Eat & Drink

Food We Love: The Best Meatloaf in Seattle

Food We Love: The Best Meatloaf in Seattle

A new take on the old-school diner dishes up an American classic

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Some dishes simply shouldn’t be messed with. Meatloaf, that iconic slice of Americana, is one of them. It’s not bettered by international spices or tweezered tendrils of pea vines. Chef Brian Miyamoto, formerly of Restaurant ZoĂ«, Art of the Table, L’Oursin and other restaurants,…

5 Seattle Chocolate Shops You Must Visit

5 Seattle Chocolate Shops You Must Visit

Consider these next-level chocolate shops when you’re looking for that next cacao fix

EDIBLE ARTWORK: Though self-taught, chocolatier Kevin Morton makes masterpieces of his truffles.

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Indian Food, Carrot Cake and High Tea

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Indian Food, Carrot Cake and High Tea

Plus: Where to find Thai desserts

A few menu items from Kathakali in Kirkland

Sharpen Your Culinary Skills with Help from This Local Duo’s Online Cooking Show

Sharpen Your Culinary Skills with Help from This Local Duo’s Online Cooking Show

Dak & Ju's easy-to-digest tutorials run around 10 minutes and will inspire you to attempt their signature creations

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Eating might be the least complicated part of the holidays, but cooking up feast-worthy fare at home can be a challenge. Fortunately, longtime friends and culinary enthusiasts Dakota Mackey and Julie Dahlen—better known as Dak & Ju on the web—are simplifying things for home…

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Pumpkin Pie, Shakshuka and Fried Chicken Sandwiches

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Pumpkin Pie, Shakshuka and Fried Chicken Sandwiches

Plus: Where to find elevated bar food

Now that we’re in the thick of the holiday season, those sweet comfort cravings like pumpkin pie and hot chocolate kick in more than ever. This week’s installment of our Instagram Q&A has suggestions for both of those and more from our editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin, like where you might find a great fried chicken sandwich…

Wallingford Welcomes the City's First Spanish-speaking-only Café

Wallingford Welcomes the City’s First Spanish-speaking-only CafĂ©

Time to brush up on your Spanish

Tarta de Santiago, one of the dishes on the menu at Olé Cafe

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Nashville Hot Chicken, Pandan Cake and Chinese Takeout

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Nashville Hot Chicken, Pandan Cake and Chinese Takeout

Plus: Where to find the best speakeasies

When the Seattle city limits don’t mark the end of great food, it’s even harder to know where to dine and drink when there are no geographical limits to awesome eats. Our editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin has dined all over the Seattle area and beyond and has amassed a wealth of food knowledge, which she shares with…

Seattle Holiday Sweet Treats: Beach Bakery

Seattle Holiday Sweet Treats: Beach Bakery

A recipe for sweet potato pie from one of the city's most charming neighborhood spots

Amy O’Connell prefers to spend her time in the back kitchen, combining butter and sugar and flour into the stuff dreams are made of

Food We Love: The Best Toast with Jam in Seattle

Food We Love: The Best Toast with Jam in Seattle

Thick slices of Japanese milk bread act as the perfect vehicle for this stellar jam

Buttered toast with plum jam

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Pupusas, Hawaiian BBQ and Steak Frites

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Pupusas, Hawaiian BBQ and Steak Frites

Plus: Where to take out-of-towners

Our Instagram is a great place to find amazing photography and get the scoop on what’s going on in the city. It’s also where our editor-in-chief, Chelsea Lin, answers reader questions about eating out in Seattle. Every Wednesday, she’s on our Instagram story uncovering the best spots to satisfy your cravings. We’ve got her answers from the…

Book Excerpt: Demystifying Mussels with 'The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook'

Book Excerpt: Demystifying Mussels with ‘The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook’

In her first cookbook, Seattle magazine contributor Naomi Tomky proffers a complete guide to preparing—and understanding—the region’s bounty of fresh seafood

This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Local food and travel writer Naomi Tomky’s work has been published in dozens of national magazines, but The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook (November 5, The Countryman Press, $27.95) is her first foray into cookbook writing. In her signature relatable style, Tomky outlines everything there…

Sea-Tac Airport's New Food Options Show off Local Flavors

Sea-Tac Airport’s New Food Options Show off Local Flavors

A handy guide to navigating a newly redesigned Seattle-Tacoma International Airport—and all its new restaurants—like a Million Miler

This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Smaller seats. Longer waits. Fewer freebies. Passenger flight is no longer the uplifting experience it was during aviation’s halcyon days in the 1960s. Airports, however, have never been better. While our own Seattle-Tacoma International Airport may not have the world’s largest indoor waterfall or…

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Pierogies, Hot Wings and Weekday Brunch

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Pierogies, Hot Wings and Weekday Brunch

Plus: The endless best burger debate

Sometimes there’s nothing that can kick a particular craving, be it hot wings to pierogies. When we can’t get exactly what we want there’s almost always a good second choice, like the pho-and-ramen-adjacent soba for a noodle soup craving. Our editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin has answers to all your dining questions in this week’s installment of…

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