Gastrolust

Today, Serious Eats posted my “Sugar Rush” article about doughnuts at Chez Boris and Cafe Sardine in Montreal. An excerpt: At Chez Boris, Russian doughnuts (known as pyshki) are done as on the streets of St. Petersburg: made to order in less than a minute and served warm. I ordered the traditional Beigne Sucré (pictured [...]

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Okashii Okashi samples Japanese (and occasionally other Asian) snacks (okashi) that are strange and amusing (okashii). Lotte is an Asian conglomerate (despite the German-inspired name) with a bit of a complicated history. Founded in Tokyo in 1948 by a man of Korean descent, the company maintains operations in Korea and Japan, as well as a [...]

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Today, Serious Eats posted my “Sugar Rush” article about the desserts at The Coterie Room in Seattle. An excerpt: The Coterie Room’s desserts, though, do have their delicate elements. They don’t tend to be as molecular as Spur’s with their espumas, crystalized zests, and other self-described “playful accompaniments,” but they do tend to be playful [...]

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This week, Serious Eats posted my “First Look” article about My Sweet Little Cakes in Seattle. An excerpt: She’s passionate about food and proud of her Puerto Rican lineage. He’s passionate about people and a former concierge at some of Seattle’s finest hotels. Together, Sheena Lee Fuson and Jesse Lee Marshall make a cute couple, [...]

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Today, Serious Eats posted my “Sugar Rush” article about the Flourless Chocolate Cake at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in Miami. (Hedy Goldsmith, the pastry chef, has again been nominated for a James Beard award as best pastry chef.) An excerpt: I decided to go with the Flourless Chocolate Cake ($10). On the surface, this sounds [...]

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This week, Serious Eats posted my “Sugar Rush” article about the Orange “Creamsicle” Frozen Soufflé at Rebel House in Boca Raton, FL. An excerpt: The selection of ice cream sundaes tempted me, but further down the menu I found a list of “Composed Desserts” like Sticky Icky Buns and Tuxedo Pie. My choice: Orange “Creamsicle” Frozen [...]

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Welcome to Okashii Okashi. This column will periodically look at Japanese snacks (okashi), typically sweet, that are strange and amusing (okashii). For the inaugural Okashii Okashi column, I turn to Meiji, the Japanese confection company which says “We make the world a little sweeter.” Walking through Viet Wah, I spotted little containers of Yan Yan [...]

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This week, Serious Eats posted my “Sugar Rush” article about taiyaki and ice cream at Three F(x) Ice Cream & Waffles in Jacksonville, FL. An excerpt: I opted for Taro Taiyaki ($2.45), and per personal (though fairly common) tradition, bit off the head of the fish first. Inside was the taro’s captivating purple color, but [...]

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It’s truly the most icon Grill time of the year. Always a feast for the eyes with its quirky colors and loads of lamps and knickknacks (Seattle Weekly‘s Gavin Borchert gave icon Grill a “Best Clutter” nod last year, calling it “the burlesque-queen love child of a 1890 New Orleans bordello and a Venetian glassworks”), [...]

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Earlier this week, Serious Eats posted my “Sugar Rush” article about the Sweet Thali for Two at Poppy. An excerpt: The centerpiece of the thali is your choice of one of the always-changing ice cream flavors. Apricot chamomile frozen yogurt and pandan lime sorbet were tempting, but I couldn’t resist a green apple sorbet. It [...]

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