Eat & Drink Articles
Seattle’s Best Holiday Cookies
The area’s finest holiday cookies make these bakeries merry and bright.
Restaurant RN74 Feels Kinda French
Big-name restaurateur Michael Mina brings his concepts to downtown Seattle.
Locavore Libations
We asked five of our favorite bartenders from around Washington State to submit recipes designed to show off our homegrown spirits, and let you show off at your next cocktail party.
Best Restaurants 2011: Chefs Bite Back
We asked dozens of Seattle chefs and restaurateurs what they really think: about their competitors, the critics…and you, their customers. Here’s what they told us, anonymous, uncensored, and (sometimes) scientific.
By Carey Rose
Best Restaurants 2011: The Restaurant Inspector Comes Calling
An afternoon with a very friendly food-safety official.
Ba Bar’s Love Song to Saigon Street Food
Surprise, surprise: At Ba Bar, the Monsoon folks bring traditional Vietnamese fare to the Central District.
Pumpkin Beer: A Seattle Seasonal Tradition
The Great Pumpkin Beer Festival inspires brewers to become one with the gourd.
20 for the White Wine Lovers
Each of these Washington whites received 90 points in the blind test. We present them here, unranked.
The Rest of the Best
All the current-release red wines that received a score of 90 on our 100-point scale.
Skillet Goes All Bricks, Mortar, and Bacon Jam
The Airstream trailer that kicked off our food truck obsession opens permanently on Capitol Hill.
Tacos Chukís Brings Authentic Mexican to Capitol Hill
Tacos Chukís owner Roberto Salmerón found his future in the street food of his youth.
Return to Red Mountain
This is the story of how a patch of dirt in Benton County became the wine world’s desert rose.
100 Best Washington Wines 2011
With more than 700 wineries in our state, the juice just keeps getting better. Here are the best of the best.
Tiki Cocktails Return
Escape to a place where the shirts are silly and the drinks are seriously delicious.
Tom Douglas's New South Lake Union Empire
Our biggest restaurateur has colonized Seattle’s Amazon environs with a vengeance, but how’s a diner supposed to keep all those new nosheries straight? Lucky you have us.
Golden Beetle's Glorious Mediterranean Food
Golden Beetle showcases the stunning cooking of Tilth chef Maria Hines. It just may not feel like it.
Washington Chardonnays Get Some Respect
No great Washington chardonnays? Don’t believe everything you hear.
Umami Kushi Serves Up Traditional-Style Yakitori Sauce
When it comes to skewered meats, Seattle yakitori chef Harold Fields sticks to tradition.
By Jess Thomson
Capitol Hill Explosion
Have you been to Pike/Pine lately? The zesty corridor on Capitol Hill is home to (at least!): 35 new bars and restaurants, 17 new shops and one 15-year-old block party that just may be the best summer blowout in the nation.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Meet the Ghosts
Mercedes Yaeger, owner of Market Ghost Tours, introduces Pike Place’s most distinguished ghouls.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Noontime Fuel-Up
Casual Market lunches with enough octane to power an afternoon of exploration.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Shopping with the Chef
Canlis toque Jason Franey’s favorite stalls and shops.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Pike Place Performers
Four entertainers who embody the weird and wonderful tradition of performing in the Market.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: 104 Years of Fortitude
How the Market survived war, riots, and one reckless cab driver.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Imbiber’s Market
Drinking picks from Seattle Met’s bars and nightlife blogger.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: The Day the Market Almost Died (Again)
And the family that saved it (twice).
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Meet the Mayor
Pike Place through the eyes of Michael Yaeger, its honorary mayor.
By Katie Ormsby
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: a Day in the Life of the Market
From the moment the first farmer parks his truck on Pike Place until the last bartender locks up his stock, the Market teems with life 22 hours a day.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Critic’s Market
Dining picks from Seattle Met’s restaurant reviewer.
Local's Guide to the Pike Place Market: Vendor’s Market
A brief guide to the people who sell the freshest food in Pike Place.
Local’s Guide to the Pike Place Market
The Pike Place Market has 104 years of history, 240 stalls, shops, and restaurants, at least four ghosts, two pigs, countless hidden treasures, and more.
Edited by Jessica Voelker
The Citizen’s Guide to Seattle Beer:
The Microbrew Minimart
Meet the man who turned a West Seattle bodega into a citywide phenomenon.
The Citizen’s Guide to Seattle Beer:
Cask and You Shall Receive
Local resources for living the cask-conditioned dream.
