Wow, I'm flying into SEA (Seattle
Tacoma International Airport). It's 9:30 at night and I have a two hour layover
before my next flight. I'll have a chance to try some great Washington seafood
paired with local Washington wine. I've been anxious to try some of the state's
fine wines, which are nearly impossible to find out of state.
WTF, all the restaurants close at
10:00 PM. Is this really an 'international' airport? Only the fast food places
remain open in the food court - the very same food court that was rated in the
top ten in the nation. (Some food courts must really be bad.) And furthermore,
all the seafood comes from somewhere else. The fish is from Alaska, although
flown in fresh each day by Alaska Air Cargo. The shrimp is from the sewers of
Bangkok and is frozen, so it arrives via container ship to the Port of Seattle.
Oh well, nice thought.
I was able to snatch two wine lists
before the restaurants closed. What a disappointment. One Washington wine on
each list, and the very same one I can find most everywhere in the US.
I'm sure the Washington Wine
Commission is not even aware that Washington wine is not served in our largest
airport. They hang out in Seattle and fly in and out without a layover.
These restaurants obviously don't
care about their food or wine. The Port of Seattle, which operates the airport doesn't
have a clue about wine, and the Washington Wine Commission is oblivious to f
the problem since they don't see it.
You see, there are still things to
be grumpy about!
