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Thai posts on Food in Mouth

The long goodbye is always the hardest. And while school happens and time passes, we still have to find ways to pass the time, and to fill our bellies. One thing that I know for sure, no other city in America will have the variety in Thai cuisine or the number of choices for northern Thai just a bus ride away from home. Even though Chiang Mai in Red Hook is still seeking a permanent home, it seems to have already hit its stride...

Seattle posts on Food in Mouth

Oh look, one more Seattle food post. This one sort of has ties to New York though. Salumi is a tiny little sandwich shop that's owned by Armandino Batali, the father of Mario Batali. See! This is relevant. Around lunch time, this place is packed. The line was out the door when we visited. Everyone seemed pretty patient about being in line for the goods, and it turned out that they had every right to be. It helped that someone came by with a taste of spicy sopressata for those of us in line. That's good business practice that more places should try to emulate. You reduce the hit that people feel when they're waiting in line. It's like why I don't understand food trucks in New York City don't try to make the customer experience better when it's raining in NYC. Social media is...