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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Mini-Moon!: Seattle & Portland

August 25, 2012

Will and I took the week after our wedding for a little "mini-moon" back down the West Coast back to SF over 6 days. 

Seattle

On Monday night, we had dinner at this amazing restaurant called Pink Door, really close to Pike Place.

Sauteed calamari with spinach, tomatoes, spices and garlic:

House-cured salmon "carpaccio":

Pappardelle al ragu bolognese:

Cioppino Pink Door:

Butterscotch pudding for dessert:





Breakfast on Tuesday at Cafe Campagne:















Portland

On Tuesday afternoon, we hit the road for Portland and did some touring.
Food trucks!




Voodoo Doughnuts!!














Dinner at Beaker and Flask, a wonderful combination of good food and tasty schmancy cocktails.



Smoked Beef Short Rib, Grilled Onion, Snap Peas, Yogurt, Pistachio:

Silken Tofu, Smoked Cherries, Peppers, Poppy Seed Vinaigrette, Quinoa:


Black Tea Fried Chicken, Mashed Potato, Pork Gravy, Farm Greens:


Feature of the day: Chinook salmon with soba noodles and tempura:


The dinner was fantastic, and another great evening for the mini-moon!

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