food + drink
CRAVINGS SZECHUAN WITH A PNW TWIST The Kitchen makes fast, fresh Asian food with a distinct island flair. Local vegetables and meat go into dishes that make you feel healthy—try the Szechwan pork with sesame rice cakes for a special treat. While you’re there, be sure to have one of their housemade drinking vinegars. 249 PRUNE ALLEY EASTSOUND www.thekitchenorcas.com
BASIL DAISY Think you’ve never had a Daisy before? You might know it by its Spanish name: the Margarita. South’s version includes fresh muddled basil and the chili-salt rim offers just enough kick. The tequila delivers the rest. 913 FRONT STREET LEAVENWORTH 7 NORTH WORTHEN STREET WENATCHEE www.southrestaurants.com
DOUGHNUTS Author Mead leaves out the cloying sweetness often found in meads.
Gastronomy
Author Mead
FOUR SEATTLE LOCATIONS www.gpdoughnuts.com
written by Cara Strickland MAYBE THE WORD “mead” makes you think of medieval times, or cloying honey sweetness? Think again. The folks over at Author have created something called “draft mead” which relies on craft brewing techniques to create a carbonated beverage miles away from syrupy iterations. Author thinks of itself as somewhere between craft beer and hard cider—both as complex and balanced as well-crafted beer and not overly sweet (but still gluten-free) like cider. Start with the semi-sweet, then branch out to the IPM (India Pale Mead) and the raspberry and marionberry flavors, all made with local fruit, honey and hops. Look for a Vancouver tasting room coming this spring, and in the meantime pick up Author Mead at select retailers in Southwest Washington and Oregon. VANCOUVER www.authormead.com
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Star chef Renee Erickson—you might know her from The Walrus and the Carpenter, among other ventures—offers fresh, seasonally flavored doughnuts at General Porpoise. There are the classics, of course, like lemon curd, but be on the lookout for the different and delightful, like apricot cherry and rose.
FEBRUARY | MARCH 2019
DINER FARE This Olympia staple calls itself “the best diner in the galaxy,” but we’ll let you be the judge. King Solomon’s Reef is the place for burgers and malts, breakfast and killer fries. It’s everything you’d expect from a diner, plus a few extra things you might only find here, like the minted apple breakfast side, which is perfectly refreshing. 212 4TH AVENUE EAST OLYMPIA www.kingsolomonsreef.com
