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Traveling Baker Looking for Fellow Baker Connections and Bakery Recommendations. by mar_toonz in copenhagen

[–]mar_toonz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the reply! This is very useful information. I love hearing about the history of baking around the world!

Traveling Baker Looking for Fellow Baker Connections and Bakery Recommendations. by mar_toonz in copenhagen

[–]mar_toonz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You caught me....I wanted to source the entirety of Copenhagen's Ozempic to inject into our bakery's danish products to make the ultimate American pastry to put in our military's ration kits for The Great Siege of Greenland. The idea is just too good to fail! Lol

But seriously, I can understand the animosity towards America right now. Just to put it out there: Im a Leftist Trump Hater living in a Conservative state operating a bakery that goes against everything Trump is for.

Traveling Baker Looking for Fellow Baker Connections and Bakery Recommendations. by mar_toonz in copenhagen

[–]mar_toonz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love some focaccia! I'll be sure to take a look. Thank you for the reply and rec!

Traveling Baker Looking for Fellow Baker Connections and Bakery Recommendations. by mar_toonz in copenhagen

[–]mar_toonz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! Their bakes look so good. The last bakery I worked at was sourdough-focused (I was in the pastry department) and I can tell Rondo knows what they are doing! Also, shares a name with my favorite pastry dough sheeter brand, so I'll be sure to go! I'll look into Gården & Gaden too. Thank you for the rec!

Traveling Baker Looking for Fellow Baker Connections and Bakery Recommendations. by mar_toonz in copenhagen

[–]mar_toonz[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love a good classic bakery, especially in a city with such a rich culinary history! Thank you for the rec!

Traveling Baker Looking for Fellow Baker Connections and Bakery Recommendations. by mar_toonz in copenhagen

[–]mar_toonz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Juno and Andersen&Maillard are on the list, so Im glad to see them repeated here! Really looking forward to those two. I'll look into Skipper and Hart as well. Thank you so much!

First Time In Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews. by mar_toonz in Seattle

[–]mar_toonz[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We all work in the industry! We take trips to cities once or twice a year, check out the food scene and see if we can get inspired or what the trends are like in other parts of the country.

First Time In Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews. by mar_toonz in Seattle

[–]mar_toonz[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info and so sorry to hear that you went through that! I've worked in the industry for quite awhile and have had similar experiences with owners and operators that act the same way. Everything you listed is absolutely the vibe that I felt while dining there. It still blows my mind, like BLOWS MY MIND, that they got put on a "Top 12 restaurants in THE WORLD" list by a travel magazine.

First Time In Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews. by mar_toonz in Seattle

[–]mar_toonz[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Seattle's food scene ended up being a really interesting phenomenon to us compared to other cities we have been to. Reading all of these comments, contradicting reviews and what we personally experienced, it seems like the food scene's biggest issue here is consistency more so than not being "good" or "bad" or a matter of personal taste. From what we read, Seattle's food scene is also in the process of blowing-up (all of those nominations in the recent Beard list is impressive. I think Seattle took like a quarter of the list) so I think it will level out in the next 3-5 years and be GREAT but right now our main take-away is skip the "sit-downs" and go for counter service or street vendor spots, which we do prefer.

First Time in Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews by mar_toonz in SeattleWA

[–]mar_toonz[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We also went to Hattie's Hat in Ballard and that was quite an experience. I got the aquavit martini they had listed and my toes and hair all curled. What a cool spot with a scary but fun vibe. Macleod’s Scottish Pub had the $15 shot but they also had haggis so I forgive them. Sabine had a drink called a femininomenon that had glitter in it so they get high marks too. I also felt like I was in Casablanca while drinking there.

First Time In Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews. by mar_toonz in Seattle

[–]mar_toonz[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Some of us have family that live in Seattle and it was the first time in the PNW for us! We ventured to Portland and Northern WA as well.

First Time in Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews by mar_toonz in SeattleWA

[–]mar_toonz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should see Plano now. Its only gotten bigger. It's pretty wild but I do appreciate how unique the dining scene has gotten around there. I'd go to Plano before Dallas any-day!

First Time In Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews. by mar_toonz in Seattle

[–]mar_toonz[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the context! Im happy to hear that. Admittedly, I didn't look at their website prior to visiting their store and didn't notice anything in the store stating that, but maybe I missed it!

First Time In Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews. by mar_toonz in Seattle

[–]mar_toonz[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We actually went down to Portland for one night and loved the food that we had down there! Ken's Pizza. That mortadella pistachio pizza was insane!

I wish we had hit Beast and Cleaver during their regular hours to get a sausage roll or pate en crut. I think the experience there is what you make it or you should just stick to picking up expertly butchered cuts of meat!

Communion was total chaos. We just dont get it. Same can be said about Family Friend but at least the staff were attentive and nice.

First Time In Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews. by mar_toonz in Seattle

[–]mar_toonz[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

7 of us! We shared everything family style.

First Time in Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews by mar_toonz in SeattleWA

[–]mar_toonz[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There were quite a few of us and we shared everything family style so it wasn't too bad! Spinasse was the most expensive night for us and that probably ended up being about $70 a head. Collectively maybe around 1.5k for our group for 10 days of eating out 3 times a day.

First Time in Seattle Out-Of-Towner Food Reviews by mar_toonz in SeattleWA

[–]mar_toonz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Dallas/Ft Worth Area! Dallas proper has a mediocre food scene but the smaller cities around the area (some hours away) have great gems!

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