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Posted by brett in focus on food on 06 15th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Daily Dozen Doughnut Company in Seattle
Daily Dozen Doughnut Company in Seattle
In the heart of Seattle’s Pike Place Market is a tiny little doughnut stand - Daily Dozen Doughnut Company. Kate and I were looking for a place to stop for lunch, and looking, smelling and sampling some of the fresh fruit and produce from the vendors in the market had made us quite hungry - and...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 06 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Hot Lips Pizza in Portland
Hot Lips Pizza in Portland
Pizza! Hot, gooey, tasty and warm on a cold and cloudy day, just what the doctor ordered. So, while touring the Pearl District of wonderful downtown Portland, Oregon we decided to stop and find ourselves a wonderful little pizza joint. Hot Lips Pizza fit the bill, and when I saw the veggie-friendly...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 06 10th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Oregon’s Cheese Country
Oregon’s Cheese Country
Tillamook County, Oregon is cheese country. There are lots and lots of dairy farms in this part of Oregon and there are several establishments that take advantage of this abundance. We stopped at the Blue Heron French Cheese Company on our way north along Route 101 through Tillamook county. There is...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 06 9th, 2009 | 4 Comments
Newport Oregon Clam Chowder
Newport Oregon Clam Chowder
I have always been a fan of clam chowder, as long as I can remember. When reading through the tourist information that we picked up at the Oregon border I was excited to hear that there are several places along Oregon’s coast where you can get award winning clam chowder made with fresh clams....
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 06 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
Farmer’s Market and Heirloom Tomatoes
Farmer’s Market and Heirloom Tomatoes
Kate and I decided to stay another day in San Francisco (thanks Mitch!) and day 42 was bright and sunny - a fantastic San Francisco day with the temperature topping out at 70 degrees. We decided to do some sight seeing and exploring and found ourselves at the farmer’s market at the Ferry Building...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 06 2nd, 2009 | 3 Comments
Wine Tasting In San Francisco
Wine Tasting In San Francisco
I knew that we would be remiss if during our travels in California we did not do some wine tasting. There are entirely too many quality vineyards and wineries to not enjoy the local wine. While visiting in San Francisco our host, Mitch, took us to three different tastings. The first tasting was at Rosenblum...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 05 28th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Blake’s French Toast
Blake’s French Toast
We crashed at Blake’s apartment on Friday evening (thanks again!) and woke up to the wonderful smell of breakfast - French Toast. Delicious. While the recipe below may be pretty straight forward, let me just get this out of the way: this is no ordinary French Toast, not by a long shot.   Ingredients: 1...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 04 30th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Soda and Grilled Cheese at POPS on Route 66
Soda and Grilled Cheese at POPS on Route 66
A recently introduced Route 66 roadside attraction, POPS draws visitors from all around. It’s a gas station, restaurant and souvenir shop all rolled into one. We found ourselves here in need of a hearty lunch meal after a morning of driving and taking in all that Oklahoma’s Route 66 has...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 04 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on Route 66
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on Route 66
This is a two for one - great food and a Route 66 roadside attraction all rolled up into one! Ted Drewes Frozen Custard is a very interesting place - good frozen custard and a funky building right along a now bustling street in St Louis. The building itself is very interesting - there’s this...
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Posted by brett in focus on food on 02 23rd, 2009 | 1 Comment
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
As part of our trip to Rhode Island we stayed with the wonderful Kai. Kai is an excellent hostess and the proud owner of an old school wooden ice cream maker. I really enjoy making my own food from scratch, if I’m not taking pictures or out running I’m usually in the kitchen. But I can honestly...
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