12608 Tue Apr 06 02:11:37 -0700 2004 25 4 Pacific Northwest 0 23660 Thought you might be interested in the following article posted on the food network, Top Ten Foodie Reasons to Visit Seattle: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_travel/text/0,1904,FOOD_16384_19047,00.html Shana Link: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/lf_travel/text/0,1904,FOOD_16384_19047,00.html Tue Apr 06 02:11:37 -0700 2004 0 shana 1 23661 While I'll agree with several of those reasons, I don't get the Archie MacPhee thing. I used to live right behind there, and really, tried going their two or three times and never figured out the appeal. On the other hand, Salumi seems like it belongs on the list. And I'd add something about good oysters and Penn Cover mussels. Tue Apr 06 02:29:33 -0700 2004 23660 0 Bunny-Bunny 2 23663 Now, the Archie McPhee part of it I completely agree with. Where else are you going to find a rubber chicken?! Glow in the dark cockroaches? Little snakes you can weave into your hair when you decide to be Medusa for Halloween? Tue Apr 06 10:37:15 -0700 2004 23661 0 missliss 2 23664 Now, the Archie McPhee part of it I completely agree with. Where else are you going to find a rubber chicken?! Glow in the dark cockroaches? Little snakes you can weave into your hair when you decide to be Medusa for Halloween? Tue Apr 06 10:37:33 -0700 2004 23661 0 missliss 3 23675 I guess the part that continues to stump me is, why on earth would you want any of those things? Tue Apr 06 15:53:34 -0700 2004 23664 0 Bunny-Bunny 4 23678 [You must have missed the Halloween costume part of my message.] But also because they're fun! Because you never know when someone might need to put a few glow-in-the-dark cockroaches inside someone else's lampshape when they're not looking, so that when the other person turns the lamp off he or she sees glowing bugs inside the shade! Because everyone, including you, Bunny, needs a good stupid giggle every so often. Tue Apr 06 16:02:43 -0700 2004 23675 0 missliss 4 23696 I'm sure there are places you enjoy that I wouldn't be able to appreciate. I consider Archie McPhee a national treasure, but it helps if you were weaned on Mad Magazine, like I was. And to make this about food: After Archie McPhee's, swing by Ballard Ave for a German beer at People's Pub and La Carta de Oaxaca for great posole and mole. Wed Apr 07 18:25:29 -0700 2004 23675 0 KathyR 5 23700 No doubt there are plenty of things I'd find quite lovely that others wouldn't get, but, really, I'm stumped. I've never understood what the point of buying something like a rubber chicken is. Or a boxing nun. I'm not trying to be a pain, I really just don't quite understand what could impel someone to spend money on something with no discernible use like that. And I'll say that should you find yourself completing your rubber chicken purchase at an hour that seems somehow a bit inappropriate for a beer, Cafe Besalu for coffee and pastry is as good a reason as any to make the trek all the way out to Ballard. Wed Apr 07 20:34:26 -0700 2004 23696 0 Bunny-Bunny 6 23703 You know how some people don't get Monty Python, and you just can't explain it to them? And to make this food related, I tasted rattlesnake in 1st grade, and it really did taste like chicken. Wed Apr 07 23:47:16 -0700 2004 23700 0 KathyR 1 23662 I'm sorry, but that list is just so unbearably lame. Half the items are essentially redundant and the picture they have, labled "Dungeness crabs" is actually of blue crabs. Which "Asian District" are they referring to exactly? At least the restaurants they list under "Where to Splurge" aren't offensive, but who the hell ever goes to Shuckers? Tue Apr 06 02:33:31 -0700 2004 23660 0 tighe 2 23665 I know what you mean about Shuckers but don't write it off too quickly. It's a block away from