CALAMARI HELP?

 Elliots gets my vote for the best calamari in the area.  It's always
 lightly breaded, crisp, and fresh.   Mmmm, I'm hungry.

 Someone wrote:

 >My boyfriend is a calamari freak.
 >Where have you had the best? So far his favorite was a Serafina's although
 >the place is quite pretencious. (sp?)

 The best I've ever had was from Salah a Lago (sp) near Green Lake.
 Absolutely the best.  NOT deep fried!

 MC

 Someone wrote:
 >TWO QUESTIONS:
 >
 >My boyfriend is a calamari freak.
 >Where have you had the best? So far his favorite was a Serafina's although
 >the place is quite pretencious. (sp?)
 >
 >Second:
 >Any directions for a good recipie to make at home for someone who has
 >never eaten the stuff but would like to prepare it for someone else?
 >
 >Thanks
 >
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 Someone wrote:

 >TWO QUESTIONS:
 >My boyfriend is a calamari freak.
 >Where have you had the best? So far his favorite was a Serafina's although
 >the place is quite pretencious. (sp?)

 Adriatica, on Dexter Avenue, has a well-regarded calamari appetizer,
 and I like the calamari appetizer at Yanni's, near N. 75th and
 Greenwood.  My all-time favorite, though, requires a 3-hour
 drive down to the Ark, on the Long Beach peninsula, for their
 awesome calamari Dijonnaise.  Your boyfriend might consider
 Adriatica and the Ark a touch pretentious, but that's his problem.

 >Second:
 >Any directions for a good recipie to make at home for someone who has
 >never eaten the stuff but would like to prepare it for someone else?

 Go see if anyone has posted a calamari recipe on rec.food.recipes.
 Pick up a good book on mediterranean cooking, especially Spanish,
 Catalan, Italian, or Greek cuisine.

 In article , graces**@seanet.com
 writes:

 >Subject:   CALAMARI HELP?
 From: graces**@seanet.com
 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 1997
 >11:17:58 -0800

 TWO QUESTIONS:

 My boyfriend is a calamari freak.
 Where have
 >you had the best? So far his favorite was a Serafina's although
 the place is
 >quite pretencious. (sp?)

 my vote goes to the dish from Etta's. I swear that if each piece wasn't held
 down by its own anchor, it would float away! And the garlic horseradish sauce
 is,,,,,, well, superior.

 On a sad note, I would remember that none of us here has again mentioned
 Adriatica. In its day, the thought of sitting on the deck off the bar, with a
 shared order of Calimari and Caesars Salad, along with a lusty bottle of red,
 would send sighs of love, long lost into our heads. So much for the view.
 Destroyed in making our Seattle so much the more liveable. As for the food,
 just how many times can you change chefs and owners without losing all in the
 translation. So, I will turn East, hoist my glass towards John Sarich, and
 say---thanks for the memories John.

 alan

 I personally like the Brooklyn for Calamari.  It's on 3rd and...
 Union I think.

 - Greg

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 Greg Sumner
 Seattle, WA
 [email removed]
 Someone wrote:
 >TWO QUESTIONS:
 >
 >My boyfriend is a calamari freak.
 >Where have you had the best? So far his favorite was a Serafina's although
 >the place is quite pretencious. (sp?)
 >
 >Second:
 >Any directions for a good recipie to make at home for someone who has
 >never eaten the stuff but would like to prepare it for someone else?
 >
 >Thanks
 >
 >--
 >
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 >remove the anti-junkfood ** to reply
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