Takohachi is one of my favorite restaurants in Seattle, a non-sushi Japanese lunch spot specializing in stuff like ramen, tonkatsu, and bento boxes. Their saba shioyaki (broiled mackerel) and bacon fried rice are legendary. I had lunch at Takohachi today and noticed something amusing. On the wall was a certificate presented by International Community Health […]
Iris often tries to convince us to let her eat cake sprinkles out of the jar. This was tonight’s tactic: Iris: I want to add some sprinkles. Me: What do you want to add them to? Iris: Iris.
I was having lunch at Noodle Zone today and was delighted to see that the latest addition to the Westlake food court is a place called Bobachine. Delighted, because Bobachine specializes in bubble tea and banh mi sandwiches. It always buoys my spirits to see a weird trend like bubble tea go mainstream. It’s a […]
I’m delighted to announce that the post Back to the Zak will be featured in Best Food Writing 2006. The book won’t ship until September, but you can preorder it now from Amazon. It makes a great holiday gift. Without getting too sappy about it, thanks to you, readers, for supporting me thus far. I […]
Thanks to HabaneroSuz, who led me to Crate & Barrel and their inexpensive but amply proportioned Bistro Bowl. I stopped by C&B last night and bought one bowl to try out, but now that I’ve had it at home and cradled it lovingly in my arms, I know that this is the bowl for me, […]
