Food & Drink
Restaurant Roundup: Death & Co. and Japanese-Italian Fusion
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
In the aftermath of the violence at Bite of Seattle, the city’s other food festivals are in unfamiliar territory. Organizers of the upcoming Panda Fest Seattle want to highlight a few features that may help alleviate concerns about the event’s safety. Tickets are required to gain entrance to Fisher Pavilion at Seattle Center, and as…
Let Him Cook: Matt Broussard’s Rise From Restaurant Chef to Social Media Star
With a forthcoming cookbook and a Capitol Hill restaurant, the Seattle chef is taking his laid-back approach beyond the screen.
Matt Broussard doesn’t know how to describe his food. The chef’s forthcoming cookbook, Now We’re Cooking, has everything from his grandma’s dolmades—grape leaves stuffed with lamb and rice cooked in duck fat—to cantaloupe gazpacho and seared tuna steaks coated in fennel furikake. It’s a culinary hodgepodge that defies categorization, but Broussard defies categorization himself. “I…
Why Seattle Magazine Loves Great State Burger!
In the outside world, Seattle is known for its coffee, seafood and recently its thriving food scene. For those of us who have lived here for years, we grew up with Dicks, Red Mill, Red Robin and more, we have an innate love for the seemingly humble hamburger. The new entrant to the Seattle burger…
Island Reset: Chef Nick Green Finds Vashon
After years cooking in Japan, Italy, and beyond, Green is bringing a steady hand to The Hardware Store, the community's longtime gathering place.
I met Nick Green ten years ago when he was chef de cuisine at the Willows Inn on Lummi Island, long before The New York Times published its investigations into alleged misconduct at the restaurant and accusations against its former chef, Blaine Wetzel. Back then, I stumbled into my first position in the vaunted halls…
Restaurant Roundup: Praise-Worthy Pizza and Aperitivo Hour
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Triple D is back in the Emerald City. That’s right, celebrity chef Guy Fieri and his long-running Food Network hit “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” were seen bouncing around Ballard earlier this week, filming at Local Tide, a Northwest seafood joint known for its delicious shrimp toast, salmon sandos, and fried oysters. The show’s iconic red…
Meet the Next Generation of Great Seattle Coffee Shops
These six cafés serve creative drinks, global flavors, and plenty of matcha.
Seattle is justifiably famous for its coffee, but that fame is bundled up with a specific era of coffee. When people think of Seattle coffee they think Starbucks and Espresso Vivace popularizing espresso, they think dark roasts, coffee shops with “java” in the name, Frasier Crane hanging out at the fictional Café Nervosa. In other…
Restaurant Roundup: Supporting the Hospitality Community After Tragedy
Here are ways to help those affected by the Bite of Seattle shooting and keep showing up for the people and businesses at the heart of the city’s food scene.
You shouldn’t have to fear for your life when you go to a food festival. It’s something that shouldn’t even have to be said, but I’m writing it now with a pit in my stomach. Following the shooting at last weekend’s Bite of Seattle, where three people were killed and four more were injured, it’s…
Enjoy a Summer Cocktail with SennzaFinne
The makers behind this local, small-batch amaro brand are passionate about capturing the region’s flavors.
Joey and Gillian Diedrick are the kind of people you meet and instantly think: They are so cool, how can we be friends? Longtime staples in the Seattle hospitality industry, at establishments including Eden Hill and How to Cook a Wolf, the Diedricks are smart, funny, super knowledgeable about cocktail history and culture—and they produce,…
Local Canned Coffee Brand Seattle Strong Is Still Fighting Nestlé Over Its Name
The multinational company says that Seattle Strong’s name and logo violate Seattle’s Best Coffee’s trademark.
It’s been a while since Seattle’s Best Coffee had a lot to do with its namesake city. Founded in the 1960s by Jim Stewart on Whidbey Island, the company was first called the Wet Whisker, then Stewart Brothers Coffee before changing its name in 1991 to Seattle’s Best. It was bought by Starbucks in 2003,…
Restaurant Roundup: Bobaccinos and Archipelago’s Glow-Up
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
In our weekly search of Seattle’s food scene for tasty tips and mouthwatering food news, sometimes it takes a little more sifting through the political infighting and doomsaying than usual. But if Jimothy has taught us anything, it’s that the most flavorful morsels can be found toward the bottom of the, well, you know. So…
Industry Entrées
Seattle’s newest spots to eat, drink, and gather with friends.
Roma Roma Capitol Hill It seems like roman-style pizza keeps trying to catch on in this town, then disappearing, then popping back up in a fresh incarnation. (See also: Pizza by Ruffin, the recently departed Sacro Bosco, and the long-departed Bar Taglio.) At 12th and Olive, Roma Roma is the latest attempt. The skipped-over element…
Opening Night: This Tiny Pioneer Square Restaurant Is About to Be Standing Room Only
In the former Salumi space, Doris serves martinis and playful snacks at tables close enough to make a new best friend.
Welcome to Opening Night, our new column about hot new restaurants around Seattle. For our debut edition, we went to a media preview at Doris, a teeny-tiny Pioneer Square spot that oozes style. Longtime Seattleites may get a bit of a shock when they walk into Doris. The narrow, hallway-shaped space on the corner where…
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