food
The Next Wave of Tastemakers, 2011
A roster of men and women who are poised to become the Seattle dining scene’s next notable names.
Neil Robertsonpastry chef The man whose subtlety with flavor and illustrious stints at both Canlis and Mistral Kitchen made him Seattle’s biggest name in pastry, left his post at Mistral Kitchen earlier this year to go out on his own. But he’ll be back soon: Robertson (here, munching on one of his specialties, the French…
Who’s Serving Who? The State of Service in Seattle
The customer may not always be right, but don't we have any rights?
There’s an American Express poll that repeats like a broken record inside my brain. It’s dated by now—a restaurant critic mentor quoted it to me a decade ago—but the gist is that the majority of people make the decision of whether to return to a restaurant based on the service. Not on the food. Not…
Book Bindery: Best New Restaurant 2011
A Queen Anne spot where environs are just as elegant as the food coming out of the kitchen.
True, chef Shaun McCrain has an impressive background that includes Thomas Keller’s fine-dining beacon Per Se in New York City. And his signature dishes, such as the pork belly and melon appetizer ($14) and caramelized scallops ($25), are unapologetically focused on technique and composition. But that doesn’t impress as much as the fact that the…
Revel
Fun, accessible, spicy Korean dishes in a supremely likable, upbeat space
We’re admittedly a bit of a broken record when it comes to chefs Seif Chirchi and Rachel Yang: The couple’s first restaurant, Joule, serves some of the best and most original globe-trotting cuisine going in Seattle. Now at Revel, the casual “street food”–inspired Korean spot they opened in Fremont last winter, they’ve done it again:…
The Vashon Island Diet
Why hundreds of local residents have gotten on board—and dropped hundreds of pounds.
MOST PEOPLE AGREE THAT dieting is easier when you do it with a buddy. If you live on Vashon Island, diet buddies are everywhere. That’s because a new diet plan—called the “TQI Diet” (“to quiet inflammation”)—has become so popular on the island that an estimated 15 percent of the adults there have signed up for…
World Pizza Returns
Hail the return of a king.
Owners and brothers Adam Cone and Aaron Crosleycone (a mash-up of his and his wife’s last names) told me they’d painted the second coming of World Pizza a bright tomato red to combat the gray Seattle sky. It works: The new International District space casts a glow onto the sidewalk outside, luring passersby into the…
Stopsky’s Delicatessen
Most of us don’t need the census numbers to know that the largest concentration of Jewish households in the state is on Mercer Island. The puzzler is why it took this long for a good Jewish deli to open there. Demand, meet supply: Stopsky’s, which opened in May and aims for a modern take on…
Portland’s Best Restaurants
Requisite restaurants for your next food trip to our culinary sister to the south.
Seattle’s food scene enjoys a bit of friendly (or fervent) competition with Portland. The two cities tussle over the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef Northwest award each year, and Seattle’s recent overhaul of its food-truck laws was a blatant attempt to catch up with Portland’s long-standing dominance in the realm of street food. Clusters—or pods—of…
Marie & Frères Passion Fruit Pops
A show-stopper snack in South Lake Union.
In the oh-so-civilized space that once housed chocolatier extraordinaire Claudio Corallo, Marie & Frères lives on in similar, elegant style. Owner Marie-Francoise Barnhart regularly travels to single-estate chocolate growers to select the chocolate for the store’s truffles, cocoa nibs and confections. (The shop currently uses organic fair-trade chocolate from South America.) And while chocolate connoisseurs…
Where to Find Spicy Chili
As winter approaches, duck inside these cozy spots to warm up with a hearty bowl of chili.
MAGGIE BLUFFS MARINA GRILL The only thing better than the view of Elliott Bay here may be the prime rib chili, made with high-quality prime rib, then layered with sour cream and cheddar cheese. $5.59/cup, $6.99/bowl. Magnolia, 2601 W Marina Place; 206.283.8322; maggiebluffs.com SLIM’S LAST CHANCE CHILI SHACK & WATERING HOLE This 21-and-older hotspot serves…
Molly’s Salads
Making it easy to enjoy healthy food for lunch.
“A salad a day keeps the doctor away” is the philosophy at Molly’s Salads, a local artisan salad and sandwich eatery that packs a rainbow of veggies, herbs and protein into its flavorful to-go lunches. Owner Stefan Kalb became ill after quitting his global business development job in 2008. Enter trusty friend, Molly Ayre-Svingen, who…
The Must List: Fun Films, Safer Seafood, Comforting Custard
MUST TASTEChawanmushi at Flo Chawanmushi (“tea cup steam” in Japanese), a fragrant, soft egg custard steamed in a pretty ceramic cup, is a new favorite ritual. And despite its nondescript space in the basement of a condominium complex in Bellevue, Flo is a very good place to experience the magic. Read more in Allison Austin…
From Fields to Family Opens Tonight
Attention all foodies! From Fields to Family, a new exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum, is opening tonight. If you are interested in learning more about the heritage surrounding the Asian Pacific American food influence in Washington, you should definitely make time to explore this exhibit. It will include many facets of the food experience,…
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