A few weeks ago, my friend Lynn made chocolate stout layer cake for dessert for Thursday night dinner at Ellen’s. I must admit that I was skeptical. Sure, I know that certain stout beers have a dark chocolate flavor, so a pairing of beer and chocolate isn’t that out there. But still, I was afraid [...]
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Stop what you’re doing and make this chocolate cake RIGHT NOW (it’s that good)
Posted in So right, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged beer, cake, chocolate, stout on October 25, 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 [...]
“But it’s breakfast for supper. Your favorite, Paulie.”
Posted in Savory, So right, Sweet, Thursday night dinners, tagged Breakfast for dinner, Paulie Bleeker, Juno on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I didn’t need to watch Juno to know that having breakfast for dinner kicks butt.
My Thursday night dinner crew shares the sentiment, and in June, we had a potato and leek frittata, waffles, bacon, sausage, fruit salad and mimosas in honor of our friend Jill’s birthday.
Two words: Uncle O’Grimacey
Posted in So right, Sweet, tagged commerical, Grimace, McDonald's, Shamrock Shake on March 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hugs and kisses to Jean Bentley at PopWatch for unearthing this hilarious vintage McDonald’s commerical for the shamrock shake.
Hot dish
Posted in Alcohol, Food TV, Savory, So right, So wrong, tagged Carla, Ciclon, Diet Coke, Hardee's, Hosea, Molly Wizenberg, Orangette, Padma Lakshmi, Rebekah Denn, rum, Seattle P-I, Tom Colicchio, Top Chef, Top Chef reunion show on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been out of commission the last few weeks with a nasty sinus infection so that’s why it’s been all quiet on the blog front. Here are some random bits of food news that I’ve been thinking about while I’ve been getting plenty of rest and drinking lots of fluids.
I possess what may be the [...]
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 [...]
Summer vacation part 2: Holy mole!
Posted in Reviews, Savory, So right, Travel, tagged carnitas, huevos motulenos, mole, Red Iguana, salmon chimichanga, Salt Lake City, spareribs on August 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Whoa, those last two posts about Filipino food and rural America were heavy! The next several entries will be my visit to Salt Lake City, the food scene there and will be angst free.
I’m one of those people who likes to do a lot of research before traveling somewhere. And much of that research involves [...]
Grinning from ear to ear
Posted in Savory, So right, tagged Beacon Hill, MacPherson's Fruit and Produce, Roasted corn, Roasted Corn El Oaxaqueno, Taqueria La Fondita #2, Tony's Market, West Seattle, White Center on July 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For me, one of the quintessential summer foods is roasted corn. And now I don’t have to wait for the next barbecue or summer festival to get some. I’ve found three roasted corn stands in the Seattle area that make succulent summer corn even better by slathering it with margarine, mayo, spices, lemon and parmesan [...]
