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Eatin' and Drinkin' by the Harbor
High desert rats such as ourselves are drawn to the sea with the inevitable force of gravity. (So is sewage, but that's another story more appropriate to the Underground Tour.) Anyway, we found ourselves by Elliot Bay most every time hunger struck, and we had some mouth-watering and wallet-emptying meals worth writing home about...and picturesque views worth posting on the internet.
	First stop was the "Pink Door" restaurant—accessed off Post Alley just outside the Market, through an unmarked door, down a ricketty stairway, and into an off-beat warehouse that had mouth-watering Italian food with a marvelous seafood influence. Probably the best salmon (hey, that's pink too!) meal I had in Seattle.
from: www.epicurious.com Our last dinner in Seattle came at Cutter's Bayhouse Restaurant, where we enjoyed a another sunset over the Bay. Matt snapped a picture of his doting parents (note the flower growing out of Cherie's head—more on that later). How good is this place? The Epicurious Essential Restaurant Guide raves: "When I want to give my out-of-town guests a true taste of Seattle, this is where I head. Nestled in the nautical heart of downtown Seattle, Cutters Bayhouse overlooks the pretty-as-a-picture Elliott Bay — which is more than likely where your entrée was swimming a few short hours ago. The veggies? Those traveled half a block from Pike Public Market."
Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink.
—The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Some of the best times came when we just sat down together and had a few drinks, shared a few stories, and enjoyed a few laughs. Probably the best spot for that was at Pier 66's Anthony's Restaurant, where Matt was introduced to Mai Tai's -- straight from the pineapple. In keeping with the flower-growing-from-the-head theme mentioned above, Matt demonstrates the Mother Earth concept on Cherie.

Incredi-gull views of the harbor from inside and outside the restaurant...

S T A R B U C K S

Seattle's Best—Now...and Then The original logo was a bit too racy for national franchising, so it was toned down by sytlizing the mermaid's anatomy and spread legs. But the old logo is still used at the original Starbucks shop near Pike's Place Market.

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