Dr. Oscar John Ma Curates the Quintessential List of Seattle’s Most Interesting Eateries

Seattle boasts dozens of dining establishments for the adventurous, well-rounded palate. Dr. Oscar John Ma chooses five of his favorites.

Canlis

2576 Aurora Ave N

Seattle, WA 98109

The owners of the 71-year-old icon of the Queen Anne district shocked Seattle gourmands in March 2020 by posting on their website “Fine dining is not what Seattle needs right now.” They even rumbled about converting their venerable fine dining establishment into a drive-through for burgers. However, new executive chef Aisha Ibrahim has re-energized Canlis with a super-seasonal menu inspired by Japanese kanseki cooking. Menu items include grilled sable with matsutake mushrooms, chilled mussels with kohlrabi, and striploin with celeriac and green onions.

Kamonegi

1054 N 39th St

Seattle, WA 98103

Kamonegi’s star Chef Mutsuko Soma specializes in Japanese comfort food, featuring soba noodles made from-scratch fresh every day. Kamonegi offers traditional soba shop dishes like cold seiro soba served with a dipping sauce and some of Seattle’s crunchiest tempura, but also offers more creative dishes like oysters braised in gochujang and tempura Oreos with toasted marshmallows. Sample sake and snacks at Kamonegi’s sibling bar, Hannyatou, before heading over to Kamonegi for dinner.

Off The Rez Cafe

4300 15th Avenue Northeast

Seattle, WA 98105

(Inside the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture)

In 2019, Seattle’s only Native American-owned food truck opened its first indoor restaurant at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. It has become the go-to venue for hard-to-find specialties of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, such as smoked bison and 12-hour pulled braised pork. Off the Rez Cafe also offers wild rice bowls and vegetarian stews.

The Whale Wins Larder and Cafe

3506 Stone Way N

Seattle, WA 98103

James Beard Award winner Chef Renee Erickson converted her full-service restaurant into a grocery and fast-casual counter spot in 2020, but she has retained all of the charm of her cuisine. Diners find charcuterie, fresh pasta, cheese, and good selection of wine, as well as a wide selection of made-to-order full meals, including black cod dans une pâte feuilletée with curry sauce and melted leeks and geoduck clam ceviche with ginger crème fraiche. The Whale Wins also offers artisanal crafts of the Pacific Northwest. 

Zylberschtein’s

11752 15th Ave NE

Seattle, WA 98125

Fine dining, Dr. Oscar John Ma points out, is not always a competition in finesse. Zylberschtein’s charming kosher-style deli and bakery in Pinehurst is a purveyor of comfort food not just to its neighborhood but by delivery throughout the city.

Owner Josh Grunig, formerly a master baker at Grand Central Bakery, delights lovers of carbs with sourdough loaves, challah, croissants, and some of the most widely appreciated bagels in Seattle. There is a covered patio for diners who come for his “big, ridiculous sandwiches” piled with corned beef or home-smoked pastrami.

Of all of Seattle’s memorable dining experiences, Dr. Oscar John Ma says, the food at Zylberschtein’s is easily the hardest to forget—because it offers whole cakes and whitefish and chopped liver by the pound to take home.

Camping is an experience that many people enjoy, and there are various reasons for doing so. For some, it is a way to save money on accommodations during holidays or vacations; others may have family camp traditions they want to continue with their children. Whatever the reason, if you’re looking for your next camping adventure, then visit us! Our goal is to provide our guests with a private oasis to feel comfortable and relax after traveling. We offer clean bathrooms and showers, laundry facilities, free WiFi access throughout the resort, and satellite TV in all of our rental units (which includes both RVs and tents).

Stay with us and enjoy high-end RVs, custom cabin rentals, and tiny houses with great amenities, and the charm of a minor, family-owned business. If you want the Best Camping in Texas, then come to our resort!

Some people dream of living in an RV or a mobile home but find it hard to break away from their everyday lives. That’s where we come in! We offer temporary stay solutions for the weary traveler who needs shelter and wants easy access to all the amenities they would get at any 4-star hotel. You can choose one of our top-of-the-line RVs; live out your tiny house dreams with over 200 sq/ft available on site, or settle down in a cozy cabin that will take you back into simpler times right here! Throwback rentals are also available if you prefer old-school charm (cribbage boards included!). All this without having to make long-term commitments – just a week or two of relaxation and rejuvenation, as long as you want it!