my office so I have recently "discovered" it. Hubby and I went there for dinner one night before the symphony and had a great meal of seafood and martini's. They have wonderful homemade crackers (flatbread) that they serve with sweet butter and sea salt. Yum. Then I met some friends there for lunch (their choice) and I had a wonderful seafood salad. But my friend had one of the best things I have had in Seattle. House alder smoked oysters on the half shell. We were all blown away by how good they are. I made a mental note to go back for cocktails and oysters. And just when we were starting to agree on everything ;) Tue Apr 06 11:33:16 -0700 2004 23662 0 Lauren 3 23670 Well, I was a little hasty I suppose. I did go to Shuckers a few years back because I had a gift certificate and thought the food was actually very good. Thinking about it, there were some minor local celebs there, so maybe its just me. Tue Apr 06 12:59:04 -0700 2004 23665 0 tighe 3 23692 Yeah, Shuckers is great! For a big night out on the town, we'll usually start at Shuckers for bivalves and cocktails before walking over to the Georgian Room for dinner. A fabulous Seattle combo. Tue Apr 06 21:28:13 -0700 2004 23665 0 Sir Eats A Lot 2 23667 And coffee is on the top ten list 3 times? What a cliche! I'm still trying to find where the 'Youths' hang out in Victorian Mansions on Queen Anne Hill!! Tue Apr 06 11:54:30 -0700 2004 23662 0 lala 2 23669 Blue Crabs??? My husband had been jonsing for Maryland Blue Crabs since we moved here but I haven't found a restaurant that serves 'em. Can you tell me where I might?? THANKS !! Tue Apr 06 12:18:28 -0700 2004 23662 0 char 3 23672 What tighe was saying is that the photo is in error, not the Dungeness crabs. Dungies are the local crab, not Blue Crabs. I don't know any local restaurants that offer Blue Crabs...sorry. Have you tried the Dungies? They're extremely good! Tue Apr 06 13:16:01 -0700 2004 23669 0 lala 4 23676 I agree with Char that the blue crabs are the best. Damn, do I miss those. At least Oceanaire has a blue crab crabcake which knocks the socks of their dungeoness one. Tue Apr 06 15:55:50 -0700 2004 23672 0 Bunny-Bunny 5 23677 Oh, but nothing is like softshell blue crabs during that short period on Maryland's Eastern shore when the crabs molt and you can have 'em sauteed with a little butter and some almonds.... Crunch up them crispy little legs and wash em' down with cold beer! Tue Apr 06 15:59:24 -0700 2004 23676 0 missliss 6 23680 Yep, that's what my husband is missing !! Tue Apr 06 16:16:40 -0700 2004 23677 0 Char 4 23679 Yes, I figured out that it was just a mistake in the photo shown. OH yes, love Dungies...but, as my husband is a transplanted east-coaster he longs for the blue ones every so often Tue Apr 06 16:15:29 -0700 2004 23672 0 char 1 23668 Lame article (Remember the Lame List?) Here are my nominations for Seattle Top Ten: 1. Salmon 2. Dungeness Crab 3. Oysters and Mussels 4. Pike Place Market 5. Local Artisinal producers (bread, cheese, salumi) 6. Microbreweries 7. Coffee - artisinal, not S-bucks 8. Washington Wine 9. Local Chefs (Tom Douglas, etc.) 10. Berries, Mushrooms in season What would you list as your Top Ten Food reasons to visit Seattle? Tue Apr 06 12:17:11 -0700 2004 23660 0 lala 2 23689 Great list lala. Morels coming soon to a table near me, for sure. eric Tue Apr 06 19:47:42 -0700 2004 23668 0 mr.nelso 3 23690 Sosios had morels last weekend. I think they had fiddleheads too. Tue Apr 06 20:26:54 -0700 2004 23689 0 Bunny-Bunny 4 23728 Yup. Sosio's has morels alright, loaded with worms. I bought some this weekend and threw them out. Mon Apr 12 12:36:44 -0700 2004 23690 0 Scott 1 23673 Where are the Penn Cove mussels? Tue Apr 06 14:04:31 -0700 2004 23660 0 kiliki 2 23723 ...In Penn Cove? Sun Apr 11 00:07:38 -0700 2004 23673 0 mr.nelso