Tag: lunch
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Anna Poutous of New Public – Portrait of a Food Truck Lady on Fire
When I pulled up in front of the New Public Food Truck, it seemed deserted. The shiny, black trailer was sitting by itself in the large, empty parking lot of Evil Bikes in Fairhaven. The calm exterior was deceiving. Peering through the service window, I was met by a bustle of activity – Anna and…
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Cosmos: Bellingham gets a Taste of Cinnamon
Cinnamon Berg, owner of Cosmos Bistro, is a people person. Catching the cooking bug in her pre-teens, Berg earned a culinary degree and subsequently worked at various restaurants in Los Angeles, Seattle, and finally, Bellingham. After heading up Avenue Bread‘s former dinner service, Sunnyland Suppers, and contributing to Crave Catery as well, she decided to open…
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Brotha Dudes, Downtown Bellingham’s New Bistro — simply “Really Good Stuff”
When I asked the Brotha Dudes owner, Julian Stoker, how he might categorize the food his restaurant serves, he became momentarily confused, thought for a moment, and then said simply, “It’s just really good stuff!”. He turned to cook and co-manager, Roberto, and asked him to make a Dude’s Blunt Wrap of falafel, spinach, bell…
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The Chef’s Recipe: Café Rumba’s Antonio Diaz’s Traditional Peruvian Stir-Fry
In 2012, Lima, Peru native Antonio Diaz and his late partner Marco Mellet brought the Peruvian “sanguche,” or sandwich to Bellingham, and with it, well-deserved appreciation for this world-fusion cuisine. Since its opening, Café Rumba has become a lunchtime hotspot. I was fortunate to catch-up with Antonio after the lunch rush died down on a recent…
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The Chef’s Recipe: “Back Porch Grilled Salmon” from Brandywine’s Azizi Tookas
Serious about their motto “seed to plate,” Brandywine Kitchen co-owners Azizi Tookas and Chris Sunde are committed to local food-sourcing, taking the term “farm to table,” to the next level. In fact, Tookas and Sunde got their start by growing luscious, Brandywine tomatoes and if you head into the restaurant today — chances are the vine-ripened tomatoes on that…
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Chinuk: Hidden Gem or Undiscovered Treasure?
I’ve heard the radio commercials referring to Chinuk restaurant as Bellingham’s “hidden gem”. Recently, part of the DDB team visited this classy spot for an evening out that included beverages, a breakfast selection, appetizers, dinner, and dessert. In retrospect, I have begun to refer to Chinuk as an undiscovered treasure. Chinuk is located in what…
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The Chef’s Recipe: BBQ “Beer Can Chicken” from Mount Bakery’s Taylor Fiscus
Taylor Fiscus, Mount Bakery’s downtown location kitchen manager, sat down with me one recent afternoon and gave me a glimpse of life behind-the-scenes in the Mount Bakery kitchen and revealed a couple of his favorite recipes. As we sat and talked, his eyes lit up as he described the community he has with his coworkers…
