Caroline Ferguson, Author
June 4, 2015
Anyone who ends up on Capitol Hill with an ice cream craving has some very tough decisions to make.
Over the course of the 2010s, ten square blocks of Capitol Hill have played host to a veritable ice cream renaissance. Of course there’s Molly Moon’s—one of their massive scoops on a homemade waffle cone is practically a rite of passage for incoming...
May 14, 2015
You start your day with a bowl of fruit: strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries. On the way to class, you grab an Asian pear....
May 6, 2015
When people hear that I’m interested in food writing, a predictable litany of questions tends to follow.
Taylor DeLavega • The Spec...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
April 16, 2015
September 2011 was full of wonder. I was a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed incoming freshman at the time, besotted with the new city I found at my feet, the promise of fledgling friendships, the maple trees that glowed titian under the early autumn sun—and above all, with Bon Appetit’s fall salad.
It was a thing of beauty. Crunchy romaine lettuce...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
February 19, 2015
Describe your favorite professor.
Don’t think about it too hard, just let the adjectives fly. How would you describe them to someone who had never met them before?
Were they funny, brilliant, and talented? If so, then statistics show that you’re more likely to be thinking of a man.
Caring, passionate, and sweet? Probably a woman.
A professor...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
January 26, 2015
Believe me, destitute college epicures: you don’t need pricey ingredients to cook like you give a damn. Tossing these six items into your cart every now and then—to the tune of, oh, three bucks a week—will elevate whatever comes out of your kitchen.
Coarse salt
About once a year, I buy a big box of kosher salt for five dollars. I’m willing ...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
November 20, 2014
Seattle’s new alcohol delivery service, Drizly, sounds almost too good to be true.
At the click of a button, any of hundreds of bottles—at grocery store prices!—can be yours, delivered in a flash from local liquor store Downtown Spirits. Other delivery services like Postmates cannot deliver alcohol under the state’s current liquor laws, so...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
November 13, 2014
Paseo, I hardly knew ye.
We were supposed to have a long, happy life together. I was already scouting out postgrad apartments within blocks of your glory. I’d often cursed the distance between us, hoping you’d open another location near campus. Preferably inside my apartment.
Your Caribbean roast sandwich made me feel more feelings than a...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
November 7, 2014
Thanksgiving may be weeks away, but it’s never too early to start preparing your stomach for the feast. Through the end of November, more than 50 Seattle restaurants will be serving up three-course lunches for $18 and dinners for $33. Dining Out Seattle, currently in its twelfth year, is a biannual opportunity to support local businesses.
Here...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
November 5, 2014
Ahh, November. When the excitement of a new quarter turns to soul-sucking drudgery, when ballet flats are swapped out for galoshes, when we all wait with bated breath to see if the country will regress by a few decades on Election Day. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, right?
Actually, though, November may be my favorite food month. Comfort...
October 30, 2014
We’ve seen Keira Knightley as a pirate, an aristocrat and a duchess. She’s been a soccer star, a beloved literary heroine,...
Caroline Ferguson, Author
October 30, 2014
Serrin Foster doesn’t exactly fit the stereotype of a pro-life advocate.
Her platform is irreligious. She rarely mentions “personhood” or “murder” or “life of the baby” in her arguments. In fact, she hardly focuses on the fetus in question at all. And Foster never mentions Roe v. Wade.
Oh, and she is an outspoken feminist.
Foster...
