Eat & Drink
Meet the Ice Man, Michael Del Mundo
A childhood fascination with shave ice turns into a popular Seattle business
Shave ice — literally and figuratively one of the coolest inventions of all time — seems simple in concept, but certainly didn’t start out that way. The origin of shave ice can be traced back to Japan’s Heian period from 794 to 1185. Known as kakigori, it was available only to the elite since ice had to…
Hip to be Square
Where to find excellent Detroit-style pizza in Seattle
Seattle, like everywhere else in America, is full of pizza. The city has become a cheese-and-dough chameleon, with restaurants serving tons of regional specialties, from listered Neapolitan pies and Roman slices to foldable New York-inspired triangles and Chicago deep dish. But Detroit-style? That was hard to find. Until now. This rectangular cousin to Sicilian pizza is categorized…
Tasteless in Seattle
Exploring Seattle’s food scene — without taste buds
This story is featured in the May/June issue of Seattle magazine. Subscribe here to access the print edition. A few key circumstances intersected to offer me a unique angle on Seattle’s food scene. I moved to the Emerald City a few months ago, fresh from my Covid-19 post-infection quarantine. Still “long-hauling” symptoms, I was ready to spice…
Book Excerpt: Coffee for Dummies
Longtime Starbucks executive spills the beans
If not for a random conversation at a dinner party he wasn’t even at, Major Cohen may have never become an author. Cohen spent 25 years at Starbucks — including eight as senior project manager for global innovation — before retiring last year. His book, “Coffee For Dummies,” was released in March by Wiley, the publishing company…
Seattle’s Iconic Over-Water Hotel Has Reopened
The Edgewater reopens
Seattle’s only over-water hotel, The Edgewater, is open and ready to welcome guests back to unparalleled panoramic views of the Olympic Mountains, Elliott Bay and the sparkling Emerald city. Discover a sense of nostalgia throughout the hotel where rock royalty legends like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Pearl Jam once roamed the halls. With 60…
Book Excerpt: Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food
Hsiao-Ching Chou offers up an ode to vegetables in her second cookbook
Hsiao-Ching Chou’s second cook-book, ‘Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food,’ is a follow-up to her popular Chinese Soul Food and will hit shelves Jan. 15. Hsiao-Ching is known for her sold-out classes that have made Chinese cooking accessible to home cooks, but with the pandemic she has shifted to social media to share her recipes and tips. …
Salt & Straw to Open Third Seattle location in North Kirkland
The newest shop, located in Kirkland’s Totem Lake neighborhood, will open Nov. 20
Iconic Portland-based ice cream company Salt & Straw is opening its third location in the Puget Sound area. The newest shop, located in Kirkland’s Totem Lake neighborhood, will open Friday, Nov. 20. The shop will have 10 Salt & Straw classic flavors, including Honey Lavender, Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons and Chocolate Gooey Brownie. The…
Seattle Butcher Etana Diaz Talks Culinary Industry Bias in Hulu Documentary
'A Woman’s Place' tells the stories of three women who have fought their way through a male-dominated industry
Seattle-based butcher Etana Diaz is featured in “A Woman’s Place,” a powerful 30-minute documentary exploring sexism in the culinary industry. “A Woman’s Place” tells the stories of three women who have fought their way through a male-dominated industry. After six years of cooking in Seattle restaurants, Diaz left the industry to learn how to become…
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