Northwest Food Treasures
A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk at the University of Washington as part of the Pacific Chef Net Conference, which convened college and university chefs based at schools from Vancouver, British...
View ArticleWSU’s [Cougar] Gold Standard
What a delicious surprise it was. I showed up at my sister’s front door last weekend and followed her into the kitchen. “Do you want some cheese?” she asked. We were about to leave for lunch, so it...
View ArticleRestaurant Photos: A Different View
I came to the conclusion this week that I’m deeply tired of that pause from the pleasure of eating out that’s inescapable when the let-me-get-a-shot-of-that-before-you-take-a-bite routine kicks in. So...
View ArticleCookbook Shelf: The Crimson Spoon
It’s sad but true — as a Washingtonian, I am most decidedly a wet-sider. I’ve lived pretty much my whole life here on the damp, evergreen west side of the Cascade mountains. And while we get over to...
View ArticleRoad Trip: Wenatchee
When my beloved 1992 Jetta was hit with some minor but worthy-of-being-deemed-‘totaled’ damage a couple of years ago, I got myself a new VW that invariably came with tons more automatic doodads and...
View ArticleNorthwest Food Treasures
A couple of weeks ago I gave a talk at the University of Washington as part of the Pacific Chef Net Conference, which convened college and university chefs based at schools from Vancouver, British...
View ArticleWSU’s [Cougar] Gold Standard
What a delicious surprise it was. I showed up at my sister’s front door last weekend and followed her into the kitchen. “Do you want some cheese?” she asked. We were about to leave for lunch, so it...
View ArticleRestaurant Photos: A Different View
I came to the conclusion this week that I’m deeply tired of that pause from the pleasure of eating out that’s inescapable when the let-me-get-a-shot-of-that-before-you-take-a-bite routine kicks in. So...
View ArticleCookbook Shelf: The Crimson Spoon
It’s sad but true — as a Washingtonian, I am most decidedly a wet-sider. I’ve lived pretty much my whole life here on the damp, evergreen west side of the Cascade mountains. And while we get over to...
View ArticleRoad Trip: Wenatchee
When my beloved 1992 Jetta was hit with some minor but worthy-of-being-deemed-‘totaled’ damage a couple of years ago, I got myself a new VW that invariably came with tons more automatic doodads and...
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