Fish Wednesday

I don’t know, Fish Wednesday might have to become a regular event. Mustard rubbed Copper River salmon roasted on a a bed of red onions, wild rice mix, and brocolli with a little lemon zest. Once again, you wish you’d stopped by. You know you can, right? You’re not pacing outside the house wondering if …


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Chez Nerd

You totally wish you’d come by for dinner tonight. (Though if you’d dropped by last night, you also would have scored because I made the best veggie Bolognese ever.) While I was talking to the guy at the fish counter, a light bulb went on over his head and he went back to cut me …


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Bamboo Vietnamese Restaurant

Empty restaurant, Friday night We had a big turn out for the Jackson Street Crawl on Friday night, but I was crabby. Maybe I shouldn’t dine out while crabby. See, I found the whole experience more irritating than funny. It should have been funny, but I was just getting impatient with the whole experience. I’m …


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The Jackson Street Crawl Resumes

Ah, Seattle! Let’s just cut it short and figure that for the last 400 words, I’ve rambled on and on about how great it is to be back in a multicultural society! Also, let’s skip the argument about how Europe actually IS multicultural by asking, with obligatory snark, “Our Alpine small town is multicultural compared …


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Ichiban Japanese Restaurant and the Panama Hotel

Ichiban is right next door a considerably more elegant Japanese restaurant where people stand in the entry waiting for their table. At Ichiban, there’s no wait. It’s a dumpy little diner of a place with vinyl booths, formica tables, and a small menu. I had the udon – a bowl of soup with fat noodles …


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Vietnam House

I cheated on the Jackson Five and went to the I-District last night with my friend Brett. We picked Vietnam House for one reason only – I hadn’t been there yet. Vietnam House has the same laminate tables, plain decor, and bright lighting that most of our Vietnamese places have. But the food sets it …


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