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Chocdoc Susses out Seattle


Kerry Beal

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

 

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

 

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Lounge food.

 

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Plane had bowls this time - and warmed!

 

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I wouldn't recommend the pasta

 

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I'm not sure how the butter chicken was.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

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Lunch at an Italian restaurant near the Unconference venue

 

grilled salad for me 

 

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pasta for everyone else 

 

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

 

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Zócalo for dinner

 

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margueritas of course

 

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girly drink for @Alleguede

 

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nachos to share

 

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carnitas

 

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salad

 

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tamales

 

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nopales

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Eggs Benny at kitschy little place called 5 Spot 

 

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

 

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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 ?

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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.

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1 hour ago, rotuts said:

I see an iPot !

And the IP is in good company:

 

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

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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. 

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8 hours ago, rotuts said:

just incase you missed it :

 

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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.

 

 

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

 

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

 

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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.

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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. 

 

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This was just whimsical enough to appeal.

 

And now I have a Paul Simon ear worm.

 

 

 

 

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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).

 

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Pão de Queijo and fried bananas

 

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caipirinha plain

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And girly

 

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And then it began

 

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And ended!

 

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

 

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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.

 

 

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Got ourselves all set up for the show.

 

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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. 

 

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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.

 

 

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Dinner tonight at Uptown China Restaurant.

 

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Wine list

 

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Cocktail list

 

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

 

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Hunan Tofu.

 

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Buddah's delight

 

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Pan fried noodles.

 

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Dry fried green beans.

 

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Scallops with broccoli

 

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Twice cooked pork belly

 

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Chicken with almonds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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