http://maryeats.com Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:37:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is in ISSAQUAH! Hello! The town that is famous for little more than producing one of the greatest indie bands, Modest Mouse, is also home to some very fine ddokboggie. Perfection in ddokboggie is twofold. First the ddok. It must be cooked al dente. Not too hard, not too soft. I'm ... http://maryeats.com/2008/04/14/seattles-best-ddokboggie/ The 2008 James Beard Award Nominees are out and listed here. A Northwest shout out goes to Portland chef, Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon nominated in the catagory of Rising Star Chef. In the catagory of Outstanding Restaurateur Awaward, Tom Douglas makes an appearence Canlis shows up as a nominee in the ... http://maryeats.com/2008/03/25/2008-james-beard-award-nominees/ Today I had the rare opportunity to break down a cow. That’s right a cow. You might be asking yourself, “but Mary, how? I’ve seen your apartment. There isn’t room for a cow in there,” or “my gosh, I bet that must have cost a pretty penny, did you get ... http://maryeats.com/2008/03/17/breaking-down-a-cow/ While studying tonight for my midterm, I was listening to The Splendid Table when Lynn brought up a subject very close to my heart: The cookbook library. Having just moved from a house with large built in bookshelves to a one hundred year old apartment with uneven floors and thick ... http://maryeats.com/2008/02/12/building-a-cookbook-library/ My oh my, I certainly did kick off 2008 with a bang, and a wicked hangover. I have much news to report and will do so soon, including Japanese new year's soup, My first restaurant job, eating oysters off the beack in 32 degree F weather, and finally worming my way ... http://maryeats.com/2008/01/28/new-posts-soon/ The Frank Bruni did it, Jonathan Kauffman did it, now, it's my turn. A countdown of the culinary kind, a remembrance of meals past. Most of what shows up on my list are firsts for me. Rillettes, caviar, hamachi; culinary treats I'd never tried before, and oddly, pork. My top meals/plates ... http://maryeats.com/2007/12/31/top-meals-2007/ Part 2. After our 14 hours in Denmark Kevin boarded an SAS flight Rome Bound. It was my second trip to Italy, and I am still on the fence with this culinary great. My first trip, to Florence a couple summers ago is marked with endelss cups of gelato and bowls ... http://maryeats.com/2007/12/31/almafi-coast-2/ A couple of posts ago I was on the Almafi coast for the wedding of Kevin's cousin and his lovely bride. Our orbitz cheap ticket demanded a 14 hour layover in Copenhagen, and afforded Kevin and I a chance to shop and eat our way around the city's Stroget area. Plane ... http://maryeats.com/2007/12/23/14-hours-in-copenhagen/ Right before leaving for our couisin's wedding in Italy (seriously like 3 hours before) I was notified by a crisp white 8x11 piece of paper that I had won our school's food writing scholarship. I applied for this scholarship last year, and thought I had it in the bag. Um hello! ... http://maryeats.com/2007/11/28/red-velvet-cake/ Ciao! This week maryeats is kicking it on the Almfai coast at the wedding of my hubbys couisin.  Already Kev and I have consumed food dreams are made of, pictures and stories to follow soon. Happy Thanksgiving! Mary http://maryeats.com/2007/11/20/almafi-coast/