Cassetta Rossa Restaurant, Lake Chelan - Primo Pasta, Simple style.

Cassetta Rossa Restaurant, Lake Chelan - Primo Pasta, Simple style.

Sometimes a restaurant serves up a side of emotion with their excellent food, and when it does it is never to be forgotten. Casetta Rossa in Lake Chelan WA is one of those unsuspecting places — a trattoria and pasta market that not only excites your tastebuds but also sauces your heart.

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Linda’s Fish & Chips - Mad dash for food truck perfection

Linda’s Fish & Chips - Mad dash for food truck perfection

Sometimes good food is worth racing against the clock - and traffic laws — to get to. And Linda’s Fish & Chips is so good that the South Bend WA cops better get ready, ‘cause I’m coming back for more!

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Project Sichuan #6 - Water Boiled Fish - Silky fish meets Sichuan fire.

Project Sichuan #6 - Water Boiled Fish - Silky fish meets Sichuan fire.

Water Boiled Fish (Shui Zhu Yu) is one of of those special Sichuan dishes that causes a hush of voices at the table when first presented – sizzling oil bubbling atop a boiling caldron of blazing red chiles, Sichuan peppercorns and snow white tiles of silky fish unlike any you’ve ever had anywhere.



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Project Sichuan #1 - To eat the food of Chengdu is to eat well.

Project Sichuan #1 - To eat the food of Chengdu is to eat well.

China is the place for food, and Sichuan is the place for flavor.” (“Shi zai zhongguo, wei zai Sichuan.”). PROJECT SICHUAN kicks off with this introduction to the wonders of Sichuanese food. Start here and follow along in future posts!

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Mike’s Noodle House: Why Not to Judge a Book by its Cover.

Mike’s Noodle House: Why Not to Judge a Book by its Cover.

At Mike’s Noodle House in Seattle’s Chinatown the Congee and Noodle Soups draw a crowd of traditional Chinese food lovers who care more about how food tastes than how it looks.

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Bakery Nouveau - sometimes it's the little things that matter most.

Bakery Nouveau - sometimes it's the little things that matter most.

Sometimes it’s the little things that matter and make life better, and the baked goods at Bakery Nouveau in West Seattle prove that point by putting a smile on your face with every bite.

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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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Harry’s Beach House - Beach Eating in Style

Harry’s Beach House - Beach Eating in Style

Everyone loves burgers and beer at the beach, and Seattle’s Alki Beach has many Surfside options to fit that bill. But when you want something more upscale without leaving the breezy beach vibe behind, Harry’s Beach House is just the spot.

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