Entries Tagged as 'Good and Bad Eating'

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Homegrown Sustainable Sandwhich Shop

I’ve tried a few different sandwiches at Homegrown since they opened. I like their concept and I want to like their food, but every time I’ve been underwhelmed and felt a bit ripped off.
This week, I tried their Po’Boy. For over $10, I got two tiny pieces of fried fish with a little spicy mayo [...]

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Chez Shea

For years we’ve stood waiting at Matt’s In The Market and pondering what was behind the door at Chez Shea. We knew that it was supposed to be nice, but we never got around to eating there until recently. We were pleasantly surprised at the size (it is quite small and cozy), the environment (similar [...]

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Bennett’s Pure Food Bistro

Bennett’s has an interesting concept (from their website):
At Bennett’s we are committed to serving pure, all natural, additive free food. You won’t find artificial preservatives, colors or sweeteners. No flavor enhancers, hydrogenated oils or processed foods. What you will find, are the freshest most authentic ingredients we can offer.
Most of our ingredients are deeply rooted [...]

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

More Seattle restaurants should have dress codes

I have often complained about how I have dressed up for an expensive meal and been disappointed to be seated next to someone in casual or extremely casual attire. How that takes away from the experience. It could be my age (I’m much more sensitive to it now than I was when I was younger) [...]

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Boulangerie Nantaise

I’ve had their pastries several times over the years. They are decent. Not worth going out of your way for, but perfectly reasonable if you are peckish as you pass by. Today, I was there near lunch time, so I decided to try one of their sandwiches. Big mistake. I got two thin slices of [...]

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Canlis

Canlis is a Seattle institution and one of the most famous restaurants in the city. It is also a bit of an enigma, in the way that many fine Seattle restaurants are enigmas for someone who grew up far from the west coast. The enigma is the informality mixed with formality. Time and time again, [...]

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

coffee is good for you!!

BBC News – Daily caffeine ‘protects brain’
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests.
The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may explain why.
A vital barrier between [...]

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Crofton on Wells (Chicago)

Excellent food, excellent service, nice atmosphere. I have nothing bad to say about this restaurant.
how boring
The fact that this scores only 8% better than the not-very-good Grand Lux Cafe means that people have no taste. Although the lines at the Cheesecake Factory already make that clear.

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Grand Lux Cafe (Chicago)

If you like the Cheesecake Factory, you’ll like this place.
I hate the Cheesecake Factory.
From their website:
The idea for Grand Lux Cafe came to life when The Venetian Resort, Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas asked David Overton, Founder of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, to create an upscale casual restaurant concept for their property.
Excited by the [...]

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Cafe Juanita

From Anthony Bourdain’s Blog
If you’ve been performing very well as a novice sous-chef at Daniel Boulud’s Restaurant Daniel, and then, suddenly, make a horrible botch of even one Saturday night, you’re probably not going to be around next Saturday. Restaurants of Daniels caliber aren’t allowed to have a “bad night”. The food at a “top” [...]