Gastrolust

I’d like to say that it’s the dog days of summer that have me posting less, but it’s actually because Gastrolust is moving its headquarters. Not far. Just a few blocks. In a few weeks. But it’s keeping me extremely busy. The new place has lots of space, so there’s a little furniture shopping to [...]

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Molly Moon, can you make me one? Baskin Robbins, is this one of your 31 flavors? Full Tilt…aw, never mind.
It might not be happening here in Seattle, but across the pond in London, The Icecreamists are “liberating the world one lick at a time” with their introduction of a dessert called The Sex Pistol. This [...]

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“I don’t like bad cookies, and I don’t like big, oversized cookies,” explained Mei-I Funtanilla. “They’re gross and disgusting.”
So it’s only natural that this former pastry chef at Serafina started her own gourmet cookie company and called it Sweet Miniatures. Funtanilla, who also tends to dislike soft cookies (”it’s a texture thing”), found a formula [...]

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“McDonald’s soft-serve.”
Harsh words, but that’s how two of my food-writing friends described what they ate at Old School Frozen Custard, which just opened on Capitol Hill.
Good timing on the opening, as the weather’s been warm and sunny—which puts so many in the mood for a cold, sweet treat. But what will the demand be like [...]

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Wow! Looks like Cakespy has created the perfect accompaniment (Rolling Scones) to the Rolling Stones that Jason Wilson at Crush created for the year-end Sound magazine Dish-Off. Delightful!

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It was a special someone’s birthday recently, so to mark the occasion, what better place than Canlis?
We didn’t do the whole meal there, though we’ve enjoyed that experience immensely in previous visits. As sushi was the birthday request, we first went to our favorite place (Kisaku—more on that soon), stuffing ourselves silly but leaving room [...]

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Whew! Aside from a few Asian restaurants to write about, this should just about finish all of my 2008 restaurant reports. And what better way to finish than with some sweet treats?
For breakfast or just about anytime, a Top Pot doughnut hits the spot. The 5th Avenue location is fun for hanging out, though I [...]

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One of the reasons I moved to the Seattle ten years ago was to enjoy the bounty of food I can find in the Pacific Northwest, including the seafood. Now that I’m racing around to so many restaurants in the area, I’m constantly eating crab, halibut and salmon, but find myself yearning for more variety [...]

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We sometimes pop corn for popcorn at home, but it just ain’t the same as what a fine popcorn shop can make. Especially one of the finest popcorn shops we’ve ever visited: KuKuRuZa in downtown Seattle’s historic Kress Building. It helps that they’ve got a $25,000 machine (air-popped, without added oil) that’s pretty much continually [...]

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Uwajimaya. This wonderful grocery store makes me think of sushi, noodles, Beard Papa…and burgers?
Yes, burgers. As you hit the checkout lane, check out the snacks across from most of the registers. You just might find a box of Everyburger, made by a company called Bourbon. They look like burgers, but these [...]

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