The Citizen’s Guide to Seattle Beer:
The Republic Of Cascadia
One brewer’s battle for the unofficial beer of his imaginary country.
The Citizen’s Guide to Seattle Beer:
Suds of Spring and Summer
Six local picks for the coming seasons.
Grilled Pork Ribs with Corn and Apricot Salsa
Recipe courtesy Joseph Conrad, of Ventana and Twist restaurants
Fun in a Bun
Another spring, another bumper crop of burger joints. How to tell them all apart? Why, our handy burger chart of course!
Give Me Some Sugar
Looking for Easter-basket inspiration? It’s right next to that pile of Pendleton blankets.
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: First Hill
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Downtown
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Belltown
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Capitol Hill
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Bellevue
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Clancey Denis and Rachel Sturtz
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Phinney Ridge
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Rachel Sturtz and Clancey Denis
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Fremont and Wallingford
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Rachel Sturtz and Clancey Denis
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Ballard
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Rachel Sturtz and Clancey Denis
Neighborhood Bar Crawls: Queen Anne
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Rachel Sturtz and Clancey Denis
Neighborhood Bar Crawls
Drink your way through Seattle’s best bars.
By Rachel Sturtz and Clancey Denis
Best Bars 2011: Women Behind Bars
Once an old boys’ club, craft cocktailing today is the domain of saucy dames like the seven featured here.
Holey Smokes
Seattle’s never been known for its bagels. But with a new Montreal-style bakery on Capitol Hill, that just might change.
By Jess Thomson
Best Asian Restaurants: The True Taste of Asia
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
By Dave Lowry
Best Asian Restaurants: Vietnamese
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Taiwanese
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Szechuan
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Malaysian
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Japanese Izakaya
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Home-Style Japanese
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Filipino
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Cantonese Fish House
Northwest by Far East: the Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Best Asian Restaurants: Northwest By Far East
The Insider’s Guide to Asian Food in Seattle
Edited by Kathryn Robinson
Roast Beef and Mashed Potato Hand Pies from Scratch
Recipe courtesy Piper Davis, Grand Central Bakery
Sweet Cranberry Hand Pies with Candied Orange Peel
Recipe courtesy Piper Davis, Grand Central Bakery
Deal a Meal
When online coupon companies entice diners with deep discounts, restaurants can end up stuck with the bill.
Pregame Pig Out
When Skillet’s Josh Henderson throws a tailgate party, pork is on the menu, but the focus is on the pigskin.
By Jess Thomson
10 Top Winery Visits
To truly appreciate wine, sometimes you have to look outside the glass. Here are 10 must-see wineries for Washington oenophiles.
By Lia Steakley Dicker, James Ross Gardner, and Jessica Voelker
Hold Your Tongue
Ethan Stowell, owner of Tavolàta, Anchovies & Olives, and How to Cook a Wolf, from his cookbook Ethan Stowell’s New Italian Kitchen, out September 21.
100 Best Washington Wines
Our wines keep getting better and better, and here are the best of the best.
Kathleen Flinn Demos How to Chop Veggies Like a Pro
Learn tear-free techniques for cutting an onion with the author of The Sharper Your Knife the Less You Cry.
Kathleen Flinn Breaks Down the Anatomy of a Knife
The author of The Sharper Your Knife the Less You Cry on what to look for when purchasing kitchen cutlery.
What’s His Story?
If you’re curious about wild food forager Jeremy Faber, ask his friends.
By Jessica Voelker and Caitlin King
Outstanding in the Field: A Photo Tour
Experience the epitome of farm-to-table feasting at Full Circle Farm.
Greens Gone Wild
At tiny Nettletown, the veggies are foraged and the flavors come from all over the map.
Salad Days
A perfect opener for a summer dinner party, Bastille’s green salad is a fresh take on a French classic.
By Jess Thomson
100 Reasons to Love Seattle
By Laura Cassidy, Tiffany Wan, Jessica Voelker, Eric Scigliano, Kathryn Robinson, Judy Naegeli, Caitlin King, Matthew Halverson, James Ross Gardner, Laura Dannen, and Christopher Werner
Exclusive Video: Mario Batali on Meat, Vegetables, and His New Cookbook
Plus: Is Mario going "veghead"?
Exclusive Video: Mario Batali Describes Eataly, His Massive New Manhattan Venture
Tom Douglas says he's worried about the 50,000 square-foot project. Find out why.
