Paris-Brest and the STP-SeattlestThis wheel-shaped dessert? GQ magazine named it "Dessert of the Year" in 2010. It's called a Paris-Brest, named for a bike race in France, the Paris-Brest-Paris. The PBP is the second-oldest cycling event in the world, and still the longest one-day event since it covers 1,200 km (750 miles).... continue reading on Seattlest
"Double Tall To Go" Takes On New MeaningAh, Starbucks, Seattle's temperamental teenager! She's long outgrown her training bra. Founded here, headquartered here, fawned-over and cossetted, she's as closely watched as a pubescent-adolescent celebrity, and as exasperating a child as ever captured our fancy. Starbucks remains the world's most popular brand, with something like 50 million customer... continue reading on Seattlest
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!Sunday dinner, the ritual, is what restaurants like to do. Saturday nights are from hell (most places), Monday's dark (many places), so Sunday's when the chefs strut their stuff. At Tavolata, for example, they do $65 "feasts" that feature suckling pig or whole goat around their communal table. Emmer... continue reading on Seattlest
How to Win a Trip to ParisThe iconic pyramid atop Seattle's 26-story W Hotel might just remind you of the pyramid in front of the Louvre, in Paris. You can go see for yourself, after you win today's contest. Here's what: The "W Hotel ReWonder Trivia Hunt." Here's why: The hotel is closing its "living... continue reading on Seattlest
OMG, Michael Ruhlman's Coming to Dinner!Michael Ruhlman, the boysih author of ruhlman.com, is one of the country's leading food philosophers. Mark Bittman, at NYTimes.com, may have a bigger platform, but Ruhlman's got the science of food down to a science. A journalist, he became a cook by attending the Culinary Institute of America in... continue reading on Seattlest
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