Gastrolust

Dish: Pancit Bihon Place: Family Time Restaurant, Shoreline Price: $9.95 On the plate: Thin rice noodles plus pork, cabbage, green bean pieces, julienned carrot, and sliced green onions. Supporting cast: Just a lemon wedge. What to do: Simply spritz some lemon on the noodle dish if you’d like. I recommend it, especially to brighten up [...]

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Yesterday I posted pictures of pig-filled plates outside of Seattle, and promised you local options. Here they are. Most are Asian, with appreciation of the utilization of as much of the animal as possible. Pictured above is bopis, which is a spicy and vinegary saute of pork heart and lungs. I recently discovered bopis at [...]

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Cochon 555 brought five pigs to Seattle in February, but that simply wasn’t enough pork for this roving food writer. In the past month or so, I had a chance to pig out at some notorious, pork-loving restaurants outside of our fine city. My favorite of the three that I’ll showcase here: The Purple Pig, [...]

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Recently, I went to Milagro Cantina in Kirkland to enjoy a Mexican feast, consisting of quesadillas, ceviche, chiles rellenos, clams steamed in Victoria Modelo beer, soups, enchiladas, and a refreshing favorite: jicama y sandia con pina y pepino (watermelon, cucumber, pineapple, jicama, lime, cilantro, and chile spice powder). Remarkably, these were all just starters to [...]

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Dish: Combo Noodle Soup (#21) Place: Mike’s Noodle House, International District, Seattle Price: $7.30 (large) In the bowl: Your choice of noodles, plus liver, kidney, stomach, and other pork pieces in a fish and pork broth with sliced green onions. Supporting cast: A bowl with soy sauce, black vinegar, and diced jalapenos. What to do: [...]

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Here’s the menu for the Sexy Feast event coming up at Spur on April 5. This will be a fun meal, with lots of laughs and a delicious dinner. If you can help spread the word, I’d appreciate it! Or, better yet, join us. More info here. 1st course SEA URCHIN miners lettuce. green apple [...]

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This is the second article of mine that Edible Seattle‘s publisher censored due to his discomfort with sex, resulting in my departure from the magazine. See the first, and further explanation, here. Is variety the spice of life? That’s the question I can’t resist asking Amanda Bevill, owner of World Spice Merchants, minutes after meeting [...]

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It may not be the most photogenic dish, but trust me: Holly Smith’s risotto is sexy. The latest version I had at Smith’s Cafe Juanita was Barbera risotto with Asiago, featuring a fabulous brodo and red wine syrup–and showcasing stringy Asiago DOP (Denominazione di origine protetta, or Protected Designation of Origin, which, according to promotional [...]

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Dish: Ja-Jang Noodles Place: Red Lantern, International District, Seattle Price: $11.95 In the bowl: Fresh, Korean wheat noodles (thick spaghetti size) with a julienne cucumber garnish Supporting cast: A second bowl contains fermented black bean paste, beef, shrimp, squid, onions, and zucchini. And a side dish with pickled daikon slices, raw onion pieces, and plum [...]

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brown butter sponge. cider. ice cream. Perhaps you recognize the format (three supporting ingredients. all lower case. all followed by a period.) and know that this week’s Sexy Feast is about to feature Spur Gastropub. The dish is an “Apples & Caramel” dessert, and like just about all of Spur’s dishes, it’s got a lot [...]

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