Exclusive Video: Mario Batali Talks Kids, Veggies, and Loving Tom Douglas
Missed Mario while he was in Seattle? Here's front row access to his Palace Ballroom interview with Tom Douglas.
Exclusive Video: Mario Batali Contemplates the Future of Electronic Cookbooks
"I'm going to demo 80 recipes on one app," Batali says.
A Friend in Mead
Honey wine has been giving us a buzz since before recorded history, and it still tastes good.
Fried and True
Monsoon’s crispy imperial rolls are like spring rolls, only deep fried, and thus better.
By Jess Thomson
Urban Farmhouse
Emmer and Rye’s farm-to-table menu begins with pure ingredients and ends with reasonable prices.
The Cheese Stands Alone
Artisanal Brasserie’s cheese spread is a regional treasure just waiting to be discovered.
A Pirate’s Life for Him
Jeff Smiley serves his spring bock beers in a Greenwood pub fit for Blackbeard.
Let Them Eat Brioche
Buttery-sweet brioche is a staple at any boulangerie worth its salt—this recipe from Columbia City Bakery owner Evan Andres is the French classic at its best.
By Jess Thomson
Mighty Meals
MistralKitchen offers a full plate that will please regular diners and food snobs alike.
The Great Seattle Pizza Smackdown
We’ve got a pizza renaissance in progress, people. Whaddya waiting for, an invitation?
By Kathryn Robinson, Calise Cardenas, Matthew Halverson, Jessica Voelker, Christopher Werner, and Laura Cassidy
Ginger Beer Is the Bomb
Homemade brew makes for delicious cocktails. Just be sure it doesn’t explode first.
The Natural
Brennon Leighton patiently coaxes fine wines from fruit, but he has no time for snobby jargon.
Oysters a la NOLA
Northwest Oysters are right at home inside Steelhead Diner's easy-to-make, New Orleans–style po'boys.
By Jess Thomson
What a Crock
Delicious, yes. Inimitable? No way. Here’s how to make Artisanal’s French onion soup at home.
By Jess Thomson
Dinner Plans
Take 5,000 square feet, insert crazy angles, add one architect and one chef, fold in four culinary trends, and stir. Serves myriad hungry Seattleites.
Holiday Spirit
Safely store-bought or home-aged at your own risk, eggnog is a seasonal must.
By Jess Thomson
Under Pressure
The health department is cracking down on sous-vide cooking. One chef already has his head above water.
Urban Pasta Party
At Belltown’s newest hot spot the chef is working out the twists in the strozzapretti.
Chocolate for Dinner
Main course or dessert: When it comes to chocolate, Seattle’s eating it up.
By Jess Thomson
Doin’ That Squid Jig
It’s a cold night on the Seattle waterfront, and the squid bite is on.
By Langdon Cook
The 30 Seattle Restaurant Experiences You Must Have Before You Die
Call it our Where-to-Eat Bucket List: Dining moments so special, so iconic, so emblematic of the culinary extravaganza we call Seattle…you must experience them at least once in your life.
Premier Crew
11 top wine experts pick the best 100 Northwest wines under $50.
Edited by Jessica Voelker
Comfort Food
We sampled macaroni and cheese, roast chicken, creamy puddings, and meatloaf in eateries all over town in order to bring you the best, most comforting dishes around.
Edited by Kathryn Robinson
Food Lover's Guide to Seattle
Where to shop for just about anything that's great to eat.
By Laura Cassidy and Shauna James
The Barons of Breakfast
A chat with Seattle's reigning maestros of the morning meal, Jeremy Hardy and Peter Levy, co-impresarios of Chow Foods.
Top O' the Morning
39 ways to rise and shine and start the day right at the best breakfast spots in town!
Edited by Kathryn Robinson
A Fish For All Seasons
Good news, halibut lovers: Everyone’s favorite spring fish sticks around for summer.
By Jess Thomson
Best Burgers
The 13 yummy, juicy, downright awesome burgers that will change your life—or at least induce a moment of culinary ecstasy.
By Steve Wiecking, Kathryn Robinson, James Ross Gardner, Matthew Halverson, Eric Scigliano, Jessica Voelker, Christopher Werner, and Laura Cassidy
Great Gobbling Grapes
Five Washington wines to go with turkey, stuffing, and Aunt Edna's cranberry sauce.
Nature's Gnarliest
Celery root isn't pretty, but you can't judge a vegetable by its cover.
By Jess Thomson
Best Bars
The Smart Drinker's Guide to Seattle
By James Ross Gardner, Jessica Voelker, and Christopher Werner
Frank's, My