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After a six-hour drive across the state through rolling wheat fields, the three of us arrived at our destination in a tiny rural community called Rice, Washington. The crooked wooden sign on the hand-built schoolhouse welcomed us: Farm School. After settling into our rooms at Quillisascut Farm School , we convened at the long kitchen [...]
Are you a fan of the various cooking competitions that are all over the TV these days? Have you ever wondered what really goes on “behind the scenes” and wished for an up-close opportunity to participate? Then this is your lucky day! You could win an invitation to join me, Jamie Peha, at the Seattle [...]
I was born and raised on Mercer Island (aka Poverty Rock), a child of the late 50’s who grew up dining out in fine restaurants and shopping at Bellevue Square (before it was a square). But now I am coming full circle – I’m going to farm school! Even though our family hobby was dining [...]
There is truly something for everyone at this weekend’s 9th Annual Samish Bay Bivalve Bash and Low Tide Mud Run, on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Bow, WA. The event, which runs 10AM-5PM, features activities for all ages. There is an oyster shell sculpture competition, a “Mud Run”, Kid’s Beach, great food, beer garden, local [...]
Guest Post from Karen Rosenzweig (from original post on Good Fish, Good Cook blog; she is now 20% of the way cooking through the book!) Have you ever thought about cooking your way through an entire cookbook? Not just the recipes that sound good, or ones with pretty pictures, but EVERY single recipe in the [...]
The word delicatessen ultimately originated from the Latin adjective delicatus, meaning, “giving pleasure, delightful, pleasing” says Wikipedia. That is exactly what Stopksy’s Delicatessen did for my husband and I Sunday morning as we celebrated the first of many trips to this new Mercer Island hot spot. We were greeted by Eve, the Brooklyn-born hostess whose [...]
Today there are more than 120 wineries operating in the Walla Walla Valley, representing one in every seven in Washington State. There’s also a mini Walla Walla developing in Woodinville, where eight Walla Walla wineries have satellite tasting rooms, making the short trip to Woodinville an easy way for Seattleites to whet their appetite for Walla Walla [...]
Lamb was something I grew up eating and I have always enjoyed it. As a “Spanish Jew” or Sephardic Jew, lamb was part of a cultural past as ancestors hailed from the Island of Rhodes in Greece, originally from Spain, and ended up interestingly enough to Seattle. If you are a lamb lover – congratulations! [...]
I tried. I really tried to navigate my way through the Taste Washington maze on March 27th at Quest Event Center with a pre-determined route. My goal was to taste newer and more unusual varietals such as Mourvedre, Malbec, Petite Verdot and Grenache as opposed to the more common Washington staples like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and [...]
Seattle Restaurants Raise Funds for Disaster Relief in Japan More than 40 restaurants in the Seattle area have joined Red, White, Unite to help in the recovery and rebuilding of the earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged Tohoku region of Japan. WHEN: April 6, 2011 WHAT: Participating restaurants agree to donate 10% of their sales on April 6 [...]
