Yeah, I know. Though technically it was less than two months ago, Thanksgiving already feels like a faint memory from months gone by. So I won't dwell on details of that day's feast that we enjoyed here at my house. The ginger-and-orange brined turkey that I grilled over mesquite-enhanced charcoal out [...]
It must be a bumper-crop year for chanterelle mushrooms here in the Northwest. My local grocery store, the wonderful West Seattle Thriftway, has had a consistent supply of lovely chanterelles for $8.99 per pound, one of the lowest prices I recall seeing for the beauties in recent years. And I've [...]
If I had to hang my hat on one theme about which I've written the most in my (ahem) nearly 2 decades of food writing, it's Northwest ingredients. Celebration of foods that are grown in my backyard, that have been part of my life since I was a little kid, [...]
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is the passage of time. You'd think I'd get used to it at some point, but I never do. I often joke in an overdue email reply to someone that "I blinked twice and a week went by!" Honestly, it does feel that [...]
I recorded a radio interview earlier this week, chatting about great foods and beverages to enjoy during the summer. When it comes to "summer" and "drinks" I get fixated on one thing: rosé sangria. I'll admit to not usually being a sangria fan. Random fruit and sweetened red wine, just not [...]
I may be a writer by trade, making my living hooking up words. But there are times that I can't help myself, falling back on the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words. So I'm going to play that card today and share with you some snaps from [...]
As usual, I walked into the grocery store last night not sure what we'd end up having for dinner. I was thinking "pork tenderloin" but when I got to the meat & seafood department, those big, plump Dungeness crab really caught my attention. At under $5 per pound, they were [...]
I imagine more than a few Champagne corks will be popping over the course of this month as Seattle's beloved Dahlia Lounge restaurant celebrates its 20th anniversary. Beyond Champagne toasts, they're celebrating too with lots of fun and prizes throughout the month. Any restaurant that survives and thrives to hit [...]
'Tis the season. For a lot of things, actually. I hear talk of comfort food and big cozy sweaters, fires in the fire place and hunkering down to watch old movies and read a good book. And with all this rain, cooling temperatures, it's also the season of wild mushrooms. [...]
It was the perfect refuge for a hot summer's evening. Eight of us gathered on the cool, shaded garden patio of Sambar in Ballard for drinks, some snacks and some wonderful quality time catching up with friends. Few places make me quite so happy, eating and drinking so well in [...]