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I love good food-- whether it is fois gras or cheez-its.

Restaurants and other food experiences around Seattle or other places

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Green Leaf - International District

Photocred: R. Phua

Green Leaf is an amazing Vietnamese Restaurant in the ID. I mean, if it’s good enough for Tom Douglas, it’s good enough for me. It’s delicious. I’ve been there twice and the first time I had the combo vermicelli. The second time, my group went a little bit overboard, but what better way to cure a hang over than some duck congee? Am I right? We had spring rolls, egg rolls, wontons, and a vietnamese pancake/crepe thing that you wrap in some lettuce. I was stuffed. I highly recommend this place! I heard the pho is also delicious! Have fun!

Bauhaus - Capitol Hill

The block that Bauhaus is located at was bought and will be torn down sometime in the future. Not happy about this. Bauhaus has been one of my favorite spots in Seattle for years now and I’ve been there in times of sadness and happiness. It’s kept me awake for long nights to study or to hang out. I love Bauhaus. 

Cafe Allegro — Seattle’s oldest espresso bar located in the University District.

Cafe Allegro — Seattle’s oldest espresso bar located in the University District.

RN74 - Downtown Seattle

RN74 

RN74 has been on my list of places to try since it opened awhile ago and with Seattle Restaurant Week going on, I thought I’d take the opportunity to get my food on. When we got there, the restaurant had a really busy yet cool loungy feeling to it. We got a couple of stiff drinks at the bar while we waited for our table and I got a chance to look at the happy hour menu:

 

Although I wanted to order everything on the menu, I restrained myself and waited till we sat down with our Seattle Restaurant Week menus. Our waitress was so nice and so extremely knowledgeable about the food — my friend is doing an elimination diet, starting off with gluten and going vegan.

We both started off with the Spring Leek & Potato Soup then for the second course I had the Cassoulet de Toulouse (duck confit, pork belly, saucisson d’ail) then for dessert I enjoyed the lovely Espresso Semifreddo (chocolate cremeux, nutmeg chantilly).

Everything was tasty and just the right amount of food. I left feeling completely satisfied and didn’t get winded walking back up to Capitol Hill. Check out this new place!


P.S. They also have on their menu, HUDSON VALLEY FOIE GRAS SLIDERS with caramelized onion jus, sylvetta, and apple mustard…. round 2 anyone?


inquiriesinfood asked: Have you ever tried Bakeman's downtown? Its a must for Seattle eating. The turkey sandwich on wheat with cranberries is a classic.

Nope, but I need to check this place out! I love turkey cran sandwiches, you’re right… classic. 

Local 360 - Belltown

Local 360

Local 360 has become one of my favorite places to dine in Seattle. I recently took a food politics class and we discussed local food to a great extent so I was extremely excited to try this place. Their mission statement:

We believe in real food, grown and harvested by the good folks in our community who take care of their land for future generations. We believe in whole, natural flavors. We believe in sustainability, not as an abstract concept, but as a conscious daily choice. We believe in hands; the hands of our local farmers, products made by hand, and the goodwill fostered by such hand-in-hand relationships.
The first time I went there was for happy hour and it was from 3-6pm and then 10 - close every night. My friend and I shared a dozen oysters, pulled pork sandwich with slaw, and the rabbit country style paté. We also go to try a PB&J Bon Bon and they were so rich and creamy that I would need 2 glasses of milk to wash them down. My mouth salivates just thinking about how delicious the food was. 
 
The second time was for Dine Around Seattle. Our first course was the beet salad (with feta, walnets, orange & Banyuls Vinaigrette) and the crispy pig ears (with bleu cheese, hazelnuts, parsley, and ranch). The beets were on a bed of arugula and it felt like it had a great, simple flavor palate. The crispy pig ears tasted like pretentious pork rinds and I loved every bite. The second course we had the Butcher’s grind house burger (with added cheese and bacon… duh) and the rabbit and mushroom pasta. The burger was named Seattle Magazine’s Best All-American Burger and rightly so. The pasta was delicious and the sauce was nice because they used the rabbit to make a roue for the pasta. Finally, for dessert we had the bread pudding and the dulce de leche ice cream. The bread pudding had a thicker and more pound-cake like texture, but paired with the ice cream, we could careless.
 
I highly recommend this place. Please check it out if you haven’t already—they really are great.