Dining

Still Made With Brominated Vegetable Oil

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

PRODUCT REVIEW: ‘MOUNTAIN DEW GAMER’S FUEL’ PepsiCo Inc. 24 oz bottles, 16 oz cans First there was Mountain Dew, way back in 1948. Then there was the internet, and eventually blogs, (before they were called blogs), and a pretty goth girl in 2001 who said she liked the new Code Red. That was enough for […]

Veggie Pleasures

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

RESTAURANT REVIEW: ‘CARMELITA’ Address: 7314 Greenwood Avenue North Cuisine: Vegetarian-Mediterranean Chef: Ande Janousek I wish I could tell you that writing these restaurant reviews is easier for places I’ve been to twice, but who are we kidding? I still have no idea what I’m doing. But at least this time, I can tell you that […]

Fine Dining, Hold the Snob

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

RESTAURANT REVIEW: ‘EVA’ Address: 2227 N 56th Cuisine: Inspired Mediterranean If you’re looking for a very Seattle experience, head to Eva, the sort of place locals go to when they feel like putting on a collared shirt, but not socks. A place that’s nice, trending towards upscale, but doesn’t set unrealistic expectations of “wow” and […]

More Noodles Than You Can Shake a Chopstick At

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

RESTAURANT REVIEW: ‘ZAO’ Address: 2630 NE University Village Street Cuisine: Pan-Asian Every time I go to Zao, I get the same thing: the Shanghai Beef and Chicken. Is this a testament to how good it is? After all, I’m the sort who likes to move around the menu. trying new things. Or, to be more […]

Pizza Pies for Your Eyes

Monday, July 9th, 2007

The tables at Snoose Junction are made out of the boards from Lelani Lanes. That’s all I really need to tell you—it would have been enough incentive for me if I had known in advance. Need more? Fine—they have an Addams Family pinball machine. And it takes dollar bills. Now you know why I’ll go […]

Me + Lunch = Happy

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

The GF and I like to play a game, call it food math. Thai food is a mixture of Chinese and Indian. Malaysian food is a mixture of Thai and Indian, which I suppose makes it three quarters Indian, one quarter Chinese. I say Thai is Chinese plus curry and coconut, and Malaysian is Thai […]

Nothing Gained, Nothing Ventured

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

It might seem pointless to write a review of a diner attached to a motel. But I’ve decided, while I have the momentum, to take the skater approach to blogging and reviewing. When you watch a skater video, you see the wow moments—and sometimes they even show you the really bad crashes. But what they […]

Authentic but not Typical Mexican Cuisine

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Get on 85th Street north and head west. Keep going past Aurora, past 15th ave, even past 25th ave. Eventually 85th will end, and you can take a windy road right down to Golden Gardens. Instead, turn left, and tucked away behind the Caffe Fiora, you’ll find Cocina Esperanza. It’s worth hunting for.

Even Better the Second Time

Friday, June 29th, 2007

I have had two occasions to dine at Sazerac now. The first was during a 25 for 25 event. This is Seattle’s bi-annual celebration of local restaurants, offering a three course prix-fixe menu for 25 dollars. I don’t remember much from this first time, except that the food was good, the atmosphere comfortable, the corn-bread […]