Chef Cafe, Seattle, Washington
What about Books Library? Or Instruments Music Shop? Wacky name aside, Chef Cafe stands out amid the plethora of Ethiopian restaurants that litter Seattle. My favorite was the Katenga - toasted Injera...
View ArticleNaan-N-Curry, Renton, Washington
Despite the bunch of Indian restaurants in metro Seattle, finding a good one is harder than you might imagine. The only reason it took me so long to try is because it's located 20 minutes south of...
View ArticleHot Doug’s, Chicago, Illinois
There’s a reason the line is so damn long… it’s worth the wait. I’d also like to think their penchant for alliteration as something to do with it as they call themselves “The Sausage Superstore and...
View ArticleSchwa, Chicago, Illinois
Imagine a dark crappy storefront. Covered up. Like it’s been abandoned but not quite. Probably used as storage for who knows what sort of illegal enterprise. Now imagine a street gang walking by and...
View ArticleKitchen Toolkit — A Cook’s Best Friend for Windows Phone 7
And you thought we were only about restaurants and food photography… TastingMenu just launched it’s first app! Kitchen Toolkit is several tools in one for the home cook. The app includes a kitchen...
View ArticleSeattle hide your face. Portland’s kicking your ass.
Let me make this short and sweet. I'm not an expert on the street food regulations in Seattle. They may be on the verge of changing. They may not. But here's where things are at this very moment....
View ArticleEltana, Seattle, Washington
I am declaring the long drought over. It's been 160 years since the Denny Party arrived and founded Seattle in 1851. And the Duwamish were here long before that. And just as 2011 dawned, Stephen Brown...
View ArticleSolera, Minneapolis, Minnesota
I’ll admit my expectations were low. I’m in the dead downtown area at night. I went to the front desk of my hotel and told them I was hungry. The lady asked me what I wanted to eat. I told her,...
View ArticleDakota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Thanks to a commenter on my first ever Minneapolis post for a recommendation for my second dinner while visiting. I’m at Dakota, Jazz Club and Restaurant. Unfortunately the live music is happening...
View ArticleSanté, Spokane, Washington
There are lots of places to explore that are driving distance from Seattle. Spokane has always enticed me with its turn of the century architecture and access to local agriculture. I’m head over heels...
View ArticleElo’s Philly Grill, Seattle, Washington
Located in an industrial section of south Seattle, Elo’s Philly Grill is basically a hole-in-the-wall. A faux-woodgrained, worn-linoleum, hole-in-a-wall that is covered in positively awful art. I was...
View ArticleYang’s Dumpling House, Bellevue, Washington
Another round of sparkling Parent Teacher conferences regarding my three angels dragged my ass from Seattle to Bellevue. It’s not a trip I like to make… ever. But near the school a small steamy joint...
View ArticleCanlis, Seattle, Washington
I enjoy fine dining. Not to the exclusion of street food. It’s just another category where I can find deliciousness. When I first moved to Seattle over a decade ago, Canlis was the name that came up...
View ArticleThe Big Egg, Portland, Oregon
Portland’s food cart scene puts the bulk of North America to shame. (Shame on you bulk of North America without a vibrant food cart culture.) And The Big Egg exemplifies the best Portland has to offer....
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