It’s that special time of year again, when thousands of writers descend upon a host city for panels, off-site readings, and general rumpus for the AWP conference. This year, the festivities are in Seattle, one of two US cities to be dubbed a UNESCO City of Literature. We’ve already recommended how to spend a literary long weekend in Seattle—replete with bookstores, writer-frequented watering holes, and the ghost of Alice B. Toklas. To top that off, we asked some of our favorite Seattle-area authors for their favorite places to eat, drink, and visit in the Emerald City. There’s more here than can probably be accomplished in 72 hours, but it wouldn’t hurt to try!
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Courtesy of Karachi Cowboys
Sonora Jha (The Laughter) recommends:
EAT: Karachi Cowboys, 1517 12th Avenue #100
Pakistani/Indian soul food meets Texas BBQ in this pop-up on Capitol Hill. Chef Nasir Zubair serves up the mouthwatering tastes of his father’s Pakistani home cooking and his African American maternal grandparents’ Sunday cuisine. I recommend the Aaloo Slider as a snack, the Kheema or Kofta for dinner, and the Sevaya Kheer for dessert.
DRINK: Taste of India, 5517 Roosevelt Way NE
You can’t go wrong with just about any coffee shop in Seattle, but if you’re like me, surely you’re craving a good cup of afternoon tea? And surely your favorite kind of tea is Indian masala chai? Head to Taste of India on Roosevelt Avenue, where they will give you endless chai refills to go with your samosa and pakora or anything at all. And when I say endless, I mean you will have to beg them to stop plying your cup with that delicious stuff.
VISIT: Columbia City and Queen Anne neighborhoods
Go walk around one of Seattle’s distinct neighborhoods. I describe some of them in detail in my new novel, The Laughter. Walk around Columbia City in South Seattle or catch the spectacular view of Mount Rainier and the downtown sweep from Kerry Park up on Queen Anne Hill. Both…
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