Mark, a Spokane, WA resident, aka @route140 has been traveling the country meeting up with people and companies who use Twitter. Check out his video entry of Steve @tykerman1 a farmer from “the middle of nowhere”, Nebraska.
I suppose Sultan isn’t on top of everybody’s place to visit, but should you be heading to Seattle on Highway 2 (or indeed go hiking through Stevens Pass) then Sultan Bakery should be a destination for anyone anyone who likes baked goods. And really, who doesn’t?
One thing is the cinnamon roll which is huge. I mean huge. The picture does not do it justice; this thing was about the size of my face. The real winner, in my view anyway, was the bear claw. Filled with strawberry and covered with a light frosting, it was the perfect sweet way to start off a drive back to Spokane with marathon-educed stiffness.
Word has it the food is excellent there too, but with lines out the door and an hour wait, we didn’t get the chance to check it out.
But hey, there are always other marathons.
As there have been a few inquiries about this: If you are interested in contributing blog posts to this glorious site, we are definitely open for pretty much anything. Be it a one off thing, regular/semi-regular posts, or anything else, just send an e-mail or leave a comment here, and we’ll get something going. Who knows? You might just become the next Jordy or Steve!
Dear Spokane Food Blogger!
Thanks for the wonderful feedback on my Kentucky Fried Chicken blogger! I am a bit saddened that some of you seem angry that me and my family enjoy more mainstream establishments than some, but I have been encouraged to keep posting my opinions to this blogger by the editors and so I will!!
This is why I want to write about McDonald’s. Some people don’t like McDonald’s, but I say that is their problem!! McDonald’s is the world’s most popular restaurant and while I know that automatically does not make it the world’s best restaurant, that means for the majority of people it is a good restaurant. People have choices and the majority of the world goes to McDonald’s!!
I love their breakfast!! Nothing is better for a Sunday morning breakfast or brunch than a steaming hot Sausage McMuffin with a freshly squeezed glass of OJ!! And if I feel a bit “south of the border” I never hesitate to indulge with a breakfast burrito. The tortillas are always warm and fluffy!! And why not enjoy a steaming cup of Joe or one of their new lattes??
Dinner is a bit more tricky because they get so dang busy. But here is my tip if you want a deliciously warm and fresh hamburger!! Ask for it without something. Make it custom made!! Remember at McDonald’s you can “have it your way” and if you for example tell them to “hold the lettuce” they will make you a fresh hamburger!! Smart, huh?
And if you want to make it a “day of McDonald’s” which my family has done many a times then end the meal with a hot fudge sundae!! They use a nice rich chocolate sauce to cover the creamy vanilla ice cream. It is very good!! My wife is a bit more health conscious than me and she often has the reduced fat ice cream cone which also is very good. You’d almost think it was full of fat!!
I know some readers will be upset with me for writing about McDonald’s but I am not feeling the need to apologize for this. Billions enjoy McDonald’s and who are you to tell me we are wrong?? McDonald’s is both affordable and a fun place to eat and me and my family enjoy eating there now and again!! I’m sorry if that makes you angry.
Thanks for reading my blogger!
Steve
Taste everything once? That’s what I thought I might accomplish during my recovering vegetarian mission. Along the way I realized there is no way I am willing to taste everything once, or whore myself out to low quality meat. Steve’s posts have been a reminder of this. I have never eaten meat from Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, Burger King, Domino’s, White Castle, Zips, Popeye’s, Red Lobster, Jack in the Box, Taco Time, Skippers… you get the idea, and I never plan to eat meat from any of those establishments either.
That is not to say I don’t want to try new things—I do. When I saw a post from David Blaine linking to a “meat madness bracket,” I thought that would be the perfect way to challenge my meat eating abilities and the knowledge of the products in Spokane (& outside Spokane). At quick glance I can say I haven’t even tried even 1/8 of the items listed, let alone know the best places to get them.
Here is the next 7/7 Challenge: Pick your winners from this meat bracket and tell us where you can get the best food from each category, be it from a restaurant, your Grandpa’s recipe, or other. Rumor has it some Spokane restaurants and those involved with the eatspokane.org google group will host an Eat Spokane vegetarian week this summer. Area restaurants will make their best veg dishes for a week of vegetarian dining out, possibly to honor Michael Pollan’s quote, "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants"?. I will also create a vegetarian and vegan bracket like this meat bracket and challenge you to find these great foods during the Spokane Vegetarian Week (suggestions for the brackets are welcome).
Who’s up for the 7/7 Challenge #3: “Eat Your Meat”?
If you want to sign up, let us know, and we will mail you a better quality, high resolution bracket.
Dear Spokane Food Blogger!
First, thanks for all the wonderful feedback about my Taco Bell blogger! I was a little surprised to see some negative feedback and it makes me wonder if Spokane might be a bit too snobby for its own good when it comes to food? This is why I would like to post a new blogger about another fast food place I find very underrated: Kentucky Fried Chicken.
The restaurant close to my Northwest Boulevard area house was recently renovated and boy does it look the part! Beautiful shapes and muted colors, I somehow wonder if the downtown Taco Bell found inspiration in this Kentucky Fried Chicken? I personally think an inviting exterior really sets the tone for a fabulous dinner experience!
And the food! It is wonderful! Here are a few tips on how to have a fabulous chicken dinner: First, make sure to get the extra crispy skin. They usually don’t have this pre cooked, so you will get wonderful fresh chicken! Delish! Second, ask for gravy on the side! This is very important, because you actually get more gravy this way! Third, go for a value meal. My family of five (myself, my wife, and my three children) always get the three person meal. There is plenty of food in there! Including corn on the cob on a stick, mashed potatoes, chicken (extra crispy!!), gravy (on the side!!), and fabulous biscuits!
I can understand why people are a bit uncertain about fast food places, but Kentucky Fried Chicken just makes good food fast! I challenge all of you Negative Nellys to name me a place in Spokane where I can get this good chicken for such a cheap price!!
Thanks for reading my blogger!
Steve
We received this update from Steve asking if we could post it here, after he had seen us accepting contributions from other “outsiders.” Which we gladly accept because it means we don’t have to write!
Dear Spokane Food Blogger!
I have noticed you post many updates from your readers so I hope you will post this one from me! It’s about Taco Bell.
As we all have seen Taco Bell on 3rd street has been closed down for a while because of reconstruction. Every day I have excitedly driven past it and surveyed the progress of the new building. And when it was close to done! Wow! What an architectural marvel! Alongside Arby’s further up the street I think this must be the fanciest looking eatery in Spokane!
And when the doors finally opened and we were let inside. To think that a fast food joint can look this impressive! Sleek lines. Earth tone colors. And the layout! With all added up this doesn’t feel like a taco restaurant on “fast food row” (as my children call it), this is more like a chic European disco!
But this would all be for nought had the food not kept up its Taco Bell reputation of excellence. Would the meat be piping hot? The shells crunchy? Well, let me tell you, the food was the best Taco Bell tacos I ever had tasted! I am guessing they didn’t just change the decoration, but also got fancy new grills and broilers and such. My gordita was as fluffy as a gordita had ever been, and the meat?! A delicate flavor of spice, with a subtle hint of sweetness! What a taco!
Breathe out a sigh of relief, Spokane. Taco Bell is back! And it is better than ever!
Thanks for reading my blogger!
Steve
Will the US FDA guidance on regulating genetically engineered animals change your omnivore or vegetarian diet?
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued its final regulations governing the approval of genetically engineered animals. The rules do not require consumer labeling for foods from these animals.”
Genetically engineered foods are all over the grocery aisles and are not labeled on packages as such. Soon, genetically engineered meat will also be available on store shelves, all without labels. Some groups approve of the genetically engineered animals because they are raised without the “pain” gene. Others think it is outrageous and strongly feel consumers should be advised if the meat they buy is genetically altered.
Next week, local bloggers will take on a challenge of eating natural, non-processed foods. The fact that it will be a competition to avoid human altered foods might seem strange to the generations before us who only had the option of eating foods provided by small farms and gardens. They might not have been able to imagine superstores with chemically filled foods. Not to mention the vegan diet from only a few decades ago, when the only food options were whole and natural compared to the numerous processed items available as demonstrated in the I Can’t Believe It’s Vegan site.
Will you eat genetically engineered animals?
