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    10 day trip to Seattle in July

    in Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Dining

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    Hello!

    We are taking a 10 day trip to Seattle to visit friends this summer. We have a three-year-old, as do our friends, but we would love to eat some great food while we are out and about. Obviously, we don't want to disrupt other diners, so kid friendly places that are also tasty for adults would be great!

    We love all sorts of cuisine - pretty much any ethnicity, greasy dives, fresh and local, and fine dining (although we'll probably save our fine dining for our one child-free night out - open for suggestions on that, as well!).

    Can you point us to some ideas?

    We would also just love some fun and unique ideas, in general. Ice cream, donuts, little goodies like that. Cocktail places and something really special for our night out. Anything you enjoy that you would want to show your friends!

    In fact, our friends have just moved there, so being able to show them some awesome local options would really be wonderful.

    We've been to Seattle in the past and done Lark and Licorous - both wonderful!

    We had Top Pot donuts (which I insist we get again) and pho at a few places as well, as well as Lunchbox Laboratory, which was fun.

    We wanted to go to Matt's in the Market last time, but they were full, and Salumi, but they were closed. Are they still around, and would you still recommend them?

    Gift ideas?

    in Spirits & Cocktails

    Posted

    Sorry - he also enjoys Bloody Marys for breakfast, and variations of that. I make a version with sriracha and seasoned rice vinegar that he enjoys, and a local restaurant makes one with soju that he likes as well.

    Gift ideas?

    in Spirits & Cocktails

    Posted

    Hmm....he has all of the basic bar tools, and he has a Mr. Boston book, but other book ideas would be welcome!

    He is really into rye right now - cocktails with rye whiskey, even rye beer. Hmm...years ago we had a cocktail at Trio with Vya vermouth and a white port and some toasted thai long peppercorns, and I tracked down the ingredients for that and he loved it, but we haven't had anything like that in awhile. Maybe some quality vermouth? One cocktail he loves has rye whiskey, sweet vermouth, maybe grand marnier and lime...

    Does this help at all? :)

    Gift ideas?

    in Spirits & Cocktails

    Posted

    Hello!

    I was hoping you could help me with some anniversary gift ideas for my husband. I have a budget of about $100 and I live in a state that is difficult to mail order alcohol to.

    I did manage to get some bitters:

    http://the-bitter-truth.com/bitter/bitters-travel-pack/

    And I was thinking of getting a spherical ice cube mold...

    Any other ideas? Maybe some specialty glasses? In the past I have gotten port glasses and whiskey glasses, subscriptions to wine or beer of the month clubs from a local shop...once I managed to get some Vya vermouth shipped from a friend.

    Thanks!

    Dinner out this Saturday on Capitol Hill

    in Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Dining

    Posted

    SO!

    We are in Seattle for the weekend and have a babysitter Saturday night. We plan to go out with four friends (six altogether), but we have to walk, so the place needs to be in the Capitol Hill area.

    We are looking for a great slow food place or sushi place or something along those lines - money isn't really an issue.

    The big issue is that we need to eat early - at 5 or 6pm. We planned to go to Poppy, but they have nothing until 9pm.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks so much!

    Chicken Pot Pie: The Topic

    in Cooking

    Posted · Edited by amccomb (log)

    What we've been mulling over is how to do this so everyone gets more crust, with the pie crust versions. My chicken pot pie is a sloppy affair, to eat it, it's a bowl of chicken veggie stew with a little hat of crust on top. Hubs suggested making little pies in big muffin tins, with a bottom crust as well, and he might be on to something. I don't have any nice individual casseroles, so that's right out. I also considered making foldover pies with puff pastry. Or, we thought about laying a bottom crust in the casserole, blind baking it, and proceeding as usual.

    Why not, you know, a pie plate? :P Brush the bottom crust with egg white to seal it so it won't get soggy, maybe?

    Buuut, the roommate just made a totally unseasoned roasted chicken (*headdesk*) so if I test anything out, I'll report back.

    I do this when I am in a hurry and only plan to tear off the meat for other dishes and then make stock...

    I'm planning on using premade puff pastry dough. I saw Rachel Ray(yes I occasionally watch her) measure out the dough to fit on top of her pot pie and cook the dough on a cookie sheet. All those pastry layers crisp up and them she puts it on top of the pie. No gummy underbelly to the crust. It looked genius to me.

    A little sherry might be good too.

    I second the puff pastry and the sherry!

    I really prefer the pie crust, but I never have time anymore. I have a new pie crust technique, though, so I may make a few batches and freeze it.

    breakfast, lunch, and dinners for a conference in Cambridge

    in United Kingdom & Ireland: Dining

    Posted

    Hello!

    My husband is heading to a conference in Cambridge this week and he was hoping to get some recommendations for great places to eat. He likes anything - cheap, fancy, ethnic, traditional - and any price range.

    Any recommendations near this area?

    University of Cambridge

    Downing Site, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH

    St Catharine's College

    St Catharine's College, Trumpington Street, Cambridge. CB2 1RL

    I'm sure bar or cocktail recommendations would also be appreciated!

    Thanks so much!

    Amanda

    Conference eating in Boston area

    in New England: Dining

    Posted

    Hello!

    My husband is going to spend a week at a conference in Boston, and was hoping for some decent restaurant recommendations. He was thinking breakfast, lunch, and bar locations somewhat close to the convention center, but they would be willing to venture further for good dinner options. Generally, they like to go to one really nice dinner - money no object - and the rest can vary. They love all kinds of food, so anything goes. Any suggestions??

    Here is that address of the convention center.

    John B. Hynes Memorial Convention Center

    900 Boylston Street

    Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Thanks!!

    Amanda

    Sauce for Pork?

    in Cooking

    Posted

    I like a kind of chunky accompaniment with pork - a chutney with apples or apricots, an onion marmelade, etc.

    I really like this sauce. I made it for Christmas several years ago and people still talk about it.

    Fresh Red Currants

    in Kitchen Consumer

    Posted

    I have a list of desserts and jams I would like to make containing red currants, but I have been unable to find fresh red currants locally. Does anyone know where I could order fresh or frozen red currants? I've Googled, but found nothing.

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