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Posted on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 9:49pm

Trip Report: How Seattle Compares to NYC, Part 2

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Allison Austin Scheff
Photo Credit: 
Courtesy of Jung Sik
I am very sorry, but you'll have to go to NYC to eat this lobster.

[Read Part 1 Here]


After my enjoyable but less than awesome lunch at Red Rooster, I headed back downtown to take a long afternoon walk. I needed to get a little exercise, to see my old neighborhood. I needed to walk my old favorite streets: Jane Street, Greenwich Avenue, Perry. I needed to make room, too, because somebody had reservations at Jung Sik.

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Posted on Mon, 09/26/2011 - 5:25pm

Trip Report: How Seattle Compares to NYC, Part 1

By: 
Allison Austin Scheff
My late lunch ran up against Red Rooster's family meal, pictured here.

Back from four nights and days of eating (and don't forget all that drinking!) in New York City, my home for three years several years ago. Unlike many of the food-crazed, when I'm in New York, "the food thing" is only a part of what I want to experience. My old favorite walk--down Greenwich Street from the far West Village to Tribeca--and my favorite coffee shop--Joe. Read more »

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Posted on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 9:58pm

UPDATE: Neighborhood Farmers Markets Extend Season!

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Allison Austin Scheff
It's tomato time!

It was a miserably cool, long, neverending, agonizing spring. We've all recovered; those few weeks of 80 degrees were especially appreciated by kids and sprinklers alike, not to mention those of us itching to jump into Lake Washington some time in 2011.

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Posted on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 6:22pm

Food News: There's Something About October

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Allison Austin Scheff
Crème de la Crème is Coming!

When it rains, it pours. This is true lately of restaurant openings: all of the sudden, a handful of tempting restaurants are opening in October. Read more »

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Posted on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 8:28pm

Behind the Page: A Restaurant Reviewer's Average Day

By: 
Allison Austin Scheff
This Is Not a Picture of Me

I've been thinking a lot about social media (Twitter, Facebook), how people use them, what they choose to share and what they don't. That's because I can't share most of what I do (most importantly, what I eat) every day because of the job that I have.

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