When you find yourself with a few hours to kill in Seattle, always spend it at Walrus & the Carpenter, with a drink at Barnacle while waiting. I love this place so so much.
Barnacle
Walrus and the Carpenter
marinated olives
oysters (of course)
baby bibb lettuces, radish, english peas, lemon yoghurt, poppy seed
steak tartare, egg yolk, rye toast
This was the first stop on the farewell NYC tour. Certainly one of my favorites and one of the places I miss the most.
crudite
snow pea chiffonade with pancetta, pecorino & mint
beef tartare, horseradish & cornichons
dry-aged beef burger, cheddar, red onion & special sauce
Hmmm dog, bacon-wrapped with black truffle & celery
In a neighborhood I found myself in almost everyday it was lovely to have some solid options.
spiced tuna
Peekytoe crab crostini, smashed peas, avocado
tuscan salad, shaved raw artichoke, fennel, fava beans, pecorino al pepe
prosciutto, dried cherry mostarda, sheep’s milk ricotta
zucchini & ricotta pie, onion, tomato, basil pesto, pecorino
While I had wanted to make a trip to Sunday’s in Brooklyn, this visit happened by chance when the spot we intended to visit was closed for a private event. Lucky there was a table and we very much enjoyed our contingency dinner.
deviled eggs, smoked paprika
garden pickles
black sea bass crude, sunchoke, meyer lemon, pickled chili, fresh cream
toasted buns, green garlic, raclette cheese
chicken drumsticks, house togarashi, spring alliums, buttermilk
roasted cabbage, fermented black trumpet mushrooms, hazelnuts
burnt honey tart, sheep’s cream, mandarinquat
Hollywood was absolutely the most fun Next menu. The presentations were all fantastic and perhaps too much fun as I have never had so many missing photos.
Movie Quotes – Gone with the “Caviar”
Popcorn – meyer lemon, fennel, guanciale
The Breakfast Club – bento box, sandwich, soup, pixie stick
Cool Hand Luke – trout roe, kiwi, young coconut, turnip
The Wizard of Oz – fave bean, golden raisin, romanesco
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – octopus & scallop
Blade Runner – noodles, duck, pickled ginger
Jurassic Park – madeira, jambo, brioche
Star Wars – frog, Ethopian spices, yellow split pea
Ratatouille – byaldi
The Godfather – taro root, ricotta, olive
Horror – smoked pork neck, beet, garlic
Pulp Fiction – bulgogi big kahuna burger
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids – foie gras, chamomile, sunflower
Marie Antoinette – rhubarb, raspberry, black tea
Missing: “Life is Like a Box of….” and Mary Poppins
Frontera Grill
It has been ages since I have been to Frontera Grill as I tend to default to XOCO on most visits to Chicago. I must admit that I prefer the XOCO guacamole but still delicious.
Maple & Ash
Maple & Ash is certainly a scene especially on a weekend evening. It makes for entertaining people watching and may give the impression that the food isn’t serious but I was very pleasantly surprised as it was absolutely delicious. I’m not sure what the girls in the bondage dresses and crop tops are possibly eating but I’m sure their dates are enjoying eating double. Thank you to the extraordinary Chris Gerber for knowing what I should have ordered. In all of my trips to Chicago this was the first time I took food ‘home’ and admittedly ate the rest of my NY Strip with my fingers for breakfast along with the remainder of the phenomenal coconut cream pie out of the hotel mini fridge.
chilled louisiana white prawns
fire roasted alaskan king crab
maple & ash wedge
NY strip
potatoes
coconut creme pie
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