Visit our RV Resorts in Texas and enjoy! Go on a guided nature walk with your family or friends, visit the local businesses and shops in our quaint little town, grab a hot cup of joe at one of our favorite cafes. Whatever you choose to do while visiting us is up to you! We will provide all the necessities for your stay, including electricity, water, linens (sheets included!), WiFi service with cable TV hookups so you can catch up on your favorite Netflix shows or sports events.

Breakaway from your everyday lives by visiting us! You’ll get all the comfort of staying here without actually having to stay there – you don’t even have to commit long term! Staying can range anywhere up to two weeks (or more!), as long as it suits your needs. 

When it comes to booking conference venues, you need a location that can cater for your every intricate need. Whether you’re training your staff, holding an important meeting or even celebrating a wedding, securing a venue that’s robust as well as convenient is essential. Whatever your circumstance, below are a list of top quality venues that will be sure to meet your every requirement. If you need to organise your venue in Surrey, then be sure to check out Crystal Marquee Hire who can cater for any corporate function with a marquee in the Surrey and surrounding areas.

The Queens Hotel

The Queens Hotel is located in Leeds city centre, which makes it very convenient to get to and from. All in all, this prestigious hotel has 16 meeting and conference rooms that can be tailored to your specifications. There’s also a range of 215 spacious bedroom suites for your delegates to use, as well as an onsite restaurant and bar. 

The Nottingham Belfry

This ultra-modern complex was built two years ago on the outskirts of Nottingham and is roughly a 5-minute drive from the city centre. There is also the M1 motorway nearby, making it a convenient location to hold a conference. All together, there are 13 flexible and stylish meeting rooms available with the biggest one being able to hold up to 700 people. There is also a range of bedrooms, parking spaces, restaurants, bars, and even an indoor swimming pool, making this one of the most accommodating and versatile conference venues around. 

The Hampshire Court Hotel

With 11 meeting rooms, a range of hotel suites and being only a 45-minute drive from the capital, the Hampshire court hotel is a perfect venue. As well as the spacious conference rooms, there is also an onsite spa and leisure centre to help you and your fellow guests wind down after a hard day’s work. There’s also 24 hour WIFI available for all delegates to use, which in this day and age is proving to be a must-have feature for a conference venue. 

The Cambridge Belfry 

This wonderfully picturesque venue in located on the outskirts of the historic city of Cambridge and is a handy meeting point due to its close proximity to the M11 and A1 motorways. All in all, there are 11 well-maintained and highly equipped meeting rooms with the largest being able to hold up to 250 people. To accompany this, there is also an onsite AA-awarded Bridge Restaurant to cater for your delegates.

Bridgewood Manor

Being a stone’s throw away from central London and an international airport makes this one of the most accessible venues around. With its 7 purpose-built conference rooms, its onsite spa, hotel suites and restaurants, this amazing venue has everything you could possible need in a conference venue. To top it all off, it’s located in Kent so your guests can easily arrive by Eurostar from Europe.

When we mention Italian food, it’s not wrong to think about the amazing cuisine that easily pleases most people. In any case, who doesn’t love pasta or pizza, or a plate of meat or veggies, the dishes that make up most of the traditional dishes in Italy? For centuries, Italy has offered amazing dishes everyone can love.

However, did you know that some Italian dishes have broken the limit and crossed over to the weird side? Yes, Italian cuisine has some strange dishes, and most of them are made from animal parts that are discarded in most countries. Well, let’s review some of these dishes.

Coda alla vaccinara

This cow tail dish is stewed for several hours in a spicy tomato sauce. By the time this dish is done cooking, the meat is super tender, to the extent that it easily detaches from the bone, after absorbing all the savory flavors from the sauce. The dish is found in most restaurants in Testaccio.

Pajata

Pajata is back! Yes—after all those years of missing in the menus after the health restrictions enforced by the European Union after the famous Mad Cow Disease. But, what is pajata? Well, this is an Italian meal made from the intestines of veal that hasn’t been weaned from its mother. Their bellies are still full of milk, which makes the intestines cheesy and creamy when cooked. Veal can be served with grilled pajata arrosto or prepared with tomatoes and then served with rigatoni pasta.

Coratella

Coratella is another Italian dish made from the inside parts of an animal. However, this dish is made from the insides of small animals like lamb and rabbit. This dish is most popular in Italian restaurants during the spring and Easter season, and it’s traditionally prepared with artichokes. The dish is also known as Coratella con Carciofi.

Vegetables

The Italian cuisine has some strange vegetables, which are hard to find in any other place. One of the favorite dishes is agretti, which is common during the spring season. This dish resembles thick grass and tastes amazing when slightly boiled, and then mixed with some olive oil and lemon juice. Cicoria or dandelion leaves is another vegetable dish that’s served in Italy all year round. Dandelion leaves grow like a weed in most countries, but the innovative Italian have turned it into a savory side dish. Also, the Italians have discovered another tasty and interesting way of eating flowers—Fiori di Zucca is a tasty vegetable dish made with zucchini flowers stuffed with mozzarella cheese and anchovy, and then fried.

Casu Marzu

Also known as maggot cheese, this milk cheese made out of Sardinian sheep is popular because of its rich and strong flavor. Casu Marzu is made following the pecorino style, and it has earned its special reputation because of the fly larvae found inside the cheese. Now, these tiny bugs eat and poop inside the cheese, and the end product is a soft and lump mass of cheese. And in case you are wondering where the larvae go, it’s still alive when consuming the cheese.

Bottarga

When you think of the perfect Italian dish, it includes pasta topped with freshly grated parmesan. However, you can try bottarga if you are searching for something more exciting. To make bottarga, an egg pouch of fish is first cured in sea salt until it turns into a dry, salty, and hard brownish log. Now, this is the substance grated on top of pasta. It can also be served on crostini, sprinkled with olive oil.

Sanguinaccio Dolce

This is a charmingly rich dessert that resembles a thick chocolate pudding, but it has an extra amazing taste. Sanguinaccio Dolce is made out of chocolate, cream, sugar, and warm pork blood. Some optional add-ins include raisins, pine nuts, and other fruits. At times, the dessert can be thickened, turned into a log, and then sliced. Some chefs serve Sanguinaccio Dolce creamy with cookies for dipping. However, regardless of how it’s prepared, this dessert is sweet, but you have to forget the warm pork blood in the dessert.

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Travelling is a passion for several people all over the world. Travelling helps clean the soul and reenergize our lives. We travel to see the beauty that the world has to offer us. There are people who take birth, live and die in the very same place., and they never get to see what the earth has in store for us. Traveling helps us explore the unexplored corners of both the world and our souls. It gives many of us a sense of freedom and gives their life a purpose. 

Now if you’re thinking about traveling, you must know the importance of pre-booking a hotel before traveling to a certain place. Without a hotel, you don’t get a proper place to stay in. When you travel to unknown places, it can be quite a big deal to get a proper hotel for yourself, because more than any service, a good hotel offers more safety and security for you.

When have this question in your mind, “which is the best site for hotel booking”, you’d come across an array of online hotel sites to book from.

HOTELS.COM: This site allows you to choose your hotel from a number of filters. It gives you a healthy balance of lower and upper end hotel options, mostly in and around large city areas.  You can put on various filters like what kind of rooms you want, your budget for the night and many others. Hotels.com gives you a huge list of hotels that fit your description and you can choose from them.

HOTELS COMBINED: Hotels combined is an amazing online hotel booking site. It has a meta search tool that helps you find the perfect hotel according to the discount you might prefer in its prices. It also has a range of different filters which you can apply to find the most suitable hotel for yourself. It is an amazing site because it gives a number of hotel options with additional discounts which you won’t have seen if you went to the hotel site directly.  It also helps you get the defaulted price for your entire trip, and also has an amazing range of airport hotels.

EXPEDIA: It is another hugely popular travel hotel booking site. Expedia Inc has many other sites by different names. All those sites have the same layout and format for their particular webpages. They also have a variety of filters for each hotel that cater to your every hotel related need. It also shows prices and discounts for various hotels that might help you lessen the money you were going to pay for the hotel previously. They also provide several limited periods offers for you get the very best hotel experience.

All these sites are great travel hotel booking sites which help you book a hotel of your choice according to your specific needs and requirements. It is a great way to choose your hotel with minimal hassle and effort, and also get a good amount of discount on the way.

CONCLUSION

The sites mentioned above are three of the top hotel booking sites in the world.