Ken Jennings is a smart dude — he’s the guy who won all those times on Jeopardy! and didn’t have to cheat or sleep with Alex Trebek to do it. So, when he makes a list of the 5 best places in Seattle for bread pudding and one of them is right smack dab in your neighborhood, you should take note:
2. The Kingfish Cafe. We’re crazy about this family-run soul food place on the back of Capitol Hill. They rotate bread pudding in with a bunch of other desserts, but whatever you order, the serving is guaranteed to be the size of your head. Like the pineapple upside-down cake we ordered last time we were there. Or, even better, the maple-pecan bread pudding with whiskey-bourbon sauce we had when Mindy’s folks were in town a while back. Always nice to get the in-laws loaded when they visit. Be in line when Kingfish opens or be prepared to wait, though; they don’t take reservations.
I’m with the genius on this one. K likes the massive mound of strawberry shortcake (which recently underwent a redesign which K should write about, hmm, K?) but I much prefer to stuff my gut with Kingfish’s gooey bread pudding. Still, Jennings ain’t a total genius — bread pudding in June, smart guy? I’ll have to teach you a little bit about seasonality. Where’s your ice cream list, genius?
Interesting. Volunteer Park Cafe has a chocolate bread pudding that I would think is the best in town. He should check it out.