Gastrolust

So just where will Zimmern find freaky food in Seattle? Early word is that he’ll be hitting eateries old and new. In the middle of the week on a day that begins with a “W,” look for Zimmern to be munching on SPAM musubi at Marination Mobile (and maybe checking out other food trucks), and then sucking down ika no shiokara (fermented squid guts) and more delicious delights at Maneki.

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As a food writer and sex educator, I’m sharing hedonistic ideas (from nibbles to “naughtiness”) for couples visiting Seattle-area neighborhoods and more distant destinations in this new Passport to Pleasure feature.
Wallingford has had a reputation as a neighborhood for families. Whether you have children or not, here are some ideas of [...]

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Welcome to the first installment of my newest feature: Passport to Pleasure. As a food writer and sex educator, I’ll share hedonistic ideas for couples visiting various Seattle neighborhoods and more distant destinations. What’s ideal to a food writer and sex educator, you ask? With a goal of gluttony in both food [...]

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For the past few years, I’ve had the honor of judging many cooking competitions. They’re usually great fun, and tend to be for good causes – like Guest Chef on the Waterfront, which will be back this Wednesday.
In terms of food quality, my favorites have been ingredient-specific: Cochon 555 and Lamb Jam Seattle. The former [...]

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Over the years, I’ve had many inspiring moments in the world of sex. In Montreal, I saw Annie Sprinkle do a sex-positive solo performance called Sluts and Goddesses that included her “public cervix announcement.”
After speaking at the World Congress of Sexology in Amsterdam, I enjoyed a dance with adult film star turned [...]

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Productivity is probably down in Seattle this morning in the aftermath of yesterday’s pork-filled Cochon 555.
There were butchers breaking down pigs, sampling from whole roasted heritage breed pigs, and even chicharrones dipped in chocoloate. All this after the opportunity to eat plates of pork prepared by five competing chefs cooking five heritage [...]

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Ready to pig out?
If you missed it the past two years, the good news is that Cochon 555, Taste Network’s national pig-cooking, pig-eating, and pig-educating tour, is returning to Seattle this coming Sunday.
On February 20th, as in the past, five chefs will cook five heritage pigs in whatever way they’d like: braised, [...]

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Last weekend I had the privilege of attending the 13th Annual Worlds of Flavor International Conference & Festival at the Culinary Institute of America’s Napa Valley Campus. For only the second time in its history, the conference focused on the cuisine of a single country: Japan.
While I’ve traveled to Japan about ten times since 2002, [...]

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While some are supping on sushi in Seattle, I’m down in the Napa Valley attending the Culinary Institute of America’s Worlds of Flavor International Conference & Festival, with this year’s theme being “Japan: Flavors of Culture.”
And while I was especially amused seeing Masaharu Morimoto and Hiroyuki Sakai yukking it up, I must say [...]

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Never do I agree more with the adage that a dog is man’s best friend than when I’m eating truffles. Such was the case this past weekend when I enjoyed the special White Truffle Menu at Canlis, which will continue for a limited number of days, based on availability. The crew at Canlis was lucky [...]

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