Seattle Foodies

Okay, the gauntlet has been thrown down. Reigning champion Ann Jun has returned from Camp 2007 to battle 33 other campers in the quest for foodie points. Like a Hogwarts school for would-be culinary witches and wizards, on top of super-saturating our brains, eyes, noses, and mouths with magical eats, points will be awarded daily for gastronomic achievement.

Daily challenges will receive prizes and, at the end of the week, the camper with the highest accumulated points will be memorialized with their name engraved on the giant camp trophy (under Ann’s name, of course). Besides glory, the winner will also receive: one night for six (three rooms) at the Andra Hotel (within two blocks of no less than five Tom Douglas restaurants), plus breakfast for six at Lola, lunch for six at Serious Pie, and (are you full, yet?) dinner for six at Dahlia Lounge. It’s what you’ve always feared: 6666, the number of the Feast.

Now for today’s daily challenge: shake and sniff. A row of large, silver shakers, packed with powders, lumps, or liquids. Go ahead. Give one a shake. Inhale deeply. Concentrate. You know it. Smells give you your most powerful memories. You just can’t remember the darn name for it. Close your eyes. Shake again. Sniff. Repeat. Don’t worry, there are only ten, and you have until 3:00 to identify them on your answer sheet…

P.S. Thanks to Chuck for the great picture of the trophy! (Can you tell he has a pro-style camera?)