MsRamsey

He was at Earth & Ocean for a long time before that, though.

Barking Dog (specifically) is extremely LOUD. Some infants can sleep through anything.

I feel a rant coming on about Seattle dog owners . . . Must . . . Hold . . . Back . . . aah, you're not all bad, but there are enough lousy dog owners to give everyone a bad name.

I know, it's funny. Everyone seems to like Zoe except for me, my husband, and I believe I can out sparrowsfall too. We all went there together for dinner and weren't impressed. It was like well-done home cooking. I didn't think it was anything special.

That can only be authentic if the dog is actually sitting right on the table with the food.

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Okay, it was May 2004 (not a couple of years ago) and yes they do have booths. I know exactly where I'm talking about, and it's Barking Dog.

I don't have a child, but I went there for my birthday a couple of years ago and they were very unaccommodating about where they would let us sit. They made us all of us SQUISH into a booth that was too small and wouldn't let us take a larger table. I hate restaurants with picky little rules. That explanation about why they have only one high chair is maddening, and I have to completely agree with his point about where they decided to locate their business. They alienated me and lost any future $$ I would have spent there.

That's completely typical. Anytime there's a "reader's poll," be it The Stranger or whatever publication, the masses always come up with Dominoes as best pizza or some such travesty.

I second the Hurray for Carla and Jordi. Their pizza should be at the #1 spot.

I would bitch to my friends and mumble epithets under my breath, but I wouldn't say anything to the lingering table. That said, yes I do absolutely believe that "there is a length of time you can spend over dinner after which you are being rude to people waiting for a table." In Harvest Vine's case, unless you are starting dinner at 9:00, the table is not yours for the evening. I have an overly strong sense of guilt, and I would feel really self-conscious if there were a lot of people waiting for tables and I was lingering for 30 minutes after dessert was over. But that's me.

I've also greatly enjoyed almost every dish I've ever had at E&O over the past several years, during 25/25 and at other times, but the bulk of it was during 25/25.

Nice to hear that at least one SBUX has given up the inedible Schwartz Bros. pastries. I never understood why so many people would pay $2 for a croissant that was obviously 2 days old.

Wow--that pizza looks fabulous! Hmmmmmm how about building one at your new house??? I'll bring dessert! ← Think the condo association will go for it, Mike?

Daniel Humm at Campton Place seems to have a lot of buzz-buzz.

That's excellent, although I think a sign pointing to the front door would be funnier. ← Yeah, I was gonna say, "I hate to tell them, Mamster's actually gonna love that!" but I wanted him to weigh in first.

As long as I can remember there have been sandwiches at Starbucks. [shrug]

This Broiled Salmon with Orange-Miso Glaze is one of the best salmon preparations I've ever had. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/106110

Shouldn't that be "had slud spectacularly"? ← Remind me again -- exactly what subject do you teach at SU?

I should note that I was there a couple of times, I think it was about August '04, and it had slid spectacularly.

I went back a couple of weeks to Takohachi when I was in town, and I swear the saba shioyaki and fried rice was one of the best things I've ever eaten in my life. If I had to pick a "last meal," that would be it, without hesitation.

These are the things that happen when one is a hot blond.

If you can do mail order, there's a good thread over on Pastry & Baking right now: http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=60452 If you need to buy locally, one suggestion is Trader Joe's. It's been a while, so I can't remember prices.

Where is it? ← East of Rainier, on Ferdinand - or Edmunds? On another note, Belltown closed - the short lived replacement to the pub, that is. Sign said Business for Sale - sign is already gone. ← You mean the one on Hudson & MLK Way (which has been there a long time)? Or is there a second one in Columbia City?

Where is it?