If gelato, below, isn't quite the right gift for the culinarian on your list, perhaps briny treats from the sea will be? I just received the annual reminder from Jon Rowley that homegrown Taylor Shellfish is once again offering holiday packages of oysters fresh from their Puget Sound beds. Each [...]
Just got one of those press releases that makes me want to yell "stop the presses." If only someone actually used presses any more? This news is perfectly timed to help those in need of securing the ideal holiday gift for the food-lover (more specifically gelato-lover) on their list. Holly Smith, [...]
I know the whole "sister city" concept is meant to bridge different cultures and countries that share a common thread. In fact, I was pretty active in the Seattle-Nantes Sister City Association back in college. But in reality those civic relationships seem more cousin-like than sisterly. Particularly after thinking recently [...]
Everyone at my Thanksgiving table this year is going to have their own wishbone to break. No, I'm not cooking up 8 turkeys just so everyone gets a wishbone. I love my family, but not quite that much. I'm looking forward to the spice-brined and grilled Cornish game hens I'll be [...]
I wrote an article about apple pie a few months back, which appears in this month's issue of Alaska Airlines Magazine. In rereading the article last week (it's always surprising how quickly I forget exactly what I wrote soon as an article is turned in...), I was reminded of having [...]
I tuned in to In the Kitchen with Tom and Thierry for the first half hour of the radio program (710 KIRO Saturdays from 4:00 to 7:00) this past Saturday, before I joined them for the second half hour to talk about all things bourbon. In that first segment, my [...]
Seattle-based Dry Soda took the soda category to new levels when they launched in 2005. Not just about quenching thirst in a new way, these beverages were developed with the meal time in mind. With just a touch of sweetness (from pure cane sugar) and non-traditional flavors--kumquat, lavender, rhubarb and lemongrass--the drinks have [...]
Can you believe it? Just two weeks from today is Thanksgiving. That's what I get for blinking. I just started to make up my mental menu plan for dinner here that day. And though I am a traditionalist so often when it comes to my favorite things to eat and [...]
It was just one of those nights, last night. A night to fall back on a tried-and-true friend to make dinner in a flash: a simple pork tenderloin. For this two-person household, it's just the right portion size, usually around 1 pound, 2 good servings with some possible leftovers. And [...]
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 [...]