Chocdoc Susses out Seattle

[rotuts]

thank you for sharing

[Shelby]

Yes, thank you so much, Kerry!

 

You've got to be exhausted from all of this travel and I know you are very happy to sleep in your own bed.

[Kerry Beal]

Well - here we are again in Seattle - a quick turn around from the Paris trip. 

 

 

Looks like I'm praying for a smooth ride. Instead got a little lecture at customs. 

 

 

 

Lounge food.

 

 

Plane had bowls this time - and warmed!

 

 

 

I wouldn't recommend the pasta

 

 

I'm not sure how the butter chicken was.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[gfweb]

Woof!

 

looks far better than the slop I just got on AA to SFO and back.

[pastrygirl]

Welcome!  See you soon.

[Kerry Beal]

Can’t wait!

[Kerry Beal]

 

Lunch at an Italian restaurant near the Unconference venue

 

grilled salad for me 

 

 

pasta for everyone else 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

3 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

 

Lunch at an Italian restaurant near the Unconference venue

 

grilled salad for me 

 

 

pasta for everyone else 

 

Nice looking bread.  I've not seen bread like that in a restaurant.

 

[Kerry Beal]

Zócalo for dinner

 

 

margueritas of course

 

 

girly drink for @Alleguede

 

 

nachos to share

 

 

 

carnitas

 

 

salad

 

 

tamales

 

 

nopales

[Kerry Beal]

 

 

Eggs Benny at kitschy little place called 5 Spot 

 

no orange pekoe but happily brought me hot water so I could make my own

 

[Kerry Beal]

 

Guess where we've been today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[rotuts]

I see an iPot !

 

just to the R of the person w the spatula ( her R ) ,

 

I see a pair of combi-ovens that should be in my house .

 

did they offer to cut an EZ-Teemper in half for you ?

 

while full of chocolate ?

Edited November 9, 2018 by rotuts (log)

[Kerry Beal]

Just now, rotuts said:

I see an iPot !

 

just to ht R of the person w the spatula ( her R )

 

I see a pair of cimi-ovens that should be in my house .

 

did they offer to cut an EZ-Teemper in half for you ?

 

while full of chocolate ?

LOL - doesn't look like they've cut it in half yet. Must be a fairly new instant pot - the box was still around.

[rotuts]

just incase you missed it :

 

 

they seem to have chosen two different brands

 

Oooooooooooooooo!

Edited November 9, 2018 by rotuts (log)

[Anna N]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

I see an iPot !

And the IP is in good company:

 

 

Right next to the EZtemper!   Way to go @Kerry Beal.

[rotuts]

@Anna N

 

Eagle Eye !

 

I missed the Ez-T !

[Anna N]

33 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@Anna N

 

Eagle Eye !

 

I missed the Ez-T !

 Don’t notice flags on chicken but you can count on me to spot an EZtemper. 

[Kerry Beal]

8 hours ago, rotuts said:

just incase you missed it :

 

 

they seem to have chosen two different brands

 

Oooooooooooooooo!

 

There were a crapload of different brands - they have a custom woodburning/gas pizza oven - then a variety of other ovens to test baking in. That's a Miwe on the left and a Rational on the right.

 

 

Edited November 10, 2018 by Kerry Beal (log)

[Kerry Beal]

This afternoon we headed off to the venue to get ourselves set up for tomorrow.

 

 

Saw this adorable fellow upstairs when I went for a reccie looking for @pastrygirl.

 

 

While poor Bhavhani went off in search of his missing equipment - @Alleguede, Bhavhani's staff member Bianca and I went off to Pikes Place market - headed in to Sur la Table. Found this all clad thermomix imitator.

 

 

Then off to Beecher's Cheese for some fresh curd and a grilled cheese with extra stuff (tomatoes, basil and 'special sauce' which appears to contain grainy mustard).

 

We wandered a little further afield while waiting for Bhavhani to return from his fruitless quest - and wandered upon a cartography store. 

 

 

This was just whimsical enough to appeal.

 

And now I have a Paul Simon ear worm.

 

 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

Bhavhani returned - his cousin the foodie found us a place for dinner. @YetiChocolates was ready for dinner at the same time we were and she joined us at 'The Girl from Ipanema' (now I have another ear worm).

 

 

Pão de Queijo and fried bananas

 

 

caipirinha plain

 

And girly

 

 

And then it began

 

 

 

 

 

And ended!

 

Edited November 10, 2018 by Kerry Beal (log)

[Anna N]

 OK so I have been complaining to you personally for a very long time that my eye sight is failing. 

 

 

So I don’t know what you see here but what I saw for the longest time was a  Labrador.  His nose is pointed to the left and I can clearly see his collar.   When I moved to the next picture I thought, “OMG they are eating him”.

 

 I will see about an eye appointment on Monday.

 

 

Edited November 10, 2018 by Anna N (log)

[Kerry Beal]

Lol - it’s a meateador retriever!

 

 

 

[heidih]

I too had an immediate black lab thought when I stared scrolling down!

[Kerry Beal]

 

Got ourselves all set up for the show.

 

 

This little cutie watched with rapt attention while the 8 year old piped the chocolate that we had him temper. After he was finished we had her temper some chocolate and mold an Eiffel Tower. 

 

 

Here's the pieces that he piped - we put in a little of the raspberry chocolate @Alleguede had made earlier before having him back with the Cacao Barry dark.

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

Dinner tonight at Uptown China Restaurant.

 

 

Wine list

 

 

Cocktail list

 

Neglected to catch pictures of the appetizers - but there were veg egg rolls, potstickers and shrimp 'ravioli' with ginger scallion sauce..

 

 

Hunan Tofu.

 

 

Buddah's delight

 

 

Pan fried noodles.

 

 

Dry fried green beans.

 

 

 

Scallops with broccoli

 

 

Twice cooked pork belly

 

 

Chicken with almonds