Gastrolust

It’s my birthday, and I’ll eat sushi if I want to, eat if I want to, eat if I want to…
I wanted to.
It’s not often I treat myself to a fine meal of my own. When I do, that meal will most likely be Asian. On a special occasion, chances are that Asian meal will [...]

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This Seattlest writer knows this site is about appreciation of Seattle. We love it here, for sure.
But part of what we love is its proximity to Vancouver, as we’ve discussed before. And to that we must add its proximity to Portland.
Dishin’ disappeared for a week because we were on a feeding frenzy down south. In [...]

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I posted this on Examiner earlier today, as I prepare to transition from their Asian Eats Examiner to their more general Restaurant Examiner. Thought it might be an interesting recap to share here…
It’s been about five months since I wrote up my top five Asian restaurants in Seattle. Since I’ll soon be changing my writing [...]

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I’ve been to quite a few pho places in Seattle, and I’ve finally found one that surpasses Than Brothers as my favorite.
The simple-named Vietnam Restaurant is, in many ways, typical of other pho joints in town: cheap bowls of pho, cream puffs, bright lights, indifferent service, and nasty bathrooms. But just as recently [...]

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Saturday’s a super day to go to the University District for some shopping at the farmers market. And when that day happens to be dreary, I always find myself in the mood for some soup. Than Brothers is my default for fighting dreariness, but for variety’s sake, I decided to give nearby [...]

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We’ve been slurping down news of all the new Japanese noodle shops in Seattle. Samurai Noodle’s pretty good; people like it enough that they’ve got a second location. The noodles themselves are better at Kaname, but the broth is lacking. And we’ve heard some good things about Boom Noodle, though our Japanese friends tell us [...]

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Actually, it’s not such a secret, as ramen regulars will testify. If you’re looking for some of the best shoyu (soy sauce-based) ramen in Seattle, you must get to Tsukushinbo early for Friday lunch.
Friday’s the only day of the week they prepare the broth necessary for ramen, and they only make enough [...]

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After our unfortunate Bourdain/Bizarre-Foods-like bug-eating bungle, we were determined to go back to Federal Way (known to some as South Korea, who refer to Edmonds/Lynnwood/Shoreline as North Korea) for a more satisfying Korean food experience. Friends recently told us about eating naeng-myeon. So, noodleheads that we are, we had a hankering [...]

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It’s New Year’s eve in Tokyo, and traditionally a time to eat noodles to ensure a long and healthy life.
The noodle of choice would be toshikoshi (year-bridging) soba, but this year (I’ve spent six of the last seven New Year eves in Tokyo), I’ve been invited for fine dining in a  French restaurant. So, as [...]

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When traveling the country and trying to avoid the Cheesecake Factories, Cracker Barrels and Claim Jumpers that clog the arteries, we get excited whenever we see a Martin Luther King street exit. The same can be said for exit 157 off I-5 in Seattle, where, just to the north, you’ll find a diversity of delicious [...]

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