The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle [Paperback]

Katy Calcott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001

Who makes the best baguette in Seattle? And what about the ingredients for that Bengal curry recipe? Take a trip through the bountiful universe of specialty foods and ethnic markets in Seattle with this essential guidebook for people who live to eat.

Seattle is bursting with wonderful flavors, and this essential guidebook will lead food lovers to all of the best sources for fresh greens, fish and shellfish, artisan breads and sinful baked goods. Seattle is full of authentic cheesemakers, old-fashioned butchers, and fish mongers-- plus a lively array of ethnic markets with foods from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Scandinavia. Author Katy Calcott tracks down and recommends the best purveyors around town. Hungry in Seattle? This guide will assure that you eat well.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Author Katy Calcott’s new book offers hungry locals (and food-focused tourists) what amounts to a mouthwatering map pointing directly to many of my favorite shops among nearly 200 purveyors listed."—Seattle Times " If there are still cynics out there w --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Katy Calcott is a dedicated food lover and former cheese shop owner. She lives on Mercer Island, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570612471
• ISBN-13: 978-1570612473
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,462,630 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's about time someone wrote this book!, November 19, 2001

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Richard Silverstein "richards1052" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle (Paperback)

Yes, I know of no other book guide to Seattle's ethnic food culture. Considering how important a food town this is, it's really a shame this book wasn't written sooner. But, it's here & it's very good. I agree w. almost all of Ms. Calcott's food recommendations.

My quarrels are w. what is left out. What happened to ethnic restaurants?? I know there are many of them & it would've added to the size of the book & the time it took to research it. But a food guide that leaves out restaurants has left out something very important.

Richard

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific reference book, June 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle (Paperback)

The book is delightful to read. I am not from the Seattle but it makes me want to visit, just to hang out in places like James Cook Ltd for cheese or Gelatiamo for ice cream or Il Fornaio for bread. It provides great inside information on the `in' places to go to. Miss Calcott is a food connoisseur. I can relate when she says she dreams about food. My imagination often takes me to enchanting places like Florence and Paris and thoughts of fabulous food are never far behind. The anecdotes that precede each section are interesting. Well done!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Nice Guide To Seattle, January 24, 2011

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Chad D. Sowald "Chad Sowald" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Food Lover's Guide to Seattle (Paperback)

I just (Late-2010) got this book as a gift and have found it to be enjoyable to read. It's the right mix of opinion and fact that a book of reviews requires. I also like how the book is laid out - by food type. This way, I can read about all the bakeries at once, etc...

My only quibble is that I wish there was a map of all of the locations so I could see where all these restaurants/stores are at once. Of course, being from 2001, this request probably wasn't so common as it is today.

All in all, it's a great book that will help me get acquainted with Seattle's food and that's exactly what I want.