Following my first midterm of sophomore year at Stanford (I don’t want to talk about how it went), my friends convinced me to go out and dance until 2 am. Evidently, not the best move when you have a 6 am flight to Seattle the next day, but I made my flight, then got to give design feedback on Outdoor Research’s 2025 ski outerwear line, and do some modeling for the current year’s line. They gave me goggles to hide the evidence of everything that happened last night and some pizza from Nine Pies and I was good to go. PS. go hit an Outdoor Research store in Seattle to see a really cute girl.
The OR team took us to a little dive bar, Loretta’s Northwesterner, for, apparently, Seattle-famous smashburgers. I don’t know if I would go as far as to say these should be Seattle-famous, but the bun was cloud soft and the diced onions gave it a yummy, fast-food feel. After, we hit SPIN Seattle, a ping-pong (!!!) bar with surprisingly good food. This burrata pizza was salty deliciousness with the perfect crust texture: just the right amount of crunch and chew. And you know we threw down on the ping-pong tables.
I had the next day free to do what I do best: eat. You don’t need me to tell you this, but Beechers and Ellenos in Pike Place Market are killer, literally for lactose intolerants, but a must-hit for everyone else. Beecher’s mac and cheese has a rich, layered cheesy flavor (sorry how else do you want me to describe mac and cheese?), and Ellenos serves thick, smooth, decadent local yogurt which I picked up before my morning run. Morning run to brunch at Nue, that is.
Nue’s menu and atmosphere was, as Google perfectly described it, eclectic, as they serve various street food from around the world. I tried the Sri Lankan squash curry: basically butternut squash soup made Indian, which was served with stretchy, flakey roti. I also had their Caribbean pineapple cornbread, which was quite unique with little pineapple pieces, but a little sweet for me. I also tried the Filipino Tosilog when the stranger next to me wasn’t looking. I’m just kidding, we were chatting and he offered, I swear. It was sweet, tangy, and chewy. Overall 7/10.
Onto some dinner where Seattle’s seafront location is truly showcased. Momiji offers amazing rolls, and my one weakness: Bluefin tuna belly sushi. Yes maybe I’m a snob. But you eat this Toro and decide if you want to eat anything else ever again. Melt in your mouth amazing.
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