This proved to be a rather eventful, and delightful, weekend; so a post is most certainly in order. Since food, and restaurants played a central role to the enjoyment, I shall devote some time to giving semi-detailed reviews of the entrées consumed and coffees imbibed. With Shih En visiting, Friday evening found us wandering around Pike Place, Belltown and downtown Seattle in general. Seattle has more ‘artisinal’ coffee places than anywhere else in the United States, and it was nice to finally enjoy a well-crafted, and presented latté — as opposed to the often poorly-steamed, and over-roasted substitutes I find myself drinking at Starbucks. No, I’m not a yuppie, I’m just a coffee snob now. Later in the evening, we stumbled upon an African (mostly Ethiopian) restaurant, Pan-Africa, which proved to be rather good, injera and all. The place had a strange early-70s vibe to it, based on my estimation and understanding of the styles and colors (no jokes, please) of that period — which comes from various movies, and of course, that ‘awesome’ TV show Quantum Leap. The evening concluded with a viewing of the interesting, if over-wrought, season premiere of Battlestar Galactica (and sweet, sweet desserts at that Capitol Hill institution, B&O Espresso). (more…)