It was one year ago that we were craving eastern European dumplings known as pelmeni, giving them a try at Café Yarmarka. The menu listed beef, pork, chicken, turkey and lamb options, but while we liked the many options, we found the pelmeni a little mushy and bland, and the sauce lacking in kick. We longed for the dumplings we'd eaten at Pel'Meni in Juneau, and wondered whether they were available in Bellingham. more ›

Still lamenting Seattle’s lack of quality xiao long bao, Seattlest picked up a copy of A World of Dumplings and decided we’d start making them on our own. (Refining the recipe will take time, so don’t hold your breath on a restaurant opening anytime soon.). While thumbing through the book, we stumbled upon a recipe for our old pal, pelmeni. more ›