we take cheese seriously

Icon Grill/Zephyr Bar

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:07:46 -0700

The menu describes the Icon grill as "aroused americana," something that we couldn't quite understand but found very amusing. Comfort food is the key to the Icon Grill, which probably gives some clue about the macaroni: traditional. It's a four cheese blend (white cheddar, yellow cheddar, gruyere and their special "molten" cheese). The molten cheese was not warm enough or something--it came in a pitcher, but the server had to scoop it out with a spo ...

Madame K's macaroni adventure

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:37:04 -0700

Madame K's is a Ballard restaurant that used to be a brothel (here's a review of the whole place). The waitresses wear lingerie and the line is always long (perhaps for that very reason?). It is so worth the wait. The macaroni is conventional in all respects except one. You see, it is traditional cheeses, macaroni-shaped noodles, ...

The Blue Onion Macaroni Adventure

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:34:22 -0700

The Blue Onion is located on Roosevelt, just North of the University District in Seattle. We visited solely to try their blue cheese macaroni, which we had read avidly about. The restaurant has an Alaska-chic to it, with many adornments on the wooden walls, a homey feel and friendly, cheerful staff. We ordered a salad and the macaroni.

First--the salad was huge. The size of a monster truck. Enough for five people. If you love sa ...

Who we are, what we do

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:30:01 -0700

Christine is tall and redheaded, a future Nobel prize winner. Caroline is short and brunette, a copy editor at heart. We love cheese, macaroni and cheese, and food in general. Currently, we are in Seattle and most of our discussions are around Seattle-based foods and places. ...