then again, sometimes you just want to get raw. No accessories. Just you and [...]

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Whistler. Coming off this year’s Winter Olympics, the name conjures up images of graceful and powerful athletes wearing skis and riding luges. Even in the height of summer, there’s snow on the slopes and people (mostly young, mostly with snowboards, and mostly texting while riding up the lifts–or so it seems) ascending high above the [...]

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You’re together at last, just you and the Beef Bing you’ve ordered at Henry’s Taiwan (either the Bellevue or Seattle location). You’ve played the field, but perhaps you’ve never been with a Bing. It’s time to get acquainted. Laying (and, indeed, lying) before you, a Bing is like a Chinese flatbread, this one the size [...]

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There’s an old joke that asks why women fake orgasms.
Answer: Because men fake foreplay.
Okay, I know what you’re thinking: Not another sex-filled food column. But wait, there’s a point: In Sexy Feast, I’ll go out each week to an area restaurant, find something sexy to eat, and report back with a lesson in love. The [...]

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I’ve been reconfiguring my writing responsibilities.
I’m sad to leave Seattlest after four years of food writing there, but am happy to join The SunBreak as food editor, where I’ll be posting about some recent escapes from Seattle and, of course, reporting a bit about the Seattle food scene.
In addition, I continue to bring my professional [...]

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