Pacific Northwest

looking at the Empire Builder train ride from Chicago to Seattle and would like ideas for really good gourmet food for the trip. Will be taking a collapsable cooler and dry ice. Can you sneak (like...

My wife and I will be taking our first trip to Oregon for five nights July 4-9. We've tentatively selected the Cannery Pier Hotel in Astoria and the Surfsand in Cannon Beach. The primary purpose...

Has anyone out there been to a Restaurant called Claim Jumpers? I Found out about them reading Todd Wilbur's Secret Recipes 2. They seem to be a West Coast chain with a few locations in...

by bbqboy 12 years ago

I liked that Best in Washington thread so I thought I'd start a thread for us. In the Rogue Valley I'd nominate Jasper's on Hwy 99, fresh ground each morning, a variety of toppings. All good. Ho...

Bad news for razor clam lovers. Clatsop County clamming is closed all winter. I visit Clatsop County, ground zero for razor clams, periodically and the main thing I want to eat is fresh Pacific r...

hello again Seattle! what's everyone excited about in our current restaurant scene?

I'm from Washington State and I don't find here something similar to what we call "tocino" in Puerto Rico. "Tocino" is a cured salted pork skin with some fat. And gives so much flavor to beans or a...

The Marshall strawberry is the greatest strawberry to ever be cultivated. It thrives in the environment surrounding Puget Sound. Unfortunately is not a commercially viable fruit due to it's sugar c...

Three couples from New York traveling to Seattle - Portland and some of the coastal towns for seven nights. Trying to figure out the best way to fly in and out of the area - some great restaurants ...

Portland Punch was a concentrated bottled punch base which seemed to be a local specialty in the Pacific Northwest. You added water and/or soda pop to make a big bowlful -- this was a standard fea...

by kaleokahu 6 years ago

Today I cut into a new "baby loaf" (2lb.), and the slices were: (a) rubbery; (b) oversalted; and (c) bland. This has been one of my staple cheeses for years. But based on toaday's experience, i...

by Melanie Wong 2 years ago

Costco announced that Copper River sockeye salmon would be available today. This is at the Mountain View store, $14.99 per pound.

by puzzler 11 years ago

Can anyone recommend a good Greek spice blend? (I'm in Bellingham WA) We moved and I'm just finishing some from The Spice House in Chicago called Greektown "Billy Goat" Seasoning. I'd like to find ...

I'm looking to try the best Authentic Alaskan food while I will be in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau. If anyone has any suggestions it would be much appreciated. I'm looking for places that are u...

My family and I are going on a cruise to Alaska, this will be our second. We would like to know where the locals eat in Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and Victoria, B.C. We get a little tired of the ...

Hi, there’s not been much recent in the Alaska dining. I’ll be in Fairbanks in July for 4 nights and looking for some current recommendations on good dining options. We won’t have a car, staying at...

by kmcg302 2 years ago

Hello! We are visiting Portland from CA (Sacramento) for MLK weekend in January and need new feedback since we last visited three years ago -- https://www.chowhound.com/post/portland-recs-feedback-...