tom douglas comes to the office
i’ve been slack in making grandma’s cookies because i have a plan: i’m going bake them this week for a christmas gathering hosted by another hollenbach grandkid. i thought it would be a nice treat to have on hand. i’ll probably post about it this weekend.
in the meantime: i met tom douglas!!
yes, the man that potmandu insulted unknowingly at his restaurant. the man who owns a number of restaurants in seattle (two of which are featured on eater.com as must eat restaurants: Brave Horse Tavern and Serious Pie) and may have single-handedly created the worlds most perfect coconut cream pie.
sadly, i’ve not had said coconut cream pie but a colleague of mine gets one every year for his birthday. which speaks volumes to the quality, since he rarely eats sweeets. but that’s not all: his wife is gluten- and dairy-free and this is her single exception.
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