Sunday, 7/26/2010

Not a dull moment around the Ackers house. Our friends Thad and Shannon are here for a brief visit from the Washington D.C. area. They met us at our house around 12:30pm. After a quick visit at the house, we jumped in the car and went downtown for a food tour. Ben researched our food tour options and decided on Savor Seattle Food Tours. We took the two hour Pike Place Market food and cultural tour and really enjoyed ourselves. We learned about Seattle, specifically Pike Place Market, and tasted food from 9 different merchants in the market.

We had:
Jicama Summer Rolls @ Thoa's Restaurant and Lounge
Cinnamon Sugar Donuts @ Daily Dozen Donuts
Smoked Salmon @ Pike Place Fish
Peaches & Bing Cherries @ Frank's Produce
Clam and Corn & Chicken and Seafood Bisque @ Pike Place Chowder
Pierogies @ Cafe Yarmarka
Cookies @ Cinnamon Works

Flagship Cheese and Mac & Cheese @ Beecher's Handmade Cheese

Crab Cakes @ Etta's Seafood Restaurant

We definitely ate things we would never had ordered on our own, but enjoyed everything. It was well worth our time and money to go. Katie rode in the Ergo Baby backpack the entire time. She snacked on the bites we were willing to share with her;) After the tour, we walked to the Icon Grill where we had drinks and shared a plate of fried macaroni and cheese. There was no need for dinner after all of that food. We finished the day with drinks and cookies at home.

Here are some of the photos taken during Thad & Shannon's visit: http://www.ackersphotography.com/Friends/Thad-Shannon-Visit-2010/13104967_k3gRK#950124774_2PbEM