Gastrolust

Here in Seattle, we need another cupcake maker like we need another food blogger. (Seriously, who isn’t a food blogger these days?) I admit it: I’ve been pretty cynical about the whole cupcake scene. Apparently, I’m not the only one. When I posted to Twitter, Facebook, and some food message boards asking advice about cupcakes, [...]

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Here are five quick bites, culminating with news about a national champion.
Ivar’s is a Seattle institution. No doubt about that. And that institution was in the news this year, with stories about its underwater billboards. For me, the story is whether its food warrants a stop or not. This past year, I had chances to [...]

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I needed bread for a soup party, and wanted to go to a bakery instead of a grocery store. At the top of Queen Anne, that means Macrina to most. Macrina’s fine, but in the mood for something different, I decided to spin down to Boulangerie Nantaise—the organic French bakery in Belltown.
Boulangerie Nantaise (BN, not [...]

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