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- People always ask me
what my favorite Chinese

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restaurant is in Seattle.

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And the answer is always
it depends on your mood.

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But if you're in Chinatown
International District,

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check out
Diamond Bay Restaurant.

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Diamond Bay specializes
in Cantonese cuisine,

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which you might associate
with Hong

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Kong, and dim sum,
which we're having today.

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We have here, for example,

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the shrimp dumplings
and the soup dumplings.

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We have egg tart

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and these beautiful
little carrots

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that are wrapped
in delicate pastries.

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What's very famous
in Cantonese cuisine

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are the roasted meats, like

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this beautiful roasted pig
and some clay pots,

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which is one of their
specialty is here.

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Enough talking.

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It's time to eat.

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[♪♪]

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So good.

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Those who know me know that

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I love oysters, especially
from Washington waters.

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And one of the best places
to belly up to

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the oyster
bar is right here

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in Ballard at The
Walrus and the Carpenter.

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Since 2010, Walrus and

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Carpenter has been
the place to be in Ballard.

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This place is owned by

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James Beard, Award winning
chef Renee Erickson.

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We have her and her crew
to thank for bringing

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fabulous oysters
to the Seattle scene.

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On the menu
today are the Sapphire,

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Bay Water Sweets, Cairns,
Pickering and Cliff Point.

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These are Pliny,
they're cold.

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You have to have them cold

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hit them
with a little bit of citrus

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and it's perfect.

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Sorry
for slipping on camera,

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but it's a necessity.

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And these are fabulous.

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Come here
and belly up to the bar.

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[♪♪]

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And Pike Place

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Market is a treasure
trove of good food.

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And one spot
that's been building

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a great following is
Hellenic Culture Creamery.

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Right here is where
all the magic happens.

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This is not ice cream.

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It is most definitely not
frozen yogurt.

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It's called culture gelato.

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And what makes

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clinica different
is that they use

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Greek cultures like they do
in yogurt to culture.

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The milks
to develop those flavors.

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And then they add other
flavorings to make London

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fog or lemon curd
or Marion Barry.

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Then my personal favorite
is they ube coconut,

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which is purple
yam and coconut.

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It's not too sweet.

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And because it's culture
gelato

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and the way
that they make it,

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it has less
fat and less air.

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So it's like,
good for you, right?

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I'm sticking with that.

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When you're talking about

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can't miss food
spots in Seattle,

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you got to hit up
our hometown favorite,

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Dick's Drive-In.

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[♪♪]

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This Seattle institution
started here

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in Wallingford back in 1954
by a man named Dick

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speedy and friends.

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They wanted to focus
on fast service

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and affordable prices.

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Back then, a burger
set you back $0.19.

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The prices have gone up
since then, but what

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hasn't changed is the care
they put into their food.

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Their fries are hand-cut,

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their milkshakes
are hand-dipped,

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and they're hamburger meat,

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all from Washington is
fresh and never frozen.

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I'd like a cheeseburger,
fries.

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And when I moved to Seattle

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in 2000,
I lived a block away

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from my Dick's Drive-In.

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So I had Dick's Burgers
all the time,

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and sometimes it was just
the fries.

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It's a simple burger,

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but delicious, and it's the
perfect bite of Seattle.

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Foodies are
always looking for the hot

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new places, but sometimes
you need something quieter.

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Here on Capitol Hill,

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you'll find fine dining
without stuffiness

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at Lark.

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Lark has been around

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since 2003,
and it's been one

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of my favorite restaurants
ever since.

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James Beard Award winning
chef Jon Sundstrom has been

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a huge advocate for local
seasonal ingredients.

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He's taught me so much

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about sustainability
and celebrating farmers.

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For today's menu, we've got
Weathervane scallops,

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wild meadow pea stew
and wild Mizuna.

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I cannot wait to dig in.

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This is our region
in a bite.

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Well, I hope you've enjoyed

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this tour
of Seattle restaurants.

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Whether you're a local
or from out of town,

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we've got something
for everybody.

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Cheers to you.

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[♪♪]