my new favorite restaurant

i could eat sushi 7 days a week. i love it. which is odd, because i didn't eat fish until i was in my late 20s and didn't eat raw fish until several years later. my local sushi restaurant shut down a few weeks ago. steve and i were their best customers. we ate there sometimes twice a week. i'd been going through withdrawals. until kotta! we went to kotta sushi in frisco friday night to celebrate our new house purchase. it was awesome! we sat at the sushi bar. the sushi chef was phenomenal. he really took care of us. the fish was beyond fresh and the service fabulous. the owner even greeted us and chatted for awhile.
and, knowing i was heading back to seattle and not going to have sushi for awhile (at least at my local spot), we ate at kotta again sunday night. it was event better! you must try it if you're in the area. our favorite roll.... the sakura.

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we're eating here tonight. i hear it's phenomenal. and one of the best restaurants in seattle. my sister-in-law and her husband are in town. good company, good food always makes for a good night.

The Pineapple Grill

I love food. There's people who eat to live and people who live to eat. I'm a live to eat gal. As soon as I finish one meal, I'm thinking about my next.

Last week on vacation I ate at one of my favorite restaurants, The Pineapple Grill, in Kapalua, Maui. (And let's take a moment to enjoy the beautiful music on their website. It's Jamie Lawrence. Awesome) This is the view from their dining room.

Not only are the views wonderful, but so is their service. It's impeccable, but still relaxed and friendly.

My husband and I first ate there February 16, 2007, after we did this in Lahaina.


I had pan seared miso marinated king salmon, over chilled soba noodles, crisp vegetables with a citrus ponzu sauce.I had it again last week. It's seriously my favorite meal. This time I dined with my mother and sister. It was a girls' week. We followed it up with their signature dessert, pineapple upside down cake with Roselani gourmet macadamia nut ice cream. It's topped with dark rum sauce and toasted coconut.

They actually post the recipe for this dessert on their website. I plan to make it. It's to-die-for.

(View and dessert photos via restaurant website)