Gastrolust

This weekend, Serious Eats posted my “Hangover Helper” article about “The Hangover” at Meander’s Kitchen in White Center. An excerpt: The Hangover ($9.50) is just what the carb doctor ordered: “a double order of crispy browns topped with homemade sausage gravy.” Additional protein comes from two eggs, which I ordered over easy so that the [...]

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At Terra Plata in Capitol Hill, I knew my brunch pick as soon as I spotted it on the menu: green chili pork. After all, chef Tamara Murphy has a way with all things pork. At her previous restaurant Brasa, I enjoyed pork rillettes, pizzetta with proscuitto, porky paella, and some amazing pork belly dishes. [...]

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Saturday, Serious Eats posted my “Hangover Helper” feature on Hunger. An excerpt: Sweep aside the greens, and you get to the good stuff below. Yes, there are potatoes, but behold a bit of a meat extravaganza, with braised wild boar, house-made sausage, and bacon strewn throughout the square bowl. Mushrooms and onions offer a vegetal [...]

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Last week, Serious Eats posted my “Hangover Helper” article about Torrija Andaluza at Harvest Vine. An excerpt: I want to eat the [small hockey puck of foie gras] butter on its own, but fight temptation and spread some on my toast, then drag a biteful through the cherry preserves. The toast has that familiar crusty [...]

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I admit it: I’m a bit of an odd fellow. How many people do you know who are both food writers and sex educators? On the food writing side, it’s admittedly odd that I’d never been to Oddfellows. Not until last weekend, that is, when I made it in for brunch. I was disappointed, though, [...]

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Dutch, baby! That’s what I wanted to scream when my partner and I met up with friends for brunch last weekend at Tilikum Place Café. This hidden gem in the shadow of the Space Needle offers two types of Dutch babies. The sweet offering was banana with an option of candied walnuts. The savory option [...]

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Obviously, I’m brutally backed up (aside from my Sound/City Arts reports) on my restaurant write-ups. So let’s start with a morning meal. Over the summer (remember summer?), I returned to Fresh Bistro (having previously discussed their brulee, bellies and beets) to sample a few of the brunch offerings, to which I’d say: two out three [...]

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“Yeah, right.” That’s what I said when I heard that Dahlia Lounge was cooking up congee for brunch. Monkey bread? Makes sense. Eggs Benedict? Elegant. But congee? Can it be any good? In a word: Yes. I often complain about the quality of Chinese food in Seattle, so it’s sort of strange that Chef Tom [...]

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Thierry Rautureau, the Chef in the Hat, is seemingly everywhere in the local food scene. When he’s not cooking up a storm in his own kitchen, he’s out collaborating with other chefs or dining at other restaurants, supporting the industry as a whole. This is why I called him a cheerleader after enjoying a dinner [...]

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Olivar’s been getting rave reviews since opening in the Loveless building on Capitol Hill, and starting today, they’re introducing brunch service that looks to be a winner. No batter dishes here; Chef Phillippe Thomelin is doing the egg, cheese, potato and bacon thing with his uniquely Spanish flair (with French and Italian influences thrown in [...]

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