Food & Drink

The Best Ramen in Seattle

The Best Ramen in Seattle

In a city with so much great food, we wanted to know: What really takes the prize? Our critics tasted the very best bowls of ramen to find out

Hakata-style ramen with sliced pork, seaweed, green onions and an egg at Betsutenjin

Naomi Tomky

The Best Brunch in Seattle

The Best Brunch in Seattle

In a city with so much great food, we wanted to know: What really takes the prize? Our critics tasted dozens of the very best brunch dishes to find out

The Fat Hen’s eggs baked in house-made tomato sauce and basil

Naomi Tomky

A Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancer Is Premiering an Ambitious, Out-Of-This-World Show

A Pacific Northwest Ballet Dancer Is Premiering an Ambitious, Out-Of-This-World Show

Kyle Davis has been creating dances regularly at PNB, but he's never done anything quite like what's in the works for a new show this fall

PNB soloist Kyle Davis photographed at the company’s studio at Seattle Center; his yet-to-be-named large scale work debuts this fall

Gavin Borchert

The Music of the Night: In Praise of Seattle’s Musical Theater —and Its Fans

The Music of the Night: In Praise of Seattle’s Musical Theater —and Its Fans

Broadway chestnuts Phantom of the Opera and Les Miz have made the rounds in Seattle, but fans can look forward to a fun crop of Broadway touring shows this fall

To paraphrase the tagline of one of my favorite local advertising campaigns ever (the brilliant Pemco ads of 2007), Seattle musical theater nerds, you’re one of us. You fill the Paramount to the rafters when The Sound of Music (The You-Can-See-It-At-Any-High-School-Now Sound of Music, people!) comes around on tour. You wait in line at the…

Rachel Hart

The Best Ice Cream in Seattle

The Best Ice Cream in Seattle

In a city with so much great food, we wanted to know: What really takes the prize? Our critics tasted dozens of the very best ice creams to find out

Matt Bumpas ready to serve scoops at Sweet Bumpas

Naomi Tomky

Meet the Woman Curating Seattle's Most Interesting Art Gallery

Meet the Woman Curating Seattle’s Most Interesting Art Gallery

At Mount Analogue, Colleen Louise Barry takes a multifaceted look at Seattle arts

Curator and poet Colleen Louise Barry is right at home in the cross disciplinary settings of Pioneer Square gallery, Mount Analogue

Danielle Hayden

The Best Bowls in Seattle

The Best Bowls in Seattle

In a city with so much great food, we wanted to know: What really takes the prize? Our critics tasted dozens of the very best bowls to find out

Vif’s red lentil and chickpea ful with lemon-ramp relish, radish, peas, house hot sauce, yogurt and 6-minute egg

Chelsea Lin

This Designer Is Making Some of the Most Innovative Theater Sets in Town

This Designer Is Making Some of the Most Innovative Theater Sets in Town

Scene designer Julia Hayes Welch has built sets that include a working kitchen, a bus stop and an island beach

Scene designer Julia Hayes Welch in her home studio in Ravenna with some of the tools of her trade

Gwendolyn Elliott

We're Craving the Crêpes at This New Walk-Up Stand on Capitol Hill

We’re Craving the Crêpes at This New Walk-Up Stand on Capitol Hill

A master pastry chef delights with a super simple French dish

This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Editor’s Note: This location has closed. The greatest pitfall of a European adventure is the reentry to reality at home. So, days after I returned from gorging myself on the most flawless Parisian pastries, I found myself at Petite Galette, the walk-up crêpe stand…

Chelsea Lin

The 2018 Seattle Restaurant Trend-O-Meter

The 2018 Seattle Restaurant Trend-O-Meter

Here are our staff picks for this year’s dining trends: those we love, and those we’d love to never see again

This article appears in print as the cover story of the September 2018 issue. Read more from the Best of the Best Restaurants feature story here. Click here to subscribe. Listed from “those we love” to “those we’d love to never see again” Jewish delisSeattle is on the brink of multiple Jewish deli openings, such as Dingfelder’s Delicatessen on…

Chelsea Lin

Must List: Hot Sauce Fest, Big Day of Play, Mini Maker Faire

Must List: Hot Sauce Fest, Big Day of Play, Mini Maker Faire

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST ADD HEATHot Sauce Fest  (8/18) Make your Saturday sizzle at this event, presented by Seattle-based community engagement nonprofit The World Is Fun and local Ballyhoo Hot Sauce Company. Formerly Ballard Burrito Fest, the new event will feature lawn games, films at dusk, food trucks and, of course, hot sauce tastings. Wash down the heat…

Daria Kroupoderova

Molly Moon's Ice Cream Vending Machines Are Popping Up All Over Seattle

Molly Moon’s Ice Cream Vending Machines Are Popping Up All Over Seattle

"Minimoons" have already been on the Washington State Ferries and at Seattle Children's, and they'll be in PCC locations starting this week

Seattle favorite Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream launched in 2008, and ten years later, they’re adding brand new ice cream vending machines so you can enjoy your favorite flavors all over town.  “It’s like our shop in a box,” said Molly Moon Neitzel, founder and CEO. These “minimoons” have been popping up all over Seattle…

Alanna Wight

Greenwood Mexican Restaurant Luisa's Stays Great by Keeping Traditions

Greenwood Mexican Restaurant Luisa’s Stays Great by Keeping Traditions

At a family-run Mexican restaurant on Holman Road, time stands sweetly still

Neighborhood favorite Scott Sellers has preserved the original menu, and vibe, as much as possible for the 25 years he’s owned Luisa’s Mexican Grill

Naomi Tomky

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