A lifelong love affair with the ocean and with cooking takes this diver to Monterey for the event of a lifetime. Before I go, seafood, seafood and a steak, if you please.
It happens like that sometimes. You find yourself in the midst of coincidence after coincidence. Soon you're feeling almost as if you're in a house of mirrors.
So it was with my recent trip to Seattle. Coming on the heels of a family wedding in Vancouver (congratulations Sharon and Dave!), my husband wanted to re-discover Seattle for the first time, together. Prior to leaving, we had just gorged ourselves on fine stone crab.
Then, in Seattle, we saw terrific specimens everywhere. From Alaskan King Crab (careful) to Dungeness, to beautiful oysters. Pike's Place Market is a riot of fresh seafood and we couldn't resist going there every day. One morning when hunger was starting to fray our nerves, we stopped at Pure Foods and asked the friendly fishmonger, where he would go for lunch if he were not working. He thought about and told us to go to the restaurant 94 Stewart Street. He said "She's in here every morning and she's one of our toughest customers. You'll definitely get a good meal there." How right he was. Right across from the original Sur la Table, where I scored the perfect tongs, is 94 Stewart. Just take a look at their cheese menu alone. Of course we had crab there, too.
Then the May Saveur Magazine features guess what: crab. See various types of North American Crabs here.
On my way to Monterey for the Cooking for Solutions Event and it's seafood, seafood everywhere. Can't wait to share everything I'll be learning there.Top conservation scientists, award winning chefs, authors and foodies. And me. Wow. It's an amazing opportunity.
Tomorrow, before I leave, I think I'll have a big, fat steak.
