Coffee by morning, beer by day, cocktails by night is how the drinking rolls in the Emerald City. Or so it seems with their impressive number of espresso baristas pulling top notch shots, mighty micro breweries such as Fremont and Schooner Exact providing refreshing and bold ales and lagers, and at night the cocktail shakersContinue reading “Tales of Seattle’s Cocktail Bars”
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Cocktail of the Week: Ginger Rogers at Needle & Thread, Seattle
Make a reservation days in advance. Then arrive at the Capitol Hill gastropub and bar Tavern Law and find the hidden telephone to call upstairs. Climb the wooden stairs up to the secret parlor upstairs and you have arrived at the pinnacle of the Seattle cocktail world: the speakeasy of Tavern Law, known as NeedleContinue reading “Cocktail of the Week: Ginger Rogers at Needle & Thread, Seattle”
Restaurants: Le Pigeon, Portland, Oregon
Is the name of this exceptional bistro along East Burnside pronounced with a French accent to the pigeon or as a mash up between French to start and English to finish? It is not an important question, seeing that the reservationist who called to re-confirm used the latter and the waitress leading us to theContinue reading “Restaurants: Le Pigeon, Portland, Oregon”
Sleepless But Not Hungry In Seattle: The New Legends II: Almost There…
Continuing along from Sitka & Spruce to… Cascina Spinasse Up Capitol Hill from Sitka & Spruce, chef Jason Stratton is cooking some of the most intensely focused regional Italian cuisine anywhere, at his little slice of Piedmont, Cascina Spinasse. The bustling pair of dining rooms and adjoining bar and patio were filled on a strangelyContinue reading “Sleepless But Not Hungry In Seattle: The New Legends II: Almost There…”
Sleepless But Not Hungry In Seattle: The New Legends
Seattle is quite possibly the most unheralded dining city in the country. Most of the Pacific Northwest attention goes to that Rose City to the south and is never talked about in the same sentences as the big boys of the Northeast, California, New Orleans, and Chicago. In fact the most talked about Seattle restaurantContinue reading “Sleepless But Not Hungry In Seattle: The New Legends”
Monday’s Neighborhood (on Wednesday): Fremont, Seattle, WA
Seattle is an intriguing city where the outside neighborhoods of its limits are indeed still part of Seattle, yet each so individually distinct that they really are their own city. Nobody says the Ballard “part” of Seattle or the “north” of Seattle when referring to Wallingford. Perhaps, it is because they are across the waterContinue reading “Monday’s Neighborhood (on Wednesday): Fremont, Seattle, WA”
Beer of the Week: Fremont Brewing Co.’s Interurban IPA
The Interurban IPA is a textbook rendition of what a hop forward, refreshing IPA should be like. It’s not one of those 120 IBU hop bombs, nor an imperial/double IPA that borders on barley wine, nor a meager IPA too scared to add enough hops that it seems to be an off tasting pale ale.Continue reading “Beer of the Week: Fremont Brewing Co.’s Interurban IPA”
Wine of the Week: Penner-Ash 2009 Pas de Nom Pinot Noir
Some wines just don’t need a name. They’re so good you just sit back and savor the delights of berry notes leading to a cinnamon-spice finish, all perfectly rounded and smooth, without the slightest nod to the weak, watery structure boasting too much fruit that constitutes most Pinot noir. Penner-Ash, a young winery by LynnContinue reading “Wine of the Week: Penner-Ash 2009 Pas de Nom Pinot Noir”
The Week After: Thoughts on 2012 James Beard Awards, Plus The New Reviewed New York
It has been a week since the 2012 James Beard Awards and courtesy of a splendid fun, food, and drink filled week exploring Seattle and Portland, we were unable to quickly analyze the proceedings and winners last Monday night in New York, as we were busy dining at some of the restaurants of the winnersContinue reading “The Week After: Thoughts on 2012 James Beard Awards, Plus The New Reviewed New York”
Tuesday Project: Ike’s Fish Sauce Chicken Wings from Pok Pok, Portland
We’ll cover Portland and Seattle over the next few days, so let’s get things started with the iconic dish of Portland and the best bites of many amazing bites that I sampled on the entire trip. Having visited Andy Ricker’s original Pok Pok in a funky, multi-level hut-restaurant in the middle of the residential SoutheastContinue reading “Tuesday Project: Ike’s Fish Sauce Chicken Wings from Pok Pok, Portland”
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