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Seattle, Part One

Seattle did nothing to cast away its stereotype as the country's wettest city earlier this week. I traveled north from our Dwell headquarters in San Francisco to visit a house that will be featured in an upcoming issue and to get a taste of what the city has to offer. Here's part one of what I discovered.

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Before I left San Francisco, I solicited advice from my colleagues for must-go places in Seattle. Our photo editor, Amy Silberman, could not say enough good things about Cafe Besalu in Ballard so I made it my first stop.

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written by:
Miyoko Ohtake
photos by:
Miyoko Ohtake
October 27, 2010

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