

Shaun McCrainįormer chef of Book Bindery, preparing to open his as-yet-unnamed restaurant Jade Garden (International District, 424 Seventh Ave. There was white powder everywhere the kitchen looked like there was snow on the ground. What’s the worst kitchen disaster of your career?Ī dishwasher knocked a fire extinguisher off the wall while I was plating an 80-person banquet. Manhattan with rye at Canon (Capitol Hill, 928 12th Ave. I think it is the best classic pho in the city.

It’s right next door to my house, and I love pho. Where do you go to eat when you’re off work? N 206.283.3313 )įraney’s favorite day-off escape, Pho Viet Anh

Jason FraneyĬhef, Canlis (Queen Anne, 2576 Aurora Ave. Fried chicken livers and hot sauce-come on! 4. It’s one of my favorite places to eat.Ĭornflake-crusted chicken livers at Radiator Whiskey (Pike Place Market, 94 Pike St. These guys do really good food, more than you would expect from a truck. Thai-U-Up ( ) for their cashew chicken and pad thai. I usually get pho tái oxtail or the spicy pork belly or rotisserie chicken. Where are the best late-night eats? What do you order?īa Bar (Capitol Hill, 550 12th Ave. I had heirloom tomato salad with crunchy buckwheat, celery heart and basil.

I usually will order a special pasta or salad (he makes really unique and thoughtful salads). I always enjoy seeing what he’s coming up with. Jason and I have been longtime friends he was the first real chef I worked with, and I love his style of food. 323.7991 ) for the tonkatsu ramen with double pork and firm noodles. Samurai Noodle (Capitol Hill, 412 Broadway E 206. 206.453.4216 )Īrce indulges in chicken livers at Radiator Whiskey Manny ArceĬhef, Poquitos (Capitol Hill, 1000 E Pike St. What was the last dish that blew you away?Ĭentrifuged pea soup at Intellectual Ventures’ Modernist Cuisine Cooking Lab (Bellevue, 1555 132nd Ave. Whisky sour at The Old Sage (Capitol Hill, 1410 12th Ave. What is your off-shift drink and where do you go for it? The spicy Sonora burger at Uneeda Burger (Fremont, 4302 Fremont Ave. Maria HinesĬhef and owner, Tilth (Wallingford, 1411 N 45th St. Justin forages for his menu every day and meets up with fisherman to get fish right off the boat. Restaurant Beck in Depoe Bay, Oregon (Depoe Bay, Oregon, 2345 U.S. What’s your favorite destination restaurant in the Northwest? 7 206.323.4472) serves a seafood Korean pancake that is unlike any other, anywhere. Kimchi Bistro (Capitol Hill, 219 Broadway E, No. Stupid good! The pickles are there to cut the mouth-coating goodness. When the fried rice comes, I mix the beef tendon into it, and it melts like a sauce. S 206.625.1688 ) for spicy pickled cucumbers, spicy marinated beef tendon and fried brown rice. Shanghai Garden (Chinatown–International District, 524 Sixth Ave. I like the interactivity of cooking your own food at the table it gives everyone a reason to stay off their f***ing phones and talk to each other. Korean barbecue, like at Old Village Korean Bistro on Aurora (Shoreline, 15200 Aurora Ave. Tough (second from right) with friends (including Spur co-owner Brian McCracken, second from left) at Old Village Korean Bistro Dana ToughĬhef and co-owner, Spur (Belltown, 113 Blanchard St. They know food-and they don’t need to impress on their nights off-which means chefs have the skinny on the best drinks and dining in town.
