Recently I had had lunch with a friend at Local 360. This is how Local 360 describes itself: Local 360 is a sustainable restaurant and food producer, based in the heart of downtown at the corner of 1st and Bell. Our emphasis is on local sourcing, with the majority of it falling within a 360...
Salang Pass – ...
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We are in a business trip in the Bay Area. On the way from the airport (Oakland) we were passing through Fremont and I remembered that the city is essentially the west coast capital of Afghanistan. So I called H and got the name of the the locals favorite Afghan restaurant: Salang. We...
Best pizzeria in Sea...
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Yesterday the Italians @ Seattle Facebook group was polled to determine the current top 5 pizzeria in Seattle. One caveat was that pizza had to be purely Italian. So some other pizzerias did not make the list. Generally speaking I agree with the final ranking. Few years ago I wrote a post...
Il corvo – a n...
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My friend Claudio suggested to grab lunch at this lunch spot called Il Corvo. It’s right behind the market down the steps. He said he was sharing space with the gelateria Procopio – which I found a bit mediocre the couple of times I ate gelato there. Well, il Corvo definitely...
Vintage sugar servin...
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Caffe Vita in lower queen anne is my favorite coffee shop in Seattle. It has a great neighborhood vibe and their double espresso macchiato is the best in town Most importantly they have the same sugar container that the coffee shops in my town used to have. They also have newspapers right...
Trellis – dess...
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Last night we stopped by Trellis (@heathman hotel in Kirkland) for desserts and a drink. They have a great outside seating and although we live very close we actually had never been before. We ended ordering a dessert (sage honey flan), fries and wine. The flan had a great texture, but I...
Review: Seattle̵...
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Friday night I was having drinks with my Italian friends and the topic came up. We talked about it for a good chunk of time and it seems that by the end there was good agreement on the ranking. Before I started writing this post I checked the pizzeria rankings on citysearch. wow…in the...
Review: La Spiga (Se...
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[Note: this review applies to the "new" La Spiga - after they moved to the new location on 12th and Union] I had dinner three times at La Spiga in the past couple of months. I wanted to post a review earlier, but I felt I needed to visit the restaurant a few times before writing it. I...