Marination Ma Kai
Marination Ma Kai

• You want to sit outside with a beautiful view but don’t want to pay a lot of money: Marination Ma Kai (for extra fun, take the King County Water Taxi from downtown), 1660 Harbor Ave SW, 328-8226.

• Your parents, who love food but are not particularly adventurous, are coming to town and buying dinner: Palace Kitchen, 2030 Fifth Ave, 448-2001.

• Your parents, who love food and always want to try new flavors, are coming to town and buying dinner: Salare, 2404 NE 65th St, 556-2192.

Angela Garbes began her food writing career as a freelancer for The Stranger in 2006, joined the staff in 2014, and is now freelancing once again amid writing books; Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through...