The Poor Taste Guide to Seattle
From the steaming noodle shops of the International District to the clamor of pinball at Shorty’s, Seattle has much to offer those of us with shallow pockets, refined palates, and a tendency toward...
View ArticleEating Out in Portugal II: Madeira & Porto Santo
Madeira, originally named Ilha da Madeira (Island of Wood) by Captain João Gonçalves Zarco in 1420, is an island roughly 400 miles west of Morocco. The infrastructure was built upon a mountainous...
View ArticleGin and Cinnamon: A Journey Through Sri Lanka
“…you don’t reach Serendib by plotting a course for it. You have to set out in good faith for elsewhere and lose your bearings … serendipitously.” John Barth, The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor...
View ArticleEating on the Cheap in Mexico
The mayonnaise is yellowing in the afternoon heat. The open tub sits atop the food cart, with no ice in sight. I do the math — it’s 3:30 PM, and the elote cart has probably been open for business...
View ArticleLessons from Lisbon: A Traveler’s Guide
Lisbon, Lisboa to the locals, is the capital city of Portugal, a city that folklore tells was founded by Ulysses some three thousand years ago, before even Rome was established. The hilly city and...
View ArticleKnow Your Joe: Beans from Brazil
Consider this: if you drink any espresso blend anywhere, whether in a cappuccino, latte, macchiatto, double-dip-half-caf-low-cal-easy-foam-extra-mocha-frappa-whatever, or as a straight shot from the...
View ArticleYour November Food Events Calendar
November is National Peanut Butter Lovers’ Month! Whether you’re slathering it on some tasty bread for a quick PB & J, or kicking back on the sofa with a spoon and a jar, it’s hard for us lucky...
View ArticlePretending to Have Allergies with Waiters: Q&A with a Buenos Aires Vegan
Most of what you’ve heard about being vegan in Latin America is true. The lifestyle’s not widely practiced, meat is the crowning achievement of most family meals, and waiters in traditional...
View ArticleYour September Food Events Calendar
National Breakfast Month – Nationwide – September 1st – 30th Summer is coming to an end and we need that extra boost to get us through the day. Eating breakfast fuels the body to help provide energy,...
View ArticleFill Your Belly, Dance it Off: Eating Through Outside Lands
When asked why he might sell 10,000 of his Korean tacos over the duration of the 2011 Outside Lands, Namu’s Dennis Lee says for drunk people, the word taco “triggers a primal thing, and they migrate...
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