TheHad Birthday 58 ๐ŸŽ‚

A rooftop gathering in Seattle in between trips to Manila, hosted by my good friend Nick Haddow, with oysters, a chopped seafood dish with crackers, selfies with friends, and the downtown towers going pink at sunset with the moon coming up. A small gathering with a select few, I was leaving back for Manila the…

Dinner at Haddow’s ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

Nick suggested a joint Haddow Hadland dinner. He was making occo buco and asked what I could whip up. I have not made a lobster pasta, and it sounded good, so here is our take on our respective dishes. As you can see below, neither prep was simple. Confit garlic, roasted bone marrow, spot prawns…

Nick Haddow’s Smoked Prime Rib ๐Ÿฅฉ

Smoking the Prime Rib. My good cooking buddy, Nick Haddow, invited me and my good friend, Bruce Babbitt, over for some smoked prime rib. It was a treat, as Nick, the executive chef, prepared the entire meal. The meal consisted of a smoked prime rib, matchstick potatoes ร  la Francis Mallmann, and a scratch wedge…

Cherry Tomato Bruschetta ๐Ÿฅ˜

Cast Iron Goodness! My good friend and fellow chef Nick Haddow gave me this recipie for a good starter appetizer. Ingredients 2 pints of cherry tomatoes – a mixed variety will be more colorful 3 – 4 balls of buffalo mozzarella – you could also use burrata 1 – 2 cups of extra virgin olive…

Steak au Poivre 5.0 ๐Ÿฅฉ

For this installment of Steak au Poivre, Nick Haddow was in the house. If you read my posts, you know that Nick is my best cooking buddy. He is one of my few friends who actually cooks for me, often in my house; notable exceptions include Joe Vilard, who hosts me more than I host…

Cast Iron Lasagne ๐Ÿ

My good cooking buddy Nick Haddow and I had been cooking lasagne over the winter of 2022, and he had the brilliant idea to cook a cast-iron lasagne over his many fire sources the evening of January 15th. We knew the recipe by heart and were looking forward to channeling his inner sportsman and our…

Sushi Kashiba ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿฃ

Sushi Kashiba, located in the Pike Place Market, in the former Campagne Restaurant location, is the best and most storied sushi restaurant in Seattle, period. There are some other great spots, but Shiro Kashibi studied under Jiro in Japan, and that lineage spans over 100 years. I have been fortunate to dine with Shiro-san many…