A great way to end a dinner – with not too-sweet ice cream with a thick, creamy texture. Noms! Tasting menu
Izakaya Yuzuki, San Francisco CA
Large elephant ear leaves (Alocasia ‘Portora’, Araceae), Castro.
This breakfast sandwich was barely edible, but it was served warm and I was starving. SEA definitely needs better eateries throughout the airport. $4.49
La Pisa Cafe, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
Coffee. $1.99
Terminal window art, SEA.
Potato vodka, house made mary mix, pork belly, sesame salt. $9
Joule, San Francisco CA
This place was super cute and the service was friendly although we had a large party so our waiter was a little scarce once we got our food. My bloody mary was tasty, but the pork belly description was a bit misleading and the cocktail was fairly small.
Angie’s Umbrella, Jim Pridgeon and Benson Shaw, 2003, Belltown.
Mix of regular and spicy (only 1 box shown), comes with 6 rolls. $31.55
Heaven Sent Fried Chicken, Seattle WA
Apparently Ezell Stephens, a former partner of Ezell’s, has opened this new chain of fried chicken eateries due to legal battles. I’ve never actually tried Ezell’s on First Hill even though it’s one of Oprah Winfrey’s favorite Seattle sites, so I wasn’t going to pass up a chance to try the same fried chicken served from Stephens’ re-named restaurant. The chicken was VERY juicy and tender but I was expecting it to have a little more flavor (I was even eating the spicy variety). It was very good, but probably not the best fried chicken I’ve ever had.
Clump of moss with succulents, Renton.
Rye whiskey, lemon, 100 proof honey. Happy hour $5
Bitterroot BBQ, Seattle WA
This drink was way too sour for my taste! They must have put a crap-load of lemon juice in this thing. Too bad because I was excited for the rye-honey liqueur combo. 😦
Seattle Great Wheel, Pier 57.
Grilled rice ball with uni and watercress soy butter sauce. Tasting menu
Izakaya Yuzuki, San Francisco CA
Hmm, I don’t think this was one of my favorited dishes. The grilled rice tasted great and had a strong flavor, but one that sadly over-powered the uni. I think that uni should be prominent if you’re going to include it in a dish since the ingredient is so delicate, but it just got lost in this one.
Pink and white Salvia ‘Dancing Dolls’ flowers (Lamiaceae), 18th Street.
Banh mi thit heo nuong. French bread with grilled pork, cucumber, mayonnaise, pickled daikon and carrots, jalapeno, and cilantro. $4.85
Pho Big Bowl, Seattle WA
This was a pretty sizeable sandwich for costing less than five bucks! That’s why I love banh mi’s, they tend to be delicious and a great value. The pork on this sandwich was tender and flavorful.
Seattle Cloud Cover glass bridge, Teresita Fernandez, Olympic Sulpture Park.
(Clockwise) Butter croissant, rhubarb danish, onion gruyere thyme pastries, kouign amanns, gougeres, pear tartlettes.
Honore Artisan Bakery, Seattle WA
Omg, this box was heaven! I tried a little bit of everything and each seemed tastier than the previous. I don’t think I could choose a favorite; they were all good. What a marvelous bakery with delicious creations for us common folk!
Approaching sunset on the Puget Sound, West Seattle.
Chanterelle, root vegetables, potato. $12
The Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle WA
I don’t find a lot of goat on menus, so when I finally do and I’m in the mood I’m always down for trying more. Goat gratin, now that’s a new one for me! Goat has a very distinctive flavor, but it wasn’t overwhelming in this yummy preparation. If you’ve ever wanted to ease yourself into trying goat, this would be the dish for you!
Moon Gates, Doris Chase, bronze sculpture of three parts.
Happy hour $9
Bitterroot BBQ, Seattle WA
EW, these hush puppies were overcooked and super greasy! They were probably some of the worst hush puppies I’ve ever had. The braised beef sandwich was pretty good though, thankfully. The meat was tender, juicy and flavorful.
White tulip flowers (Tulipa sp., Liliaceae), Renton.
Salt koji marinated grilled chicken meat balls on skewers. Tasting menu
Izakaya Yuzuki, San Francisco CA
Mmm, these chicken skewers were delicious and had a suprisingly airy texture. I thought they were going to be super dense but that wasn’t the case. Noms!
Driving the Golden Gate Bridge!
Pho tai chin nam. Eye round steak, brisket and well-done flank, served with thai basil, bean sprouts, jalapeno and lemon. Medium $5.75
Pho Big Bowl, Seattle WA
There’s something very comforting about pho. The rich beef broth is usually so flavorful and completely warms your body. Mix in a little heat, sour, and umami and you have a winning combination! Mmm.
Seattle rain aftermath, Ballard.
Vittle Monster 