This should be an easy one: where can I find the best macaron in Seattle?

I was having a conversation with a coworker today that we haven’t a GOOD macaron in a long time. Where should I go!?

I recently moved to Seattle and I was wondering if there were any restaurant that serve Japanese wagyu. I am looking for any restaurants that serve Kuroge because I have tried it before and I loved it. But any suggestions for Akage, Nihon Tankaku, or Mukaku would be great as well.

Thank you!

I'm just wanting to have a grab-and-go, "cocktail hour", charcuterie board at my wedding and I'm being asked to bring in a catering team for this. The most economical, low-key situation I have found is $28 per person and the cost of the labor.

Is doing a food truck any cheaper? Even if it's not cheaper, what are the best food trucks for city weddings?

Hello Seattle! Looking for some recommendations.... does anyone know where I can buy bulk prepared meals (ideally healthy Chinese, Japanese, and SE Asian cuisine) for my family? I know of Uwajimaya/other grocery stores but looking to maybe partner with a local, small-scale food entrepreneur in the area that cooks authentic to-go meals.

It's been a week and I'd like to treat myself to brunch tomorrow, which will most definitely start with a spicy Bloody Mary.
Would appreciate your Seattle recommendations and even Eastside.
Cheers!

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Greetings from Phoenix! I'll be in Seattle this weekend for my birthday, I would appreciate some recommendations for a nice place to have my birthday dinner!

I visited Seattle once when I was 17 and fell in love. Can't wait to go back!

Haven't been able to find this on my own, so I figured I'd put the question to the hivemind:
Is there a wine tasting and appreciation class in the greater Seattle area that you know of that features the use of a scent box to help identify/calibrate the nose to what you're expected to detect in wines? We've been to a couple, but when prompted with the question, "So, what are you getting from this wine?" I'm really only able to name broad categories. So when I reply, "Something citrusy but not sweet," they ask, "Okay, good, but what kind of citrus?" I can't really say. If the tasting notes on a wine say I'm supposed to get the aroma of quince, I just blink. What is quince supposed to smell like? Thanks for any leads you can give us!

Seattle Uwajimaya used to have these amazing individual packets of instant, dried, savory porridge that had little bits of carrot, seaweed, i think maybe mushroom or barley and definitely purple yam. The porridge was dried into little flattish small discs that melted when you added hot water. I can find all sorts of brands, but nothing like this one. They were amazing, does anyone know what I am talking about? I wish I knew the brand name. I can't remember if they were korean, chinese, japanese or what but thy were so good and perfect.

The food was pretty great. Best idea: they start the evening with an entire dead cow with all the edible cuts on a chalk board. As patrons order they mark off what’s available. Oh and you get to pick the types of butter they finish your meat with.

Anyway, the service was absolutely atrocious. Starting with the hostess who looked like she was depressed. After we were sat, the hostess came and to the table after a while and started talking about the menu, what’s the various cuts were like, what the appetizers were like and how to order. We replied with asking to start with one of the appetizers she mentioned. She immediately and rudely snapped that she can’t take food orders and that’s we’d have to speak to a server about that. We of course were under the impression that she was somehow our server as she was spending so much time talking discussing the menu.

Then our actual server arrived and had the worst “sour puss” expression in her face the entire evening. Acted put out and the very thought of taking our orders. Then we had another server at times (they seemed a bit unorganized) who was equally somber.

Oh and then we got asked to leave after dessert because they wanted the table for the next seating (which is honestly fine, this really didn’t bother me but others in our party thought it was a bit cold).

Anyway a very expensive meal with good food but hard to describe it as an amazing experience.

Anyone have a similar experience? Or perhaps is this just how the Gen Zers run restaurants? I fully am open to the idea that cheerful staff are a boomer thing and a relic of the past. Would love a perspective.

Hello! Im a student doing a project on food insecurity in Seattle. I made a short survey and would be so grateful for any respondents that have experienced food insecurity at any point while living in Seattle! All responses are anonymous. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_EFMEMi5qz3OmrNJstmb6M0vyG5LipFwHF24uTekqAU/edit

Thank you for your help!

So where did you dine out in 2019 that made a great impression? Share your favorites with the community.

Which is annoying because they can't all be four star lol Makes it difficult to pick a (new) place. They way I view the restaurants I've been to are in Tiers, so in the Northeast part of town (U District up to Lake City ) They're semi the same quality like 3.5 for me. But downtown, my favorites so far are just a tier up, Local Pho, Green Leaf, and Meekong Bar (before price went up) and I would consider these in the Top Tier. So looking to see what's good near me (not downtown) is difficult considering almost all Pho Restaurant's in Seattle on Yelp have a four star review haha. Any one else find this interesting and not representative of the different restaurants in town?

Are there any boba tea places in Seattle where you can bring your own cup? Thanks for any input.

In the US, Chinese cuisine is usually thought of as "poor" cuisine; however, in London there are a number of Michelin rated chinese restaurants like Hakkasan or A Wong.

I've checked out the International district and Wild Ginger, but I'm surprised there aren't solid upscale Asian restaurants in the Seattle area.

Maybe I'm missing some obvious places. Any recommendations?

Looking for a restaurant for 4 in downtown Seattle with no wait. Ideally good food we have a first time to the northwest guy!

So good! I posted about this in SeattleWA, but I suppose this would have been a better place. Wonderfully buttery, thoughtfully flavored, delicious, varied treats using regional flours. The savory danishes, macarons, and whole wheat croissants are to die for.

They also deliver!

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