=1&search%5Bboard_id%5D=1&Search.x=45&Search.y=10 If you look at the catering menu for Mid East deli, there is a list of Lebanese dishes. Of course this is for a large party, but sounds great ... STUFFED LAMB LEBANESE STYLE .........

was described in Asian terms but with the overtones of black bean and olive tapenaude seemed almost Mediterranean. Arctic char sashimi unexceptional, desserts need work. Spotted other hounds there (hlodesign, ling, others)....

Whole Wheat Pita Bread

I am looking for something reasonable but not cheap. Something slightly more upscale than say, the Olive Tree, which is perfectly fine. I would like to take it up one notch. Any thoughts?

Grilled asparagus with sea salt, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar? Or grilled tomato and zucchini with olive oil and vinaigrette? Or some types of roasted root vegetables?

, was excellent and reminded me very much of Portugal. For our entrees we ordered fish. I had the tuna steak with white wine and herbs, my wife the sea bass. My tuna was cooked rare, just as ordered, not a bit overdone like so...

Simple Tomato Cucumber and Eggplant Salad

Branzino is the Italian name for Mediterranean sea bass. In French, it’s loup de mer. There is an unrelated species which has been dubbed Chilean sea bass, but whose true name is the Patagonian toothfish.

There’s full article in the Seattle Times today. The restaurant was Rosemary Mediterranean Restaurant on Aurora. He sold it after September 11th, due to a decline in business, not to mention vandalism. Link: http

oysters (ice cold and tasted as if they had just come from the sea), excellent clams, lobster tail and crabmeat lumps. After devouring this, we selected more appetizers and one entree and shared. The appetizers were Ahi Tuna...

I’m looking for the freshest, most accessible uni (sea urchin) sushi or sashimi in Manhattan, preferably below the 50s. I’m not looking for a place that requires reservations weeks in advance (like Le Bernardin). If...

in San Francisco (i.e. Asian markets for nice seafood & Asian produce; Mexican markets for fresh chorizo, crema and produce; Alemany farmers' market for produce; Mediterranean markets for cheap Bulgarian feta, etc.). I’ve...

nectar —several pastas —real San Marzano tomatoes, not the domestically-grown “San Marzano-style” tomatoes that have defrauded me in the past. One can of these specified a subregion, which impressed me....

I haven’t tried this brand, but I do enjoy using these salts for finishing. The “impurities” do lend a unique flavor. I will say that one of my favorite types of sea salt is Danish Viking salt, or alderwood...

Ridge for neighborhood Greek. Also good for delivery when you’re in a Mediterranean mood is Olive You near 85th. Has anyone tried Portage on Queen Anne (where Barbacoa used to me) yet? Thoughts?