Seattle eats!

i'm finally sifting through my pics, and all the delish snacks along the way. it's a good time to reset now, as i'm back down to the weight i was when i first came to PDX. too much delish food, too many new places to try. we spent a weekend in Seattle, trying to eat as much as possible along the way, starting with one of the must-do's, Pike Place Chowder (which was worth the ridic long, rainy line).

for seafood, Queen City Grill - sauteed wild mushrooms on polenta cake with shaved pecorino; sea scallops pan-seared with sake ginger vinaigrette; and seared ahi tuna with mashed potatoes and a szechwan red pepper sauce. the mushrooms might have been my favorite part (and resulted in a failed re-attempt of me making these at home); the tuna was good but sadly overcooked a tad. even with that, still an overall amazing meal. 

for dim sum, we hit one of the recommended places in the international district that i can't remember the name of (and they are all on the same block so i can't place them), but i remember loving everything, and ordering way too much food. spring rolls, shrimp shu mai, ginger beef something-something. it unfortunately wasn't that busy at the time we went so we didn't have cart service (i have yet in my life to get to one), but it was still a charming, quiet little large meal before we hit the road home, a massive helping of leftover beef something-something smelling up the car most of the way. 

next time, i actually have to get a cup of coffee. too little sleep, too many cocktails to handle a cup.