Tastemade Seattle treats Kelly to a tasty burger

Though the passes through the Cascades are problematic this time of year, some of us are still drawn west. To Seattle, mostly, where it's always fun to find new places to eat. The one person I lean on when it comes to the best Seattle eats is Leslie Kelly, my friend and former colleague at The Spokesman-Review.

Leslie has held a number of different food- and wine-related gigs in Spokane, Memphis and Seattle And her latest involves Tastemade, a site (and mobile app) that attempts to clue foodies (and the rest of us) in to what is gastronomically adventurous (and tasty) around a number of U.S. cities.

Click here to check out Leslie's look at Zippy's Giant Burgers in Seattle's Georgetown district, a mostly industrial area that Wikipedia tells us though "surrounded on all sides by industry and major transportation corridors, Georgetown retains a good number of residences and businesses."

Leslie produced the video, part of what her new job is. So if you have any suggestions about places she should investigate, let her know through the Tastemade Seattle Facebook site. Or just go on the site and check out places you should investigate yourself.

I definitely plan to.