Dinner at Poppy

It took a few moments for Jerry Traunfeld's answer to sink in. Not quite two months? Is that really all the time that Poppy's been open? The smiling, but clearly tired, chef and owner of this hot new property on Capitol Hill assured me it was true. And he surely [...]

2008-11-09T12:49:11+00:00November 9th, 2008|Restaurants|

Buying from the Source, for the Garden

We talk about local/regional/seasonal all the time today with regard to what we cook at home, what we choose in restaurants when we eat out. It's a mantra that puts us all in a mindset to make some positive change: supporting local farmers, reducing carbon footprint, consuming more wholesome foods, [...]

2016-05-04T14:51:53+00:00November 3rd, 2008|Garden|

Michael Ableman Speaks in Everett

I just got a notice about a speaking engagement featuring Michael Ableman this Friday evening , which I highly recommend for anyone in the area who can make it. Michael Ableman is one of those people who can be a bit hard to describe, but farmer-activist-speaker-photographer-storyteller sums him up to a small [...]

2008-10-21T10:53:34+00:00October 21st, 2008|Farming and Farmers Markets|

My Own Private Yakima

This funny reflection came to mind as I was surveying my small backyard patio-garden a few weeks ago. As my eyes cast over one corner, where I have an espalier apple tree framed across the top by a trailing vine of golden hops, I realized it was a tiny little [...]

2021-06-18T19:58:41+00:00October 16th, 2008|Seasonal Eats|

Beer Meets Birthday Cake

Not long after I got to help toast the 21st birthday of Rover's restaurant, it was time to celebrate another birthday. My brother's. He's older than 21, that's all I'm going to say. I crafted a dinner menu around one of his favorite food groups: beer. Make that top-quality, finely [...]

2016-03-17T20:31:39+00:00October 12th, 2008|Cooking at Home|

Marcella Comes to Seattle

It's so tempting to call Marcella Hazan the "Julia Child of Italy." The temptation made that much easier because I know so much more about Julia Child's life than I do about Marcella's, which I imagine to be true for many other cooks in this country. Reading the New York Times Book Review [...]

2008-10-07T10:00:58+00:00October 7th, 2008|Cookbooks|

My Kind of Fast Food

When I left for La Varenne cooking school back in the summer of 1989, I thought I had a tidy 9 months ahead of me. But what already was clearly going to be a fascinating adventure became even more so when the excursion got extended a few different times and [...]

2020-06-04T23:03:13+00:00October 3rd, 2008|Cooking at Home|

Happy 21st Birthday, Rover's!

In my right mind, I should have declined the invitation. An elegant  multi-course dinner on a Tuesday night? With wine pairings? And a 4:00 am wake-up call the next day for an early flight east? But my right mind lost out to my inner pouty 4-year-old who didn't [...]

2008-09-30T12:39:48+00:00September 30th, 2008|Restaurants|

Seattle Tops for Markets, and More

I was traipsing around central Kentucky last week, picking up where I left off from my July trip there, for more bourbon and regional cooking research. And this week I'm in Pittsburgh, along for the ride while my husband takes a course at the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon.  One [...]

2008-09-26T08:51:22+00:00September 26th, 2008|Media, Travel|

Come Dine with Dames

If you don't have anything on your calendar for October 16 and you'll be in the Seattle vicinity, I've got a proposition for you. Come join me and many of my Dames pals for this year's fundraiser. It's going to be a fun and tasty evening, held at the wonderful [...]

2008-09-03T07:35:20+00:00September 3rd, 2008|Cookbooks, Delicious Events|
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