Little Nibbles: What to do with your (hungry) self?

First Strawberry of the year

A beautiful red strawberry in my garden is my first sign of summer’s probable arrival (it’s Seattle, we’re never sure). So, here’s a quick round up of all things delicious, in my kitchen, in my city and around the world…           Date night for food lovers This dinner-as-theater parody of people who treat every dinner as theater hits a little close to home at times. In Cabinet of Curiosities, Chef Nordo’s latest production, they simultaneously skewer both those who worry too much about where their food came from (guilty!) and those who don’t quite care enough. Cafe Nordo...

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Eating America: The Best Food in Chicago, Part 1: Budget Restaurants

Eating America: The Best Food in Chicago, Part 1: Budget Restaurants

Consider this the food blogger’s guide to Chicago. As I say on my About Page, being a GastroGnome is not about sitting idly on the front lawn of culinary cottages....

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Book Review: Pike Place Market Recipes by Jess Thomson

PikePlaceCookbook

As I’ve mentioned before, the Pike Place Market is the Plaza to my Eloise. I considered it mine long before I realized that every girl didn’t have just such...

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Cinco de Mango: Mango Ice Cream

MangoIceCreamWM

A tweet from former Seattleite and pro pastry chef Dana Cree intrigued me: “if you buy coconut cream as well as milk you can make ice cream w/o...

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Little Nibbles: Spring Food and Spring Events

Lamb-and-Veg

Spring has, as they say, sprung. It sprung in 65 degree days (hey, that’s warm here), in crowds walking around Green Lake, and of course, in the form of...

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5 Things That Dreaming of Being a Food Writer Got Me

Pea Photo

Half a decade ago, I wanted to be a food writer. A local food writer I admired gave me the advice to start a blog. This blog has...

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Eating America: The Best Food in New Orleans

WillieMaes

Consider this the food bloggers guide to New Orleans. As I say on my About Page, being a GastroGnome is not about sitting idly on the front lawn of...

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