Matt and I love to sample food in different towns, so he and I usually discuss restaurants ahead of time (speaking of, any thoughts?) and then invite any and all to join us. Always a good time, but usually stuffed for prom. Even the time that we tried to do tapas and eat light, we managed to sample a little too much. :)

I've been HIGHLY recommended WILD GINGER, which is a few blocks from the hotel, it seems. Pan-Asian. It does top the Seattle Zagat for popularity, and gets a very good food rating, so it may be something we'd need to make reservations for in well advance, but I'm going there one way or the other. I think they also do lunch, so that might be an alternative. Any local-istas have a take on it?

Y'know, I've never been there.

My top places for food are Gorditos, which is Mexican food so tasty that Cass is willing to drive up from Portland for it, and Cupcake Royale. Mmmm, buttercream. (However, it must be noted that Plei and I are divided in our cupcake loyalties. She prefers Trophy Cupcakes.)

Jilli, I really need to ask - is there somewhere in Seattle I could put together an interesting wardrobe for the prom, at a semi-reasonable price? About all I have on my own is a great bowler hat, but I think that's going to be a no go with the flying and stuff (mainly from lack of luggage space). I hate to admit it, but I'd feel horribly self-conscious wearing it on the plane, and I fear it might make the security folks pay more attention to me than I'd like.

Wild Ginger is awesome. They have a room where, with enough peeps, a fixed price dealio could be arranged. As I recall, when Laura Shapiro was in town, it was about $25 each. Nomtastic.

Wild Ginger is awesome. They have a room where, with enough peeps, a fixed price dealio could be arranged. As I recall, when Laura Shapiro was in town, it was about $25 each. Nomtastic.

Ooh! We may have to try to plan something. Vortex and Matt? What do you think?

Seconding the Gorditos, and I don't care for Mexican food, as a rule. If Pete recommends a sushi place? Listen to the man.

If Pete recommends a sushi place? Listen to the man.

Truer words were never spoken.

Gorditos sounds nummy also. Sushi, however...unless the place also does full meals, like sukiyaki, I can't do. Oddly, despite growing up in Maine, and trying many times, I just despise almost all forms of seafood, and the ones I can tolerate are not something I want to seek out on a trip.

I haven't been to Wild Ginger OR Gordito's. WTF? Where is Gordito's? Though I admit, I'm more one for the taco trucks (and am hella pleased by the new taco-truck-not-in-a-truck here in my 'hood). And by the soon-coming we want to be like LA taco truck meets Korean bbq fusion truck coming to my 'hood!

And I'm with Plei, I like Trophy Cupcakes better. But Royale is opening in walking distance, so...what can I say, I'm all about the foot traffic.

Um. I've been wanting to go to Poppy, which is near me, and getting good reviews. But there are tons and tons of good restaurants here I've never been to, because most of my eating out here is about the cheap and not the nice.

I have heard good things about Poppy, too.

Gorditos is, like, four or five blocks from Jilli's.

Hey! What's good at that taco truck in Northgate? You mentioned it, and now I'm itching to try it.