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Looking for Kaffir Lime Leaves
I'm a little late to this discussion, but yes there is a quarantine on them. I asked at Uwaj, and they said they didn't know when they'd be able to stock them again.
What do we have in the Northwest that you can't get in other parts of the US?
They're eaten all over the U.S., I think. We got them in our CSA share when we lived in MN, and I remember eating them sometimes growing up in PA, too.
What do we have in the Northwest that you can't get in other parts of the US?
Some of our local brands in Minnesota were also that short stubby shape (though I can't remember which ones). Hope Creamery butter was our favorite midwestern one, and it just comes in the big blocks, IIRC.
Emmer&Rye
Here's a copy of the email he sent out about the restaurant opening:
Friends, Family & Colleagues-
This is the email I have been waiting a long time to write to you. I am extremely elated to let you know that I will be opening my first restaurant, emmer&rye, in February. I’m so happy emmer&rye has finally found a good home.
Alright, let’s cut to the chase, all you really care about is the where and the when, right? Never in my dreams did I think that I would be opening in such a killer location in such a beautiful spot. On the top of Queen Anne, located at 1825 Queen Anne Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98117 is a wonderfully restored 100-year old Victorian house. The 70-seat restaurant has a full liquor license, beer and wine sales, a space for private dining, a patio for seasonal outdoor dining, and in the future – an outdoor deck on the second floor.
Most of you know about the local foods philosophy under which I operate. I’ve developed the tagline for emmer&rye “seasonally inspired, locally derived” cuisine. And more than just featuring what is available from our local farms, waters and artisanal producers, I want to make the menus affordable. Small plates range from $4-9 and large plates of $11-18. This means lots of sharing and sampling a variety of dishes, flavors and textures in one meal. A table of four can taste everything on the menu for about $25 per person.
I am working on a very, very tight timeframe. The mission is to open to the public on February 1 for dinner seven nights a week and brunch on the weekends. I want to offer my friends, family and supporters a chance to taste and preview emmer&rye. My opening dream team is almost completely assembled and training has begun.
For now, here’s how you can show your support for emmer&rye. (1) Follow the Twitter updates http://www.twitter.com/emmerandrye/ to track progress of development. The best part of following emmer&rye on Twitter is that when we’re open, you’ll receive messages for special deals, events, and opportunities that others may not know about. Be one of the cool kids. (2) Become a Facebook fan http://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle/emmerrye/377123280011?ref=ts of emmer&rye. (3) Check out the website http://www.emmerandrye.com to see the sample menu and get interesting info and my emmer&rye blog. (4) Send this email to all your friends and family and get them excited to come with you to emmer&rye.
I could go on and on talking about the menus, the sweet dining rooms, kitchen plans, my awesome staff, but you’ll just have to wait a few more weeks and then come experience emmer&rye first hand. I can’t wait for the time you can come in for a treat from my kitchen (be sure to mention this email)!
Love and faro fries to all!
Seth
Where to buy bulk kalijira rice? (SEA)
Kalijira is by far my favorite rice. We used to buy it in bulk at Madison Market, but apparently their distributor has stopped carrying it. I tried Whole Foods, too, and they had the tiny expensive bags of it but didn't have it in bulk. Does anyone know of a place that stocks it in bulk?
I googled around for a bit, and it looks like it's sold out a lot of places online - maybe it's not going to be available in the U.S. any more? :-(
Canning supplies in Seattle
Wow - thanks for taking the initiative on that Booklegger! I was debating with myself over the expense anyway, but I'm not likely to drive to OR for them.
It's really too bad that it's so hard to get attractive canning jars. It's also so much easier to store square things than round ones - I think I'd have a lot more room in the pantry if I had square jars...
Canning supplies in Seattle
Does anyone know where you can buy Weck canning supplies in the Seattle area?
They are the decorative ones with glass lids: http://www.weckcanning.com/
Thanks!
Romantic Dinner (SEA)
Here are the places I'm considering for my partner's birthday dinner:
Harvest Vine
Lark
Sitka & Spruce
Cafe Juanita
Priorities are pretty much excellent food, romantic atmosphere, and price (in that order). Which would you pick? Is there another place I should be considering? (We just moved to Seattle, so I haven't been to many places yet.)
Thanks!
Minneapolis Delivery (particularly South)
Scott Ja Mama's offers delivery, although they're not always open. Rotisseria also delivers (all I've ever had from there is the Peruvian chicken, but it's quite good).
Minneapolis Delivery (particularly South)
The last time I checked, Burrito Loco had discontinued delivery from their Uptown location. Their website wasn't updated with that info, but they were firm when I called them.
Best place to buy organic/free-range meats & poultry - Seattle
Thanks for the variety of suggestions! I'll be checking them out over the next few weeks.
Best place to buy organic/free-range meats & poultry - Seattle
I just moved here, and am looking for a good butcher with mostly (or all) local, free-range or organic meat and poultry. If they make their own sausage that would be a huge plus as well.
(Clancey's Meat & Fish Market in Minneapolis was my local butcher - if you're familiar with them that will give you an idea of what I'm looking for. If not, hopefully the above description will be enough :-)
Chicken Wings - Minneapolis
Thanks, all. I think we're going to go with Shorty & Wags for the party, because it's convenient and it doesn't seems like there's another clear-consensus place I'm missing. Y'all have given me lots of great places to check out in the future, though - thank you!
Chicken Wings - Minneapolis
They're across the street from each other. I loved the wings from Nardie's enough that I never had the ones from the place across the street - how are they?
Chicken Wings - Minneapolis
I'm looking for a place with a) terrific chicken wings and b) tasty fried fish. Nardie's was my go-to spot for this kind of thing, but it looks like they've closed. Any suggestions? (I'm in South Minneapolis.) Thanks!
Midori's Floating World Cafe - MSP
Although I go to Midori's occasionally for dinner, I mostly go there for lunch with my co-workers. They've always been slower for lunch, but it has gotten really bad lately. I'm loyal enough that it took me a while to truly accept that there's been a decline, but there it is. We were there a few weeks ago, and the place was nearly empty, and our lunch still took over 90 minutes.
I want them to remain open (they're one of my favorite restaurants!) - do you think writing them a letter and including a link to this thread might help?
