Seattle Eats

I was in Seattle a few weeks ago for a mini-vacation. It's always fun to discover restaurant scenes in a new city. Seattle's got a reputation for coffee... and I actually skipped out on that since Starbucks is literally everywhere in the world. It seems like in Seattle Starbucks is on every street corner.



Pike Place Market is a big tourist attraction (trap?). I wonder if the locals actually shop and dine there. The place was packed when I was there, filled with a bunch of tourists with their cameras hanging from their necks. We checked out Jack's Fish Spot inside the market. There was a metallic counter behind where they sold fresh seafood. You can order some fresh cooked seafood there. Cioppino was a tasty treat in the afternoon. Fish and chips were on the greasy side... I guess what do you expect? Fish and chips are fried. Fried cod was moist on the inside and crispy on the outside. Too bad the individual pieces of fish were on the skimpy side. Nevertheless, it was the experience of eating inside the noisy (and dirty) market that I will remember.




Cafe Campagne was a little gem nearby the market. It was a nice place to escape from the chaos of the street and the market scene. The duck confit served with thyme skillet potatoes was wonderfully made. I had poisson du jour, which on that day was fresh trout, served with risotto cooked with pork stock. The trout was very moist and tasty. There was no hint of fishiness. It tasted like a freshly-caught fish.

Cafe Campagne
1600 Post Alley
Seattle, WA 98101


Samurai Noodle, located next to Umajimaya Market, was also a little hidden gem. Tonkatsu ramen (pork broth) was excellent. Ramen was cooked to order and the broth was as tasty as one could ever imagined. The only downside to this place was that seating was extremely limited. We had to wait for a little bit and watch others slurp down their ramen before we could satisfy our hunger.

Samurai Noodle
606 5th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98138




When in Washington during July, cherries are found everywhere. Rainier cherries, the "cream of the crop" cherries are harvested usually each June or July and are best grown in the Pacific Northwest. A third of the crops get eaten by birds each season. I guess this is why they are so expensive. We found a little cherry stand on the side of the road on our way to Mount Rainier and got us four pounds for $7. This was the best snack.

Craving for a Burger

I don't know why, but lately I've been craving for hamburgers... good ones... whatever that means.

On another night of solo dining at home, I made a hamburger for myself. I didn't feel like a greasy one from a restaurant or even a fast-food restaurant. I used hamburger patties from Omaha Steaks since it was readily available from my freezer. I fried an egg to put in my hamburger to get a little more protein. I've got my buns toasted, my dijon mustard, lettuce, red onions, hot sauce... I was ready to go.



Nothing beats a custom burger made to your preferences.

Seafood Boil

From the Crab Shack on Tybee Island. A platter with craw fish, mussels, snow crab legs, shrimp, Dungeness crab legs, corn and potatoes. All eaten outside on a deck in typical Southern hot and humid weather.