This Thanksgiving we planned a trip out to Seattle to delve into the rainy city’s food network. Although cold and slightly windy, to my surprise, we didn’t see a drop of rain.
Our picture-perfect Seattle trip consisted of the following:
- Tour the Seattle Underground- Quite interesting, talks about how the city was originally built below the current street level, but had to be rebuilt due to flooding.
Here’s a shot of the group touring the underground. The old wall decor still exists in many spots and there’s even an old bathroom that looks like it may even still function- though I wouldn’t use it. Yikes!
- Visit Pike Place Market- Very fun. You could definitely spend hours just roaming the shops and markets. Bring cash for produce vendors.
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- Beecher’s Cheese- Holy Macaroni! I don’t think I’ve ever had better Mac ‘n Cheese- and let me tell you, I’ve been a connoisseur since I had to use a stool to make Kraft stovetop Mac. Their homemade cheese, made on-site has a rich, chipotle-infused, creamy consistency that will linger until your next meal. It’s a MUST try!
- Grab coffee at Le Panier, Next door to Beecher’s (I was really happy about this fact), Le Panier is easily one of the best places for a latte- trumps Starbucks by a longshot. It’s known for it’s delicate arabica roast and mouth-watering macaroons.
- Dinner at Ventana - Modern American cuisine
Spare ribs.
The menu had a lot of great items.
Flaming Mango: Bacardi Silver Rum, Lime, Thai basil, Jalapeno simple syrup and mango nectar. Mmm!
- Tap House- 3 Beer tastings with 4 beers each. We tried the Northwestern Beers, Belgian Beers and Seasonal Beers tastings.
My favorite, below- the Pike Naughty Nellie. Lightest beer on the right.
Really liked the Piraat. Clear, smooth, belgian beer on the far left.
The kona Coffee Porter almost tasted like fermented coffee! Weird. I really liked the Dottie Lager- from Washington!
- Ruth’s Chris- after leaving the Tap House and heading back to the Hotel, we decided to grab one more drink and set of appetizers at Ruth’s Chris. The Kobe sliders were delicious!
Seattle trip #1. Total success.
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I love that you loved my hometown! It’s really an amazing foodie destination. I’ve been everywhere you’ve mentioned minus Beecher’s and now I’m dying to go since I consider myself a Mac n Cheese conisseur myself
And I’m SO glad you went somewhere other than Starbucks. There are so many great, local coffee shops that get overshadowed.
Beecher’s is definitely a must! We just found some of their famous Flagship cheddar at a local market here and ate it all in one sitting! Seattle’s awesome, can’t wait to go back!
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