Bavaria in the State of Washington
2 hours north of Seattle, Washington is the German Bavarian town of Leavenworth. I felt like I was back in Southern Germany with the ornate details on the buildings and interior German designs. Colorful paintings just like in Bavaria are ever present on the chalet buildings and blooming flower boxes reminded me of the alps. ...
Crab Cakes and Ahi: Riding the Wave of Perfection at Blueacre
The Pacific Northwest has the perfect atmosphere of fresh rain and close proximity to the ocean to give Blueacre restaurant an edge when it comes to preparing fine seafood dishes. By MLiss A Hinshaw The Pacific Northwest, besides having lots of rain, has bucketfuls of fresh seafood. Enter the Blueacre restaurant in downtown Seattle, it has...
New and fun shell fish experience
It’s really a clam! The famous Geoduck is a large salt water clam grown mainly in Washington, especially the Puget Sound. Its’ so prominent in the area, Evergreen State College uses it as their mascot! Lance the manager said its 3 years old and goes for $30 a lb. The “siphon” is how the Geoduck...
Ahi is supreme to me
The Pacific Northwest, besides having lots rain, has bucketfuls of really fresh seafood. A fisherman at heart, Blueacre and Steelhead restaurants owner/Chef Kevin Davis serves a plump crab cake with pure and sweet crab topped with mirliton salad. What’s mirliton? It’s also known as Chayote and cooks up like a summer squash, popular in the...
