La Vie Boh...mmm Episode 4. "Savoring Seattle"

Pike Market Place, Seattle, WA

I really couldn't capture the magnificence that was our stay in Seattle in just one post, so over a series of posts, a LAVBM episode and photos on my flickr page, I hope that i begin to open your appetite to a new image of Seattle. Beneath the dark clouds, gloomy skies and rain you'll find a city that shows its color and vibrance through its culinary treasures right at the heart of the city: The Pike Market Place.

At the market, you can find all sorts of produce, spices, flowers and food from around the world. One of the biggest tourist attractions is the fish market, where the staff throw huge fish around and tourists gather around and applaud. You can find a delicacy in every corner of the market....my favorite was the little Chinese pastry shop selling freshly made Bao, and Beecher's handmade cheeses where you can sample their famous macaroni and cheese that left me craving for more!!!

The Pike Market place closes in the early evening leaving the stalls and cobblestone streets abandoned until the next morning. But, some restaurants take the spotlight on the outskirts of the market featuring many of the fresh ingredients sold earlier in the market.

Anthony Rapp and Michael McElroy enjoyed dinner at Cafe Campagne, Michael's highschool friend's French restaurant near the market.

Lexi Lawson, Justin Johnston, Adam Pascal and I watched the sunset just before dinner at
Brasa, from a roof top terrace overlooking the Pike Street Market.

Visit my Flickr page here for more pictures of our day around Pike Street Market.

Macrina Bakery and Cafe, Seattle, WA

Walking from Pike Market Place on the way to the Space Needle in Seattle we stopped at Macrina Bakery and Cafe for a quick snack. This is very close to the kind of place I would one day love to open up myself! Yes...I have aspirations of opening up my own place. I always had two goals since I was a kid: 1. Be in a Broadway show..and 2. Open up my own Cuban cafe. What do you think? Is it time!?!?

The Rocket Muffin, as it says on their menu, is "moistened with banana puree and contains carrots, hazelnuts, wheat flour and molasses topped with a dollop of raspberry jam." So delicious and fluffy with just the right amount of dampness that it doesn't crumble apart. The raspberry jam, tart to perfection! I would love the recipe for this...

Bambuza Vietnam Bistro, Seattle, WA

We have been eating so well is Seattle. Between the Pike Market Place and all the amazing restaurants all over the city, Seattle quickly became one of our favorite stops on the tour...I wish we were here longer! Right across the street from the Paramount Theatre where RENT was playing we found Bambuza Vietnam Bistro. We ate there twice and both meals were simple, clean and flavorful as Vietnamese food can be!

I ordered the traditonal Vietnamese noodle soup: Pho. The soup comes with a side plate of garnishes (soybeans, lime, basil leaves) for the soup that you may add on as you wish. So refreshing!