Gastrolust

This hole-in-the-wall noodle lover has had an interesting and unusual opportunity to eat at three steakhouses this summer. For those yet to partake in steak at an upscale establishment, you’re usually paying for higher quality meats, fine quality service, and typically big portions. I like to call it fine dining Flintstones-style. While two of my [...]

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Back to our backward progression (regression?), following our cupcake and Cantinetta detours. I recently raved about some sushi at Shiro’s, but that wasn’t my only taste of wasabi that week. I was pleasantly surprised to experience some nasal hit in a couple of the dishes I ate at Sip, which just opened an outpost in [...]

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Two very different houses find themselves at war in this month’s Dish-Off. El Gaucho’s newest location in Bellevue is where chef Steve Cain stands behind the hot grill serving up prime cuts of quality beef and more. Meanwhile, chef Felix Penn and his wife, Sarah, preside over an oyster house named for Sarah’s grandfather, Frank, [...]

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