“FieldTrips” is either a day trip or a few days where I visit food areas of interest which may include farm visits, producers, wineries, restaurants and/or other places that people can visit. This is about offering Vancouver Foodster readers a chance to get out of town and take a “Field Trip” for the day or a few days to explore, learn, taste and experience.
1 day, 2 day or 3 day itinerary
Field Trip to Seattle
Day 2 my visit to Seattle continued from Day 1
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
Goldfish at Hotel Monaco
Checked in to our hotel at the The Monaco where our room had 2 double beds, chair and a mini goldfish aquarium. The room featured Italian Frette linens and luxury bath amenities. Each day they have a hosted wine reception in their lobby from 5 to 6 pm, they have an onsite 24-hour fitness center featuring cardio and resistance equipment as well as an onsite 24-hour business center with a PC, Mac, printer and fax.
Bravehorse Tavern
Bravehorse Tavern
Pretzels at the Bravehorse Tavern
On Tap at the Bravehorse Tavern
Brick Oven Pretzels with 3 dips
I then headed back over to the Westlake area to the Bravehorse Tavern to try some of their house-baked Brick Oven Pretzels as they are known for a vast selection of craft brews and their pretzels. I had their Pretzels with 3 dips including the outstanding smoked peanut butter and bacon.
Bravehorse Tavern
310 Terry Avenue North
206-971-0717
http://bravehorsetavern.com/index.php?page=main-menu
It was then back to the hotel to change for dinner and then a 1 block walk over to Tulio to meet up with my cousin and family.
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with sage butter, mascarpone
Ravioli with smoked salmon, asparagus, lemon cream
Ribeye dry aged 28 days, porcini salted potatoes
Cannoli
Pistachio Semifreddo
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at this notable Italian restaurant.
Tulio
1101 Fourth Avenue
Seattle , WA 98101
Adjacent to Hotel Vintage Park
Phone: 206.624.7755
Seattle Art Museum
Pike Place Market
Produce Stand in Pike Place Market
at Pike Place Market
at Pike Place Market
Latin American Food Market at Pike Place Market
at Pike Place Market
at the first ever Starbucks – at Pike Place Market
Beecher’s Cheese at Pike Place Market
The next day I went for a morning walk through downtown to Pike Place Market. I revisited many of the popular eateries and food shops.
Walked back to the hotel to pack up my things and check out. This was a modern elegant hotel in one of the best locations in Seattle, within blocks of Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square and Westlake.
Kimpton Hotel Monaco
1101 4th Avenue, Seattle, Wa
Hotel: (206) 621-1770
Reservations: (800) 715-6513
http://www.monaco-seattle.com/
Stay tuned for part 3 of my Field Trip to Seattle.
By: Richard Wolak