My birthday was last month and my husband surprised me with my gift--lunch with Nancy Leson, former restaurant critic and current food columnist for The Seattle Times newspaper and all-round local foodie! www.seattletimes.com We met at Olives Cafe' and Wine Bar in Edmonds, Washington. www.olivescafewinebar.com We split two lunches--pulled pork sandwich and salmon tacos. Both were delicious!
I had such a wonderful time! We talked about all kinds of things, not just food. Two hours went by in a flash and I realized later I didn't ask her half the questions I wanted to. Her current job at The Seattle Times is writing the blog "All You Can Eat". She stopped being the restaurant critic, in part, to cut down on work hours. But she said she is working harder than ever. But how hard is work if it involves all things food??? Nancy also does a weekly piece for KPLU radio with midday jazz host Dick Stein called "Food For Thought". With those two you can't miss a few chuckles and some ideas about the food topic of the show. Check it out at www.kplu.org and click on Food. Lunch ended all too soon, but not before she introduced me to a great women's clothing shop across the street.
I told my husband that this birthday gift was a great surprise and great fun! Third time was the charm--two previous gifts were sightseeing in a single engine airplane--I got air sick, and a day at a spa--I got sick from the deep tissue massage. I think he was sweating this one.
