Have you ever hosted a party and realized halfway through it that you were going to run out of food and/or booze and had no way to get any more? It’s not a good feeling.
I can only imagine how the various street food vendors reacted to the mob scene that was Saturday’s Mobile Chowdown. [...]
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The lowdown on Mobile Chowdown
Posted in Events, Ice cream, Reviews, tagged Dante's Inferno Dogs, El Camion, Gert's BBQ, Jalapeno cheddar sausage, Marination Mobile, Maximus Minimus, Meyer lemon ice cream, Mobile Chowdown, Parfait Ice Cream, Seattle, Skillet Street Food, Street food on October 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I HEART Bakeman’s
Posted in Reviews, So right, tagged Bakeman's, Jason Wang, Seattle, Turkey sandwiches on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you work in downtown Seattle, chances are you’ve eaten in the subterranean cafeteria known as Bakeman’s. It’s known for its turkey sandwiches, fast service, low prices, total lack of ambiance and the cranky proprietor, Jason Wang, aka “The Sandwich Nazi.”
If you come into Bakeman’s, you better know what you want to order, and you [...]
I am breaking up with Grand Central Bakery
Posted in Reviews, So wrong, tagged Grand Central Bakery, Pioneer Square, Seattle on September 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I once dated this guy who loved art and literature, had a wicked sense of humor and was passionate about social justice issues. These are all great qualities. Too bad he was a total dick to me. It took me awhile, but I finally learned that someone who is interesting, smart and funny isn’t necessarily [...]
Oh Mioposto
Posted in Reviews, Savory, tagged Mioposto, Mount Baker, Pizza, Seattle on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The best pizza I’ve ever had came from a shop in the Venice train station. It was a slice of margherita pizza with basil, fresh tomatoes and mozzarella cheese and a thin but perfectly crisp crust.
That was six years ago, and as I recently told my friend Mary, who was with me on [...]
Bluebird is no fly-by-night operation
Posted in Ice cream, Reviews, Sweet, tagged Seattle, Ice cream, Bluebird, Capitol H, Bluebird Homemade Ice Cream & Tea Room, Snickerdoodle ice cream, Chocolate pudding ice cream on August 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Since I’m training for a half marathon, probably the last thing I should be eating is snickerdoodle ice cream. But there I was last night at Bluebird Homemade Ice Cream & Tea Room enjoying a scoop. I had also gotten a kids-size scoop of chocolate pudding ice cream for my son, and he did eat [...]
Olive 8 ALMOST makes you forget you’re eating hotel food
Posted in Reviews, Savory, tagged Alaskan cod, Braised beef short rib, Hotel food, Hyatt at Olive 8, Leek and ricotta croquettes, Seattle on August 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If there is a part of hell reserved for food lovers, I’m sure that it is a hotel ballroom where the damned must eat endless supplies of rubbery chicken breasts, dried-out beef, gummy pasta and mushy vegetables.
So I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy the dinner at my friends’ wedding reception at the Hyatt at [...]
Mystery meat
Posted in Reviews, Savory, tagged McDonald's, McRib, Ribwich, The Simpsons on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve always been a little puzzled by fake meat products for vegetarians and vegans. Fake hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, deli slices–even fake pepperoni. What’s the point of trying to replicate the look and feel of meat? The vegetarian/vegan lifestyle is all about abstaining from animal flesh, right? Perhaps fake meat is a gateway to vegetarianism. [...]
Utah’s greatest bits
Posted in Ice cream, Reviews, Savory, So right, Sweet, Travel, tagged Liberty Heights Fresh, Liberty Park, Mazza, Red Butte Garden, roasted banana ice cream, Salt Lake City, Scoopology, Sugarhouse BBQ, Tracy Aviary, Utah on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To finish out my posts about my foray into Utah’s food scene, here are six food finds you should check out if you ever find yourself in the Beehive State.
1. Roasted banana ice cream at the University of Utah’s Red Butte Garden served by Scoopology.
2. “Tennessee tangos” at Sugarhouse BBQ. The rest of our [...]
That’s a spicy meatball
Posted in Reviews, Savory, So right, Travel, tagged chicken parmesan, meatballs, muffaleta, Salt Lake City, Tony Caputo's Market and Deli, Utah on September 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The food highlight of our trip to Utah was a visit to Tony Caputo’s Market and Deli. With its artisan cheeses, in-house salami maker(!) and premium chocolates, Caputo’s feels like it should be in major metropolis like New York or Chicago. This is definitely a place I never expected to find in Salt Lake City. [...]
My slice of the pie
Posted in Reviews, Savory, So right, Travel, tagged Neapolitan-style pizza, Salt Lake City, Settebello Pizzeria, Verace Pizza Napoletana Association on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another Salt Lake City that kept popping up on “best-of” lists was Settebello.
Settebello serves authentic Neapolitan-style pizza as established by the guidelines of the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association founded in Naples, Italy. In 2007 Settebello was certified by the President of the US Chapter of the VPN, Peppe Miele, as only the 16th member in [...]
