Food & Drink
Sabine Is Coming To The Eastside
Ballard favorite to open in Bellevue next year
One of Seattle’s best cocktail bars is opening another location on the Eastside. Ballard hotspot Sabine will open in Bellevue early next year. Seattle-based Yes Parade Restaurant Group — it operates seven restaurants throughout the Puget Sound region, including Sabine — says Sabine Café Bellevue will open in The Eight, a 25-story office tower. The…
Rooftop To Reopen in Maritime Brewing Space
Brewery has been closed since August
For a few years I was a regular at Rooftop Brewing, just blocks from Seattle Pacific University. I got to know owner Craig Christian, a lawyer turned brewer, and always loved the beers and friendly staff, many of whom were recent SPU grads. It’s well known that the popular microbrewery on the southeastern edge of…
Seattle Restaurant Week’s Feast Fest Kicks Off March 30
Diners can explore the city’s diverse food scene
Restaurant industry veteran Gene Dexter, wine specialist at Charlotte at the Lotte Hotel in downtown Seattle, has labored over his share of Restaurant Weeks since its inception in 2010. Dexter has also worked at places such as Monsoon, Ba Bar and the now defunct Union Square Grill. Participating restaurants, food trucks and pop-ups will offer menus at $20, $35, $50, and $65…
A Recipe for Romance
Three celebrity chef couples discuss the ultimate taste test
Many chefs and restaurateurs in the Seattle area have their own take on the popular axiom “Eat, Drink and Be Married.” They work together. They live together. They’re life partners. They share a passion for hospitality, endure long hours and intense schedules, and rely on teamwork and collaboration for emotional support in a close-knit work…
Simple Goodness
Plum Bistro chef and owner Makini Howell’s new cookbook makes vegan recipes easy
Plum Bistro restaurant owner and chef Makini Howell recently created some tasty vegan recipes for Stevie Wonder. Now she wants to do the same for you — sort of. Howell, who launched the popular vegan restaurant in Capitol Hill 20 years ago, just released a new plant-based cookbook, Simple Goodness: No-Fuss, Plant-Based Meals Straight From…
Tom’s Watch Bar Opens in Uptown
Popular sports bar features stadium-sized screens
A new bar that plays “all sports, all the time” has opened next door to Climate Pledge Arena. Tom’s Watch Bar, a popular sports bar and restaurant chain, features several stadium-size, high-definition screens in a two-story, 24,000-square-foot space at 105 Lenny Wilkens Way. It’s the bar’s first location in Seattle and 14th overall. A second…
How To Enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day in the Emerald City
Irish pubs plan a special day of events
Did you know that the bucolic green often associated with Ireland and the patron saint historically was not affiliated with that color? The Order of St. Patrick is associated with the color blue. And Saint Patrick was not Irish. He was born in Wales. “Also, Saint Patrick is not the only patron saint of Ireland,” says Paula Stokes, a native of Ireland now living in…
Trendy Darts Bar Set To Open in South Lake Union
Flight Club seeks to recreate a classic, 19th-century British pub with a modern twist
A trendy and lively darts bar that combines a classic pub atmosphere with a modern, upscale twist will open early next year in Seattle’ South Lake Union neighborhood. Flight Club Seattle will feature 11 private and semi-private darts playing areas knowns as “oches.” The bar offers various games and challenges to suit all skill levels,…
Taste Washington Celebrates 25 Years
Annual event is for ‘every palate and personality’
Since its inception in 1998, Taste Washington has attracted wineries from boutique producers such as Trothe (fewer than 300 cases of tightly allocated boutique wines annually) to Chateau Ste. Michelle, which produces more than 3 million cases a year. Now the largest single region consumer wine event in the country, it will celebrate its 25th birthday (minus two pandemic-induced cancellations) this week with several days of…
Seattle Chocolate Rebrands With Inspiration from Irish Queen
Company will now be known as Maeve
Seattle Chocolate is no longer. It is not, however, out of business. It does have a new brand and name: Maeve. The company, known for its meltaway bonbons and chocolate bars, rebranded after more than 30 years, drawing inspiration from a first-century Irish warrior queen who believed women should make their own choices, own land,…
Try These Emerald City Elixirs During Seattle Cocktail Week
Annual spirits soiree kicks off this Sunday
Seattle Cocktail Week founder Amy Faulkner is doubling down on the “Seattle” in Seattle Cocktail Week this year. The week-long festivities kick off Sunday, March 2 with an Oyster Happy Hour at Vinnie’s Wine Shop in Belltown from 2 p.m-10 p.m., and “Jimmy Jams,” a karaoke and cocktail competition at Belltown Yacht Club, also on Sunday from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Seattle Cocktail…
Frying High With Chick-fil-A
Chick-fil-A and other franchisors will be in Seattle next week to pitch their wares
My son would eat at Chick-fil-A every day if he could. There’s one right across the street from his basketball club, and it’s not unusual to see 20 idling cars in the drive-thru line waiting for a spicy chicken sandwich or chicken nuggets. Company executives, along with representatives from four other franchisors, will hit Seattle…
How Drumlin Reinvented Itself
Noted chef Zephyr Paquette brings a touch of elegance to the Shoreline restaurant
You say you’re stressed out, and you’d love some good news? Well, here’s a twofer. The first is that Drumlin, the sleek sister bar to Shoreline’s living-roomy Ridgecrest Public House, is open once again, after a longer-than-planned closure that lasted until mid-February. Even better, the neighborhood bar-resto has brought on legendary Seattle chef, restaurateur, and…
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