Food & Culture
This New Snack Shack at Golden Gardens Sells More than Your Standard Beachside Fare
Time to try a new kind of beach picnic
By Chelsea Lin August 1, 2018
This article originally appeared in the August 2018 issue of Seattle Magazine.
This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe.
When Miri Plowman and Gabe Skoda went on their first date to Golden Gardens in 2014—an unusual choice for January, but a good time to enjoy oysters alfresco—they never could have guessed that four years later they’d be running the public waterfront park’s only concession stand.
But that’s just what transpired in May, when, after submitting the winning proposal to the city, they opened Miri’s Snack Shack in the small space attached to the bathhouse. Plowman has years of experience in the hospitality industry; Skoda was chef de cuisine for Jason Wilson at Crush.
For the past couple of years, Plowman and Skoda have been running a farmers market stand dedicated to tiny, yeasted Dutch pancakes called poffertjes. The delicate puffs have a home at the beachside spot (though the couple plans to continue at the farmers markets as well), with sweet toppings that include butter and powdered sugar ($6), and berries and whipped cream ($10).
There are also to-go picnic platters ($12), acai bowls ($9), house-made Israeli street food such as kebabs ($11), and even paletas (tropical frozen pops) and bags of chips.
It’s an eclectic mix: “It’s hard to be everything to everybody, but frankly that’s what we’re shooting for,” Plowman says.
Ballard, 8498 Seaview Place NW.
Join The Must List
Sign up and get Seattle's best events delivered to your inbox every week.
Follow Us
Seattle Restaurant Week kicks off
Expect a broader range of dishes at several different prices
At times referred to as “Restaurant Weak” for menus limited in scope and portion size, Restaurant Week is coming of age after 20 years. In the beginning of what would become Restaurant Week, chefs and restaurateurs often compromised on portion size and sometimes quality. Chef and restaurateur Brian Clevenger, who owns General Harvest Restaurants (Vendemia,…
Fish Feast
Take part in an Italian-American tradition while enjoying Seattle's fantastic seafood
Consider Paju’s fried rice a seafood dish thanks to the addition of squid ink. The catfish sandwich at Matt’s in the Market has been a menu mainstay for years.Is it a hush puppy or a crab dish? At Emerald City Fish & Chips, it’s both.
The Best Of Seattle’s Classic Dishes
From salmon to teriyaki to the famous Seattle Dog
Seattle is known for many things, and some of them are not great. We’re looking at you, drizzling mist. Thanks a heap for the rainy reputation. Thankfully, when it comes to food, this great Pacific Northwest city has quite an edible bounty to call our own. From seafood caught in local waters to iconic hot dogs eaten…
