LIST: Where, what to eat in Seattle

SEATTLE, USA — “Emerald City,” “Rainy City,” “Jet City” — Seattle comes in many nicknames (including “Sleepless,” thanks to the movie). 

But for Show Me Seattle tour guide James Gindle, “Seattle is known for the seafood.”

“It's the best stuff in the world out there,” he assured Philstar.com, other media and Philippine Airlines executives during a recent city tour.

“For the United States, about 30% of the seafood for the whole country comes through Seattle,” he said, recommending their “miracle food” like salmon and halibut. 

For a gastronomic adventure, take your taste buds on a journey with this quick food guide of Seattle – from in-flight to local delights! 

The Philippines’ flag carrier airlines, Philippine Airlines (PAL), offers “a diverse tapestry of Western and Asian flavors catering to unique palates” in its business class flights for the Manila to Seattle, and vice versa, route.

PAL flies thrice weekly to and from Manila and Seattle, every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

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PAL Vice President for Sales Salvador Britanico Jr., in an interview with Philstar.com and other press in Westin, Seattle, said PAL aims to elevate passengers’ in-flight experience by serving Filipino food in  partnership with Filipino brands, such as Tanduay for the in-flight cocktails and Carmen’s Best for ice cream.

“Explore the beauty and diversity of the Philippines with a collection of finely crafted cocktails, each designed to encapsulate the essence of Philippine destinations,” PAL’s business class beverages menu says of the company’s partnership with Tanduay Rum in re-imagining top Philippine destinations into cocktails like:

PAL Executive Vice President and General Counsel Atty. Carlos Luis Fernandez later told Philstar.com that airlines follow different cultures in determining the time zone for serving food in-fight, and for PAL, the culture is based on Philippine eating times for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. As such, the schedule for serving meals for the 11-to-12-hour Manila-Seattle flight is Hot