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Chicken breasts are a great source of protein. I eat them all the time. Frankly, I have trouble with chicken thighs. They end up all slippery and with gobs of chicken fat between the muscle. They might have more flavor, but are a pain in the ass to eat. Ben

I actually did not have a list before this so I will start one now. This is a list of people who would like to go: (The date has still yet to be decided) Myself Really Nice! Col Klink Batgrrrl??? Tighe Scrat68 Mr. Toast LEdlund Nightscotsman Mamster LaurieA-B MsRamsey Who else? Edit: I think that Malarkey was interested, and maybe Blue Heron.

We still have not confirmed a date yet. I have yet to hear back from William. I will give him a ring today and find out. Ben

Hot damn! Regardless of stats etc... which can be dubious, a big congratulations is in order for William and his crew.

Banannas Apples Oranges Grapefruit Mangoes Honeydew Melon

Seastar will be hosting a 6 course Copper River Salmon dinner on June 5th for $98 plus 20% grat and tax (yeesh! that service better be on!) I imagine this will be pretty good, he is the cedar plank guy after all. Link to PDF of Dinner info

Threw together a nice SE Asian Soup- Turkey Stock made with Clove, Cinnamon, Star Anise, and Cumin Sweet Onions, Diced Yam, Green Lentils, and Turkey. It turned out better than I had hoped.

I have been to: Wild Ginger- Very nice, well executed food. Eat at the bar Mistral- Still my favorite in Seattle Dahlia Lounge- Pretty Good, but not too exciting. Cafe Juanita- Best Eastside place, great stuff Nishino- Very nice classic sushi, there are better places in Seattle though Espresso Vivace- Awesome coffee, by far the best in Seattle. Red Mill- Very good burgers, great shakes, one of my favorite burger joints. I still need to make it to Rover's

The Zagat Guide just released their 2003 Seattle edition and here are the results: (Summarized from Seattle Weekly) Most Popular- Wild Ginger Best Food- Mistral Best Contemporary- Dahlia Lounge Best French- Rover's Best Italian- Café Juanita Best Japanese- Nishino Best Coffeehouse- Espresso Vivace Best Burgers- Red Mill Congrats to all the restaurants! Esp Mistral! Ben

He is dancing his fat away!

Larb is the schnizzle for rizzle.

I am stitting here hungry for breakfast and these sound so very good. I will be making them soon! Thank you so much! Ben

I think there is a pork roll thread around here somewhere. ahh, here it is Pork ahoy!

In the Seattle area- Raga Kirkland, Wa (Downtown Kirkland) Taste of India Seattle, Wa (Roosevelt Ave near University District) Shamiana Seattle, Wa (Ravenna area) and Kirkland, Wa (Houghton Market area) Thread with discussion of these restaurants Sahib Redmond, Wa (Redmond Town Center) No Discussion link for this one, but they put out some nice stuff. Udupi Palace Bellevue/Redmond, Wa (Crossroads Shopping Center) Udupi Palace Discussion

Also be sure to pick up some of their tasty sausages when you go. Their 'Berliners' are the bomb. Ben

That is a tough one, I love Taylor Pork roll and could only get it when relatives would come to visit us from NJ. In Seattle, I found a deli that does carry it. You might want to ask a specialty deli if they would consider carrying this product. Another option is to get an East Coast friend to ship you some frozen rolls or you could go get a large order yourself and keep them frozen. I dont know of anything that really comes close to pork roll. Ben

Hey-o! Yes some basil has a mintyness to it. And no, I read esquire for the pictures.

This month's Esquire has an article on making a basil mojito. They suggest making a basil syrup instead of muddling leaves. This sounds kinda wrong to me, but I would try it. Ben

How does that work? Wouldnt the side opposite you get shafted on their Rainier view? Ben Sorry, it's from an old Almost Live skit. They had guys with big wrenches at the base of the needle... Well, let's just say it's about the only memorable skit from that program. Heh heh heh, good ol Almost live. They sure loved their ballard jokes. I did really like the Burger Cannon Sketch though.

How does that work? Wouldnt the side opposite you get shafted on their Rainier view? Ben

Perhaps they are turning the wrong direction. Clockwise is the key!

I think Bourdain goes by AB because he does not want to be associated with TB.

Yes, Seattle does have one at the top of the Space needle. I have not been since I was about 10 years old though. All I remember about that meal was looking at the center area that was not revolving and also getting a roy rodgers in a Space needle shaped cup. From what I have heard locally, the Space needle restaurant is mediocre and overpriced. Ben

Next Weekend I am going to visit an Indian friend who is graduating from Med School. I am staying over at the family's place and I cannot wait to try some home cooked food!!! I will be sure to report back. A little birdie advised me about gifting for such an event, I think I am going to make some homemade cookies: Dark Chocolate Sparkle Cookies and Jeffery Steingarten's awesome Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe. I am also going to buy some local treats to bring down. Again, I cant wait!!! Ben

Hey, I made a point of saying the NW just so people outside of Seattle could post their brioche picks!