Adventurous eaters celebrated Saint Gratus, patron saint of entomophobia (insect fear), with a bug banquet by The Bug Chef, David George Gordon, at CafAc Racer last night.The four-course meal featured grasshopper kabobs, a cricket-and-pasta salad, bug juice and other exotic treats. Gordon, the Bug Chef, is the author of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook and dad to Seattle Weekly music writer Julia Mullen Gordon. You have to wonder what their family dinners are like.Photos by Emma McGraw.Published on September 8, 2011
Chad Marsh and Kalyani tantalize their taste buds with gourmet bugs.
Chris Rodgers digs in!
Kate and Jim Utin have an adventurous dinner together.
Ebrahim enjoys his summer salad.
Melany Vorass takes a bite of the mealworm pate.
David Gorden singes the hair off a tarantula with help from Ben.
Late summer salad with Mountain Polyrachis (Chinese ants).
A table laid for the Feast of Saint Gratus.
Amy Berkley and Matt Buerchler get romantic over dinner.
Stella and Calvin Yee enjoy their locust appetizers.
The crowd enjoys the band GodaE™s Favorite Beefcake.
Petite Locust kabobs hot off the grill.
Tenebrio Terrine en Croute (aka mealworm pate) fresh out the oven!
Host of the night David Gordon dons his special chef hat.
Cook Len Mese carefully follows a recipe from The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook.
Crickets, onions, and garlic. Yum?
