Jay Friedman
Food and Travel [email] Jay Friedman, gastronaut, is one of the most intriguing and innovative food writers in Seattle. You may know him from Seattle Weekly’s "Sexy Feast" column (Jay is a unique combination of food writer and professional sex educator) or City Arts’ “Dish-Off," in which he challenged chefs to create meals based on songs. (Jay is also a former disc jockey!) He is also a regular contributor to the national Serious Eats blog, and is the co-editor/author of the Fearless Critic Seattle restaurant guide. Jay travels extensively and shares his hedonistic adventures in occasional “Passport to Pleasure” pieces. When not eating out or writing about it, he is most likely in the kitchen making kimchi, xiao long bao, or anything with offal. You can find most of Jay’s writing at his personal blog, Gastrolust.

This Banquet’s Gonna Bug You

30 Aug 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Passport to Pleasure: Afternoon on Alberni in Vancouver

25 Aug 2011 in Drinks, Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

Passport to Pleasure: Massage, Meat, and More in Portland

19 Aug 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

Passport to Pleasure: Onshore at Orcas (Part 2)

11 Aug 2011 in Food, News, Travel

Passport to Pleasure: Onshore at Orcas (Part 1)

06 Aug 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

Take a Far Drive to an Unforgettable Farm-to-Table Dinner

05 Aug 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

Passport to Pleasure: Happy Hours and Happy Times During a 1st Avenue Overnight at Downtown’s Hotel 1000

29 Jul 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

A Slimy Meal at Maneki with Bizarre Foods’ Andrew Zimmern

28 Jul 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Passport to Pleasure: See the Views and Enjoy Some Chews in Ballard

22 Jul 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Andrew Zimmern Bringing His Bizarre Food Beat to Seattle

22 Jul 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Today in Capitol Hill: Taylor Shellfish Shop’s Grand Opening

21 Jul 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Passport to Pleasure: Flying Kites and Exotic Bites in Wallingford

15 Jul 2011 in Eats, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Judgment Day at Guest Chef on the Waterfront

14 Jul 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Passport to Pleasure: Hungry Like the Wolf in Upper Queen Anne

08 Jul 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED, News, Restaurant

Born to Eat Bone Soup

06 Jul 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

No False Alarm: Paying Penance to the SPD

01 Jul 2011 in Crime, News, NEWS_FEATURED

Finding Sex, Food, and Inspiration in La Figa

28 Jun 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Oma Bap’s Bibimbap is So-So Bap

24 Jun 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Postcard from Portland: West Elm and Seattle

19 Jun 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Travel

Get Your Tickets for Guest Chef on the Waterfront

15 Jun 2011 in Drinks, Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Food Find: Jaipur Avenue Chai

10 Jun 2011 in Drinks, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Drink Whiskey at Dragonfish for Japan Relief

07 Jun 2011 in Drinks, Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Postcard from Paris, from a Food Writer’s Perspective

02 Jun 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

Binging on Brains in Brussels, Belgium

25 May 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Travel

Happy with Mr. Gyros, and Heading Overseas for More

18 May 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

TOSA’s Taiwanese Night Market Returns to UW on Saturday

16 May 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Food Find: VioVi Blood Orange Juice

13 May 2011 in Drinks, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Cheese and Chocolate Offer a Cheer-Up This Weekend

10 May 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Food Find: Drinking Chocolate from Christopher Elbow

06 May 2011 in Drinks, Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Robin Leventhal Dishes About Stopsky’s Delicatessen

02 May 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

A Chance to Double-Dip on Seattle Street Food

29 Apr 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Escape from Seattle: North to Vancouver (and Richmond) for the Best Chinese Food in North America

22 Apr 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

C’mon Baby, Do the Loco Moco…at Marination Station

22 Apr 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Some Tips for Seattle Restaurant Week

15 Apr 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Escape from Seattle: A Japanese Interlude in Vancouver

09 Apr 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

Food Find: Estancia Lucia’s Pumpkin in Syrup

05 Apr 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED

Escape from Seattle: Voracious in Vancouver

01 Apr 2011 in Eats, Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

…and Three (+) Pigs in Seattle

29 Mar 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant

Three Little Pigs Outside of Seattle…

26 Mar 2011 in Food, Restaurant, Travel

Note This Year’s James Beard Nominees

21 Mar 2011 in Restaurant

Spice, Sex, and Censorship

17 Mar 2011 in Eats, Food

Where’s Seattle’s Kung Pao Corned Beef?

15 Mar 2011 in Food, Restaurant

PICK-QUICK Opens in Auburn: The Start of an Empire?

07 Mar 2011 in Food, FOOD_FEATURED, Restaurant, Travel

Once Again, a Chance to Taste Washington

03 Mar 2011 in Eats, Food

From the Judges’ Table: Cochon 555 and Big Pig Pictures

21 Feb 2011 in Eats, Food

A Meaty and Much-Liked Meal at 5 Corner Market Bar & Kitchen

16 Feb 2011 in News

Sushi Kappo Tamura Is Simply Captivating

09 Feb 2011 in News

Pel’meni Finally Bringing Pelmeni to Seattle, Starting Friday

02 Feb 2011 in Food, Restaurant

The Pleasures and Perils of Pork

28 Jan 2011 in Eats, Food

Gimme a High 5 for National Pie Day

22 Jan 2011 in Food, Restaurant

Setsuko: Bringing Japanese Sweets to America

19 Jan 2011 in Food, Restaurant

Set Your Sights on Art of the Table

14 Jan 2011 in Food, Restaurant

Nose-to-Tail Time Again as Cochon 555 Returns to Seattle

10 Jan 2011 in Eats, Food

BuiltBurger Contributes to Seattle’s BurgerBoom

05 Jan 2011 in News

Year’s Strangest: Tasty Canned Sticky Rice at 101Yess

28 Dec 2010 in Restaurant

The Reveal of Revel and Its Urban Street Food in Fremont

17 Dec 2010 in Restaurant

Escape from Seattle: Vancouver Island’s Sooke Harbour House

12 Dec 2010 in Food, Travel

Sweet Celebrations at ART Restaurant and Lounge, Near SAM

07 Dec 2010 in Restaurant

Escape from Seattle: North of Victoria to the Cowichan Valley

03 Dec 2010 in Food, Travel

One Night, Two Debuts

02 Dec 2010 in Food

Escape from Seattle: A Voracious Journey to Victoria

23 Nov 2010 in Food, Restaurant, Travel

Prize-Winnin’ Blazin’ Flashover Bacon Burger at Kidd Valley

19 Nov 2010 in Restaurant

Chef’s Tasting Menu Further Proof That This is Not Your Father’s Canlis

17 Nov 2010 in Restaurant

Finding Food in Philadelphia (with Fondness for Joule)

11 Nov 2010 in Restaurant, Travel

Iron Chefs Galore at CIA’s Worlds of Flavor Conference

05 Nov 2010 in Eats, Food

Crazy for Crabs and Enchanted by Chutney at Flying Fish [Photo Gallery]

04 Nov 2010 in Restaurant

Fearless Critic Restaurant Guide Comes to Seattle

03 Nov 2010 in Food

Escape from Seattle: Sleeping Lady in Leavenworth

27 Oct 2010 in Food, Travel

Lamb Jam Celebrates Lamb with Twenty-One Dishes and More

25 Oct 2010 in Food

Trellis Chef Brian Scheehser Inspires at the Celebrity Chef Dinner

19 Oct 2010 in Bar

Escape from Seattle: A Quick Waltz through the Wenatchee Valley

13 Oct 2010 in Food, Travel

Write It 100 Times: Blackboard Bistro Has Good Food

08 Oct 2010 in Restaurant

Escape from Seattle: Chilling at SageCliffe’s Cave B Inn

06 Oct 2010 in Food, Travel

Something I Ate: Seafood with Sauces

01 Oct 2010 in Eats

Escape from Seattle: Finding Food in the Yakima Valley [Photo Gallery]

28 Sep 2010 in Food, Travel

Something I Ate: Fast Avocado Soup

24 Sep 2010 in Eats

Escape from Seattle: Food Picks in Portland

22 Sep 2010 in Food, Restaurant, Travel

Something I Ate: "Girl Noodles"

17 Sep 2010 in Food

Something I Ate: “Girl Noodles”

17 Sep 2010 in News

Something I Ate: Yakisoba

10 Sep 2010 in Food

Something I Ate: Hiyashi Udon with a Special Egg

03 Sep 2010 in Eats

Upcoming Urban Picnic Packs a Stellar Chef Line-Up

01 Sep 2010 in Food

Something I Ate: Sous Vide Pork Chops

27 Aug 2010 in Food

Local Writer Lorna Yee Dishes on the Seattle Food Scene

24 Aug 2010 in Food

Something I Ate: Peaches, Two Ways

20 Aug 2010 in Food

Outstanding in the Field Coming to Bainbridge Island

19 Aug 2010 in Food

Escape from Seattle: Whistler for the Calorie Lover (Part 2)

16 Aug 2010 in Food, Travel

Something I Ate: Ma Po Dou Fu

13 Aug 2010 in Food

Ninniku Fries for Japanese Heritage Night at Safeco

10 Aug 2010 in Food

Escape from Seattle: Whistler for the Calorie Lover (Part 1)

04 Aug 2010 in Food, Travel