Food & Drink
Restaurant Roundup: Hungry Huskies and Matcha Magic
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
You could say Capitol Hill is the beating heart of Seattle’s culinary body of work, and it’s had an infusion of vigor with the latest batch of restaurant openings. It’s also a great place to taste the trends of the fall season—we can always use more walk-up window spots. Anyway, let’s dive into this bustling…
Cicchetti Returns to Eastlake
After five years dark, the Mediterranean-inspired kitchen reopens with old favorites, new dishes, and a refreshed space.
Good news for Eastlake: Cicchetti Kitchen & Bar, the neighborhood’s beloved restaurant built around tapas and shareable plates, is reopening today after being closed since the pandemic shut it down in 2020. For regulars, it will feel like an old friend returning. “We’ve wanted to reopen for a long time, but with Seattle’s worker shortage…
Café Calaveras Finds a Home
Clarissa Griego brings culture and connection to her first brick-and-mortar coffee shop in the Yesler neighborhood.
Coral pink and marigold walls frame the space, while red, orange, and white flowers cascade down the walls. Sunlight pours through tall windows, catching the green plants, and a burst of colorful tile across the front counter sets the tone at Café Calaveras. The space feels warm, alive, and distinctly feminine. Two years ago, founder…
Restaurant Roundup: Kraken Snacks and Caribbean Roast Sandwiches
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Looking for a staycation with wine tasting, and even some wine making? You’ll find it at Woodvinville’s newest retreat, The SOMM Hotel & Spa, which opens Sunday, Sept. 28. Guests can take part in complimentary wine blending classes on site, where each participant crafts their own bottle according to their palate and preferences. James Beard…
No Gluten, No Problem
Seattle author Aran Goyoaga’s new book proves great bread is for everyone.
Seattle cookbook author, food stylist, and photographer Aran Goyoaga is about to change the way we think about bread. Her new book, The Art of Gluten-Free Bread, includes more than 100 recipes for sourdough starters and loaves, flatbreads, naan, tortillas, enriched breads, holiday favorites, and even creative ways to use sourdough discard. All are gluten-free,…
Restaurant Roundup: Yoshoku Americana and OysterFest
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Seattle doesn’t have any restaurants with a Michelin star, since the company doesn’t publish a guide here. But that might come as a surprise, considering the city’s vaunted status on not only the country’s culinary scene, but the world’s. Some would argue the French company’s disregard is a good thing, since the Michelin guide is…
Restaurant Roundup: Local Tofu, Airport Empanadas, and Starbucks Protein
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
Crisp, cool mornings. Seahawks colors everywhere. The distant roar of 12s in the air. Football season is so close you can almost taste it. And on that note, Lumen Field has announced new food options for the upcoming home slate. The team’s 50th anniversary won’t get much sweeter than Lune Cafe’s Dubai chocolate strawberries; you…
Dan Pelosi Wants You to Party
The bestselling author brings his new cookbook to Seattle with a reminder: Parties don’t need to be perfect to be good.
Dan Pelosi is not a chef in starched whites with tweezers in hand. He’s a “meatball making meatballs,” as he likes to say—warm, funny, and prone to turning leftover spinach-and-artichoke dip into a pasta bake. His debut cookbook, Let’s Eat, became a New York Times bestseller and cemented him as one of the most entertaining…
5 Things to Eat in September
Late summer is a good time to ditch routines and try something new
Just as we began to have our doubts, the heat comes on strong; a flush of tomatoes hit the vine, and things start to feel like summer just as autumn creeps around the corner. Nothing is predictable. I am aware—and often guilty—of the tendency to hunker down with sameness when the world feels unstable, when…
Ramie Shows Seattle What Vietnamese Cuisine Can Be
Restaurant reinvents classic dishes with a local twist
Slightly more than a year ago, when Ramie opened in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, owner Trinh Nguyen wasn’t sure the location was going to jive with what she had in mind. She’d found success with Ba Sa on Bainbridge Island, which she co-owns with her brother, Thai, but the commercial climate in the small seaside…
Counter Culture: Emerald City Fish & Chips
Gumbo and a spicy tartar sauce might just upend your entire belief system
On the outskirts of Columbia City, Emerald City Fish & Chips is frying like it means it. I judge every restaurant’s fish and chips by the quality of the cod and the tartar sauce. The Alaskan cod arrives in a Southern-style jacket that crackles at first bite before giving way to moist, flaky glory—glory that’s…
Restaurant Roundup: Shilshole Seafood Boil and Underground Eats
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City
As a food writer, it doesn’t behoove oneself to lead readers down a blind alley. Thankfully, that’s exactly what Jasmine Vieau did on the way to Sap Sap, a Laotian deli and cafe that lives up to its name by being “yummy yummy.” Guests to this White Center hidden gem, tucked inconspicuously behind a Mexican…
Restaurant Roundup: Taiwanese Street Food and Watchpost Whiskey
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City
Hot dogs are quintessential summer food, but frankly, the ones they’re cooking up at Fido Hot Dogs, in the parking lot of Omar’s Tires, go way beyond your typical ketchup and mustard creations. We’re definitely not complaining, in fact the Venezuelan-style toppings — like hard-boiled egg, shredded beef stew, onion, cabbage, carrots, and fried potato…
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