Yesterday, Clare and I served as volunteer assistants for Chef Mamie, one of the teachers of public classes at the Natural Gourmet. We were cooking for an event hosted by the NYWCA (New York Women’s Culinary Alliance) highlighting umami*. The “fifth taste” (after the basic four: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter), umami is strongly present in [...]
Archive for April, 2009
The fifth taste
Posted in ethnic excursion, party, tagged umami on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Promoting peace, one cake at a time
Posted in baked treat, party, tagged kasina, peace games on April 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Our flight from Seattle landed yesterday morning at 1:00 am in Newark, we were home by 2:00. I managed to squeeze in five hours of sleep before I was off to Fairway with my granny cart to stock up on food. I then cooked all day (with lots of help from Jenn who got roped [...]
Too many carbs in my belly
Posted in baked treat, lunch out, seattle, tagged pizza, serious pie, trophy cupcake on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Before heading to the airport, Dave and I had one final lunch with Braiden at Serious Pie, Tom Douglas‘ pizza joint. We started out with a salad of fava beans, local radishes, and miner’s lettuce. Smothered in a creamy but light dressing, the favas were the shining star of the dish. We each got our [...]
The best, last: lark
Posted in dinner out, seattle, tagged lark on April 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Last night, our last in Seattle, we had dinner with Meghan at lark. The small restaurant on Capitol Hill offers seasonally-inspired small plates that highlight local “artisans, farmers, and foragers.” Its warm interior is what I would call rustic chic. A nice touch are the hanging curtains which can be closed to section off parts [...]
Duck Soup
Posted in dinner out, party, seattle, tagged duck soup, san juan island, wedding on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last night’s wedding festivities ended with a candlelit dinner at Duck Soup, considered by many to be the best restaurant on San Juan Island. Cam raves about the place, so I arrived hungry and excited, still a bit buzzed from the afternoon champagne. Set off of a small pond in a rustic log cabin, the [...]
Perfect island day
Posted in baked treat, party, seattle, tagged farmers' market, san juan island, wedding on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Arriving in the San Juan Islands, for me, is like reuniting with a happier, truer version of myself. As soon as I drive off the ferry onto one of the islands (usually Orcas Island, my favorite place on earth, but this weekend we are on San Juan Island where my friend Cameni grew up) there [...]
Island cake, island bride
Posted in baked treat, biweekly photo, seattle, tagged cameni, wedding cake on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cameni, a dear, old friend of mine, was married today on San Juan Island, WA. The ceremony was one of the most beautiful and moving that I have had the pleasure of attending. The cake was pretty tasty too.
A San Juan lunch
Posted in lunch out, seattle, tagged market chef, san juan island on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Orcas Island, the island in the San Juan archipelago I know best, is home to some of my favorite cafes. Every summer I look forward to fresh salads, sandwiches, and pizzas, made with ingredients that were plucked from the ground just hours earlier. We arrived on San Juan Island on Friday and our room wasn’t [...]
Crumpets and bao
Posted in baked treat, lunch out, seattle, sweets, tagged crumpets, hum bao, hum bow on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No trip to Seattle is complete without a stop at the Pike Place Market. While the seafood (and the famous fish guys) get all the publicity… I go to the Pike Place Market for one thing: crumpets. One of my favorite treats in this world, a must-eat on any trip to Seattle, comes from The [...]
Tilth
Posted in dinner out, seattle, tagged tilth on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every time I mentioned to one of my Seattle-based friends that I was going to Tilth for dinner, the immediate response was, “you’re going to love it.” Located in a charming green house in Wallingford, Tilth is a certified-organic restaurant that serves new American cuisine. Executive chef/owner Maria Hines is up for a James Beard [...]
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