Taste This Seattle: Old Ballard Liquor Co.’s Herrings Bord

by Tobias Coughlin-BogueThe bord, with some of OBLC's perfect knäckebröd (rye crispbread), housemade butter, and a lovely aquavit cocktail. TCB
Sadly, there is not a lot of New Nordic cuisine in Seattle. When it comes to Scandinavian food, we’ve got IKEA meatballs and powdered mashed potatoes or we’ve got the wonderful but somewhat staid offerings at the Swedish Club. There’s Scandinavian Specialties up in Ballard, of course, but they’re more of a provisioner th