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Jay Friedman is a freelance food writer who does monthly restaurant reviews for Seattle Sound magazine. Growing up as part of an east coast, Chinese food-loving, Jewish-identified family, he thought shrimp with lobster sauce was the ultimate Asian dish until reading a recipe and realizing there ain’t no lobster there. Recovering from disillusionment, he’s traveled extensively in Asia , taken Thai cooking classes, and vowed to learn food-related kanji so that when he orders organ meats from the Chinese menu, servers won’t stare at him in disbelief.

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May, Thoa's, and Julia's put the lime in the coconut

For Sound magazine’s June “Dish-Off,” three restaurants interpreted Harry Nilsson’s “Coconut” song in preparing...
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Long brings Little Saigon to downtown Seattle

I hope I’m wrong about Long.(The words don’t rhyme, by the way.) I understand the excitement. It’s nice to have a taste of the...
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Tongue-in-cheek dinner at Monsoon East

NOTE: This event has moved to Monsoon's Capitol Hill location. Yesterday, I wrote about the massive amount of emails I get from restaurants promoting...
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Thoa's tempts Vietnamese tastebuds in downtown Seattle

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Alright, it’s safe to say that Vietnamese is the new Thai. I can’t quite keep up with all the openings. Moxie is now The Signature,...
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Moxie closing, Vietnamese restaurants opening

Word on the street this morning is that Moxie, the Lower Queen Anne serving "food with nerve," will be closing its doors this weekend....
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Top Seattle Asian restaurants, and challenges

It's been about five months since I wrote up my top five Asian restaurants in Seattle. Since I'll soon be changing my writing focus here, I thought...
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Monsoon offers 10 for $10 for their 10th anniversary

Happy anniversary, Monsoon!While the Banhs are celebrating the success of their new Bellevue restaurant (Monsoon East), they're also commemorating the...
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Fantastic Pho at Vietnam Restaurant

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I've been to quite a few pho places in Seattle, and I've finally found one that surpasses Than Brothers as my favorite.The simple-named Vietnam...
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Pho Thy Thy is so-so

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Saturday's a super day to go to the University District for some shopping at the farmers market. And when that day happens to be dreary, I always find...
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Claypots and carpaccio at Monsoon East

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When out-of towners come to Seattle and ask where to eat, I often direct them to Vietnamese restaurants. I think our city is special for that....
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