Kenyan Love Triangle - Samosas at Monique’s Hot Kitchen

Kenyan Love Triangle - Samosas at Monique’s Hot Kitchen

Kenyan samosas are like few others with a unique, robust flavor and a crispy texture that drives me wild. But finding them with that real taste of home has always been difficult, until I discovered Monique’s Hot Kitchen and was instantly transported back the green hills of Africa.

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Lady Jaye - A Sandwich for Dinner? Yes please!

Lady Jaye - A Sandwich for Dinner? Yes please!

Sandwich for dinner? My knee-jerk response is to say No Way. But if you go to Lady Jaye for their Smoked Pork Belly Burnt Ends Banh Mi it will change the way you think of dinner, and maybe even of life.

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Dick’s Drive-In - The Everyday Burger of Yesterday

Dick’s Drive-In - The Everyday Burger of Yesterday

Dick’s Drive-in is Seattle’s most hallowed burger institution. A place where you know what you will have before you order it, the simple and honest food will come fast and cheap and -- if you are a Boomer -- will likely stir feelings deep inside that make you think wistfully of the good old days.



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Bok-a-Bok Chicken -- the Renaissance Continues

Bok-a-Bok Chicken -- the Renaissance Continues

There is a fried chicken renaissance underway across America and the world. From Buttermilk Southern, to Nashville Hot and across to Korea Crispy, the choices for great chicken seem endless. But for something with a flavor and crispiness that will make you stop and rethink how to fry that humble bird of the barnyard, you have to go to Bok-a-Bok.

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