This week I was in the great northwest, north of Seattle, downtown Seattle and then on to well - the great frozen north, Minneapolis. I haven't seen the sun since maybe, hmmmm, Monday? Here today in Denver - no sun, just my luck! I do love Seattle, don't get me wrong! It was a great week for fresh fish.
At The Brooklyn Seafood, Steak and Oyster Bar restauarant in downtown Seattle, the food and service are top quality. The building is one of the oldest in Seattle. We got to sit at the Chef's View section where you can watch the chef's preparing the food. The chef's are a friendly bunch, and looking at the salad options, I asked Jose (who reminded me of Jose on Top Chef this season), how about a "Quick Fire Challenge salad with Spinach" and poof - he nailed it. If ever the chance, do stop by.
It was quite an interesting coffee discovery week. Yes, Starbucks on more than every corner. I can see why they are closing some locations up there. A new breed of coffee shop is popping up like a fast moving virus in areas north of Seattle to Everett, WA. If there is a 10x10 spot of land in a parking lot, be it Home Depot or the RV shop or the Wal Mart, then it's got a coffee kiosk on it with drive thru and walk up capability. Some of the names of these coffee kiosks are, "Cowgirls Espresso Giddy Up", "Java Juggs", "Bikini Coffee", "Big Foot" - need I go on? There was an article in the local paper discussing public opinion about these locations. Generally, Mom's with kids in vans are not stopping at these kiosks, especially the ones located across from day care centers (which we saw) and married men seem to be shopping for RVs and goign to Home Depot more than ever in the area - coffee intake is on the rise :)As for Minneapolis, it was the wholesome and normal Caribou Coffee that kept me going through late last night - next week, here I come NYC!
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I went to colllege with the gal who started Caribou Coffee! :)
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