Food & Drink Nov 20, 2013 at 4:00 am

Good-Bye, Seattle

I Will Miss You and Your Most Delicious Food

Megan Seling
Zayda Buddy’s breakfast pizza, Cupcake Royale’s Deathcake, Rachel’s Ginger Beer, Full Tilt’s fine work (sadly on the floor). ice cream & RGB photos by Kelly O
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We're going to miss the HELL out of you, dear amazing astonishing marvelous Megan Seling. Very best wishes in TN!
Estey on November 20, 2013 at 9:43 AM Report this
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You can't miss Seattle as much as Seattle will miss you.
Bugnroolet on November 20, 2013 at 9:56 AM Report this
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Born-and-raised Nashvillian here that's lived in Seattle the past few years.

Trust me, you'll find some Nashville favorites. And, for Christ's sakes, eat the hell out of some hot chicken for me. Kthxbye!
on November 20, 2013 at 10:01 AM Report this
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You were always my favorite movie reviewer even though the reviews were rare.
on November 20, 2013 at 10:01 AM Report this
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Idiot.
ishf on November 20, 2013 at 10:03 AM Report this
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Nice, I'm moving to Nashville this summer. See ya at the honky tonks.
the duster on November 20, 2013 at 10:06 AM Report this
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1. Where ya'll from?
2. What church do you go to?

...just thought you should get in some practice answering Nashvillians two, favorite questions.

If you're brave enough to venture outside of Tennessee's lone blue county (Davidson), take the back roads instead of the highways...

...and have fun, kiddo.
on November 20, 2013 at 10:06 AM Report this
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Good luck in Nashville Megan. I'll miss your posting on the NHL, particularly since nobody else at the Stranger seems to have an interest in doing it:(.
neo-realist on November 20, 2013 at 10:07 AM Report this
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Side note, The Wild Cow in Nashville has awesome vegan food.
the duster on November 20, 2013 at 10:07 AM Report this
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Megan, as my farewell gift to you, in gratitude for all the food porn you've dangled before my eyes and the cookbook you gave the world, I offer you this internet facsimile of General Foods' 1959 Animal Cut-Up Cakes, featuring Baker's Angel Flake Coconut. You can enlarge the individual page images almost to blurry legibility.

More here on another site.

It's a retro blast. Somewhere among all my family's accumulated junk is an actual copy of this. I'll keep an eye out.

Best wishes to you and your husband, and thanks again.
rob! on November 20, 2013 at 10:09 AM Report this
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I'm already mourning the impending total collapse of Slog's hockey coverage. Nevertheless, all the best (and even better!) to you.
Puty on November 20, 2013 at 10:10 AM Report this
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Painfully not vegan, but maybe check out Prince's Hot Chicken. Doesn't get more Nashville than that. Don't forget to write home.
rtm on November 20, 2013 at 10:12 AM Report this
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That Nutter Butter might be the most delicious thing in Seattle.

Good luck, Megan.
lopes on November 20, 2013 at 10:15 AM Report this
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We will miss you too Megan. Who is going to pick up the Hockey slack when you're gone? Those other assholes at The Stranger probably don't know icing from offside. You need to be a guest columnist occasionally, just to let us know what's up in Nashville. If you don't promise to do that, we won't let you leave. Ha! So there.
SeattleKim on November 20, 2013 at 10:17 AM Report this
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I wish you the best of luck Megan although I'm so sorry to see you go. So, so sorry. You'll be greatly missed.
Pridge Wessea on November 20, 2013 at 10:46 AM Report this
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Hi Megan--welcome!

You will find the hot dog you need (or "not dog" as I prefer) at Cori's Dog House. Order "The Seattle."

As for the rest, it will be tough, but there are quite a few of us here who can guide you along the way.
lesleyeats on November 20, 2013 at 10:59 AM Report this
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Hi Megan--welcome!

You will find the hot dog you need (or "not dog" as I prefer) at Cori's Dog House. Order "The Seattle."

As for the rest, it will be tough, but there are quite a few of us here who can guide you along the way.
lesleyeats on November 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM Report this
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Have fun watching Kane score on Nashville over and over and over again
marxiano on November 20, 2013 at 11:00 AM Report this
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Megan, the city's going to be a worse place without you. Remember, if Nashville doesn't live up to your dreams, we will welcome you back with silently judging open arms and a shitload of ginger beer.
Jessica on November 20, 2013 at 11:03 AM Report this
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There's no Arnold's in Seattle. A goddamn national treasure, Arnold's is. Nashville is a great city with an amazing music scene and you will LOVE it. Bon Voyage!
hillpagan on November 20, 2013 at 11:05 AM Report this
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You'll be missed, Megan :( I still remember reading that amazing story you wrote about Martha Stewart cookies. Best wishes!
Gloria on November 20, 2013 at 11:35 AM Report this
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Happy trails to you, Megan, it's been a blast reading you!

despicable me on November 20, 2013 at 11:47 AM Report this
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@16 I ate at Cori's on Saturday after the Vandy football game, so good!
the duster on November 20, 2013 at 12:00 PM Report this
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Shame to see Megan go, but I think it's only right that she do her part to make Nashville an even more awesome place than it apparently already is.

I also think it's only fitting that Megan move to Nashville, considering the striking similarities between her and another Nashville resident, Carrie Underwood, and I'm not talking anything musical. Consider...

Megan Seling: Nashville Predators fan. Carrie Underwood: Married to a Nashville Predator.

Megan Seling: Vegan. Carrie Underwood: Vegan.

Ah, the information I somehow store in my brain.
cressona on November 20, 2013 at 12:52 PM Report this
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It seems like an odd choice for someone with such an aversion to Mars Hill to move to a part of the country which might as well be a gigantic Mars Hill theme park. I wish you luck though. Your Twitter feed is pretty hilarious. I hope the baby giraffe at Woodland Park is cool with you moving.
Gern Blanston on November 20, 2013 at 1:13 PM Report this
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Rachel's Ginger Beer now delivers nationwide! At $66 and up for four 32-ounce growlettes, it ain't cheap (ships in a refrigerated box), but still, hot damn!
Kalakalot on November 20, 2013 at 2:20 PM Report this
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@27 AHHH!! Kalakalot, you just made my day! I bet I can get another Nashville friend to go in on an order to make it a little cheaper.

And everyone else: <3 HOLY SHIT, YOU'RE THE NICEST PEOPLE.
Megan Seling on November 20, 2013 at 3:44 PM Stranger Staff
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wow. good catch Nashville. you son's of bitches.
kellyllek on November 20, 2013 at 4:27 PM Report this
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So now The Stranger has ZERO staff that are actully from the North West.
Cascadian Bacon on November 20, 2013 at 4:57 PM Report this
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your depression article was one of the better anecdotal pieces i've seen printed in the stranger, in my 11 years here.

i've enjoyed agreeing with you on jawbreaker and hot water music, and disagreeing with you on against me!'s evolution and the red hot chili peppers.

i never got to know you when i worked upstairs at the paper, but i appreciated your work. best of luck down south.
34x42 on November 20, 2013 at 5:03 PM Report this
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I'm super happy for you but sad for me as a reader. So there.
TomJohnsonJr on November 20, 2013 at 6:14 PM Report this
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Megan - I will miss your columns! Best of luck! I hear Nashville is a beautiful town!
pat L on November 20, 2013 at 6:49 PM Report this
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Than Brothers? Seriously?
on November 20, 2013 at 9:06 PM Report this
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the only journalist in Seattle that cares about hockey.
cb on November 20, 2013 at 11:23 PM Report this
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Be sure to check out Cooper and the Jam in Nashville. She's from Oregon, and they're a great blue-eyed soul band.
on November 21, 2013 at 12:12 PM Report this
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Miss you already Megan!!!

Now make Tennessee BLUE!!!!
Cato the Younger Younger on November 21, 2013 at 1:16 PM Report this
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@25,

Considering how much Megan loves conventional baked goods and ice cream, I'm guessing that she's not a vegan.
keshmeshi on November 21, 2013 at 3:04 PM Report this
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Is there an opening for Stranger hockey editor? I loved seeing those updates from you. Californication was the only CD in Africa when we visited. RHCP are not good, but that one is timely.

There seems to be no seafood your list, which probably is an allergy or aversion, but Walrus & Carpenter is the best restaurant in the city and has great drinks (although Bathtub Gin is great too), and Jack's or Pike St Fish Fry has the best fish and chips in Seattle. Pike St Chowder has pretty amazing scallop chowder. Jhahjay's Pad Kee Mao is as good as Bangkok. etc, etc, etc
biffp on November 21, 2013 at 5:42 PM Report this
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....who is this?
on November 21, 2013 at 5:56 PM Report this
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All the very best in Nashville, Megan! You will be deeply missed!

And... YEAH--like what @37 suggests---can you make Tennessee BLUE?
auntie grizelda on November 21, 2013 at 6:03 PM Report this
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Yes, the Martha Stewart Cookie-Recipe-a-Day piece was gold. I think of you every Christmas. You're gonna be missed!
Richard G in PDX on November 21, 2013 at 9:40 PM Report this
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It is with a heavy heart that I must report that today is Megan's last day at the paper. Thanks, everybody, for all the (completely deserved) kind words for her—let's heap some more on and make her cry (I know I'm going to).

Also! More Megan appreciation/stories over here:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/whats…

SIGH.
Bethany Jean Clement on November 22, 2013 at 7:59 AM Stranger Staff
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Good-bye Megan...snurf....the Stranger will be much less strange without you. You'll be back...YOU'LL BE BACK !
gttrgst on November 22, 2013 at 8:25 AM Report this
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Megan, your article "The Long Winter" is still an inspiration to me, as melancholy as it is. It's a beautiful piece of writing, and I share it whenever I can. You'll be missed.

Paul
CycleNinja on November 22, 2013 at 10:26 AM Report this
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Reading this made me a little weepy. I hope you continue to write about bands for us.
Mike Force on November 22, 2013 at 11:19 AM Report this
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As a Texan living in the tiny burg of Puyallup, I can tell you...you are going to love it. The people are friendly, the food is good. How I miss my homeland. No, I don't hate Washington, but it will never, ever be home.
mschrief on November 22, 2013 at 2:06 PM Report this
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Memphis kicks Nashvilles white washed country and touristy Broadways ass. (Former Seattlite) You'll be back.
Driftwoodlizard on November 23, 2013 at 8:33 AM Report this
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I'm from Nashville, Megan, and in 1972 when I left it, I swore I'd never return. I caught the proverbial first train out as soon as I was old enough to do so (proverbial because there's no passenger train service to Nashville and there hasn't been since the 60s). The people there were very set in their ways and pretty much pathologically conservative. But, age has told me, everything changes, and I hear now that it's a pretty cool place. And of course, I did return on a few occasions several years after 1972 for the holidays and such when the bitterness had worn off.

Best wishes, Megan. And always. You're still going to have to deal with a lot of Republicans though. I know you can handle it.
Bauhaus I on November 23, 2013 at 2:39 PM Report this
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I love Monells, Arnolds, I dream of weenie, the music, Percey Warner Park, Sunshine, Thunderstorms, being able to see the moon and stars at night. And, oh yeah, fireflies.
boses on November 26, 2013 at 2:49 PM Report this
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Dang, still can't believe you are really heading out to Nashville. I am so already missing your writing! Do you plan to write for some incredibly-lucky-to-have-you local rag in Nashville? I hope so! You have been such a huge part of so many cool things in town and at the Stranger, I was especially fond of your underage column and your championing of the Vera Project.
Bon Voyage, keep in touch, Nashville is way too lucky.
evilicious on November 30, 2013 at 1:54 PM Report this
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Uhh, there's this scallion-infused fried tofu I've been unable to find anywhere but Seattle....
Gerald Fnord on December 5, 2013 at 4:45 PM Report this
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I wish you the best of luck Megan although I'm so sorry to see you go. So, so sorry. You'll be greatly missed.
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