Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Wednesday 23 May 2012
I had noticed construction at Westlake Woodwerk several months ago. I always peeked into the wooden toy workshop when I walked by where the craftsmen working by the window in the natural light. The owners of Eurostyle Your Life has opened Café Suisse in the space. I had visited Switzerland once when I was a child [...]
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Monday 14 May 2012
I had a sandwich for lunch every day during secondary school. It was a utilitarian meal of chicken or tuna with mayonnaise, Kraft Singles, tomato slices and iceberg lettuce. Weary of soggy bread, limp lettuce and mealy tomatoes, I avoided sandwiches in my university years and I still rarely them. A recent highlight was Fusion on [...]
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Wednesday 02 May 2012
This is my third post on pizza in three weeks! Ballard Pizza Company is the first of Ethan Stowell‘s Grubb Brothers ‘production’ of casual eateries. After cocktails (a refreshing Inverness mule of Scotch, ginger beer and fresh lime juice) and Mackie’s potato crisps at MacLeod’s Scottish Pub, we joined the Saturday night queue at Ballard [...]
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Monday 30 April 2012
Seattle was blessed with consecutive weekends of glorious weather. The feeling of sunshine on bare skin is so restorative and we had a serene afternoon at the Washington Park Arboretum and the Japanese Garden, strolling and gazing at the blooming trees. We leisurely looped the arboretum and garden, and had afternoon tea at Belle Epicurean. [...]
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Thursday 26 April 2012
I’ve never owned a car. I’ve always lived in cities with an integrated public transport system where it’s cheap and convenient to navigate work and play on buses, ferries and trains. By American standard, Seattle has an adequate (and expanding) network of buses and light rail. The one exception that has foiled me time and [...]
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Wednesday 18 April 2012
I’m an expert at booking tickets. I note the on sale details on my calendar and I’m on the website at the precise time to click ‘purchase’. Thanks to this quirk I have learnt to brine and roast chicken, knead and throw pizza dough, bake macarons, and pleat dumplings at The Pantry at Delancey. Co-owners [...]
Posted by: Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs on: Monday 16 April 2012
I love the rhythm of weekend meals. They can be spontaneous or researched and made with intention. We were vacillating about brunch when we serendipitously stopped outside Henry and Oscar’s. Owned by the Big Picture, Henry and Oscar’s is located next to Boulangerie Nantaise in Belltown. The bar is at the front and the separate [...]