Gastrolust

You’re looking at the dish that won Best of Show at the second annual Lamb Jam Seattle. Chef Mark Bodinet (pictured, right) of Copperleaf Restaurant at Cedarbrook Lodge took the overall prize and also a win in the “Shoulder” category for his grilled lamb shoulder confit with preserved huckleberries and creamy parsnips. As the winner, [...]

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With so much attention on new restaurant openings in Seattle and Bellevue, I find myself focusing on old favorites that, for some, have fallen off the radar.
One of my favorites is just a bit out of the Seattle/Bellevue scene: Trellis, located in Kirkland’s Heathman Hotel. When I learned that Trellis’ Chef Brian [...]

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The Crash Test Dummies, best known for their ubiquitous hit “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm,” are playing the Triple Door on June 5. The tour supports their first album in six years, Oooh La La! (recorded using an assortment of vintage analog toys), released last month on Deep Fried Records.
Deep Fried Records? That opens the door [...]

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Last week at this time, it was year two of the Cochon 555 tour’s visit to Seattle, in which five local chefs prepare five (um…not necessarily local, but the point is to raise awareness about heritage breeds and family-owned farms around the country) pigs to serve to a pork-happy crowd that also enjoys sips from five local [...]

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I’d be remiss to not mention that Seattle Restaurant Week starts Sunday. Okay, so it actually runs more than a week (April 18-29), but if you take out the exempted Friday and Saturday, that leaves ten days (eight for restaurants closed on Mondays) of good deals.
$25 gets you three courses at over 100 restaurants, with [...]

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Saturday was the third installation of Mobile Chowdown, and joining Seattle’s finest were a few trucks from Portland. Serious Eats sent me to fill my stomach cover the story, which you can read here. 
More poutine, please?
(Actually, no…I think I’m still digesting.)

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Postings have been a little light lately, for  a variety of reasons. I’ve been traveling, cooking more at home when I’m not on the road, working on other writing projects (for example, I’ve got two articles in the current issue of Edible Seattle), and simply evaluating what type of food writing I want to be [...]

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It was standing room only at Murphy’s Pub as Chefs Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi of Seattle’s highly acclaimed Joule restaurant did battle against Chef Jose Garces on last night’s Iron Chef America. Friends and family cheered and jeered throughout the sixty minute show, with Kitchen Stadium events stirring passion that easily rivaled the fevered [...]

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The scene is the back bar at Bastille, where food groupies writers have gathered for a meet-and-greet with reknowned chef Thomas Keller. Actually, it turns out to be less of a meet-and-greet and more of a simple “eat” with Thomas Keller – if being in the same room is eating with the man. Let’s call [...]

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Last night, I saw a big organ in a Pussy Room.
Yes, you read that right.
I was at an unveiling at Copper Gate, the Viking bar in Ballard with Scandinavian sensibility about sex. Contributing to the scenery are breasts, bras, and a Barbie orgy—that’s inside the women’s bathroom, along with a rideable vibrator. But near the [...]

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