Recipe Writing at a Coffee Shop in Ballard

Listening to Radiohead playing in the background of a bustling coffee shop while I'm writing the recipe to one of my favorite things in the entire world- Roast Chicken. I'm sure at some point in the process of writing recipes I'll get absolutely famished, wishing I had a piece of roast chicken or a cold roast chicken sandwich, I'd even go for a Seattle cream cheese dog! I finished the leftovers of the "Christmas Cioppino" recipe test from last night and thinking it could use more fennel. And sooo, the recipes continue.

Sitting at the Red Door Drinking a Pilsner and Listening to Bagpipes

I have a ton to catch up on food wise but at this moment I have to make sure that I mention what is going on around me. Yes- it's September 11 and I'm working on the book again and thought that the Red Door would be a nice place for a Trumer Pilsner and some deep thoughts. Every year "the Door " honors firemen from all over the state as a tribute to 911 and employs some bag pipers to share a tune. At this moment, the bagpipes are blaring, firemen are toasting and there are men wearing kilts and quaffing large pints of beer. Cheers.

Sizzleworks

A new cooking school in Bellevue is making headlines! Previously known as Rain City Cooking School, Chef Carol Dearth expanded her popular cooking school to a new Overlake location and changed the name to Sizzleworks.

Besides PCC and Wholefoods cooking classes, Sizzleworks may be the only cooking school on the eastside-(not in a grocery store), that strictly focusing on cooking classes making it easier for Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah and Bellevue residents to learn new culinary skills without having to travel to Seattle. I enjoyed meeting the founder, Carol Dearth and her business Partner Missy Will who are both passionate chefs and poured their hearts into this exciting new venture.

Marcus and I look forward to teaching wine and food pairing classes at Sizzleworks in the near future- I'll keep you posted!