Category Archives: restaurants
Cherries!
In the Cherries From Tree to Tabletop celebration, Northwest Cherries commissions one restaurant from each state to submit a creation relying on Rainer cherries. In Connecticut, Chef Manuel Romero of Ibiza submitted Rainier Cherry Gazpacho with Frisse, Goat Cheese and … Continue reading
The year’s best!
Providence Cicero, restaurant critic for The Seattle Times, has put together a list of some of the best food she has sampled at area restaurants in 2011 – and St. Jude albacore made the cut. Among the year’s most noteworthy plates: … Continue reading
Tuna zing
Albacore tuna is tasty on its own. Hungry and ready for a tuna-fish sandwich, we forget just how much tuna can withstand spice. Good Morning America offered a Tuna Melt with Flair, including horseradish, cumin and other spices. Vary the … Continue reading
St. Jude Tuna at the Seattle Art Museum
“TASTE at SAM just opened up an outdoor café. If you haven’t seen it already, it is located right at TASTE’s windows between University and Union along First Ave.” We had an excellent experience with the kids trying new foods in this … Continue reading
Sustainable sushi
Bamboo Sushi claims to be the first certified sustainable sushi restaurant in the country – “every piece of fish has an unchallengeable ecological pedigree,” claims David Sarasohn for The Oregonian.
Bewitched
Providence Cicero of the Seattle Times stopped by the Golden Beetle and admitted that she was bewitched. “Everything I tasted had my mouth longing for more,” she writes. “Flavors run strong and deep but not amok…. Yogurt-based tarator sauce, thickened with … Continue reading
Five star
Do the photos look vaguely familiar? Did you watch the Sopranos? The producers used several restaurants to stand in for Vesuvio’s – Artie’s first restaurant from the acclaimed HBO show, before it became subject to arson. “In reality, Vesuvio’s is … Continue reading
Maguro
By Kashif Ahmed Many Americans think of tuna appearing in only their sandwiches and salads, but other countries have different ideas. Take, for example, Japan. Sushi is a huge part of Japanese cuisine, and tuna is a very common ingredient … Continue reading
¡Pasión!
“Ceviche ¡Pasión!” – now that’s a name for a recipe! And of course in a restaurant offering numerous styles of ceviche, the tuna one received the best name! “Ceviche ¡Pasión!” includes Ahi tuna, passion fruit and purple corn. “Pasión Modern … Continue reading
Depoe Bay
Albacore is on the menu for Restaurant Beck a at the Whale Cove Inn in Depoe Bay. “‘Foodie heaven’ might be an apt description for Restaurant Beck — one of the newest upscale additions to Oregon’s coastal dining scene,” writes … Continue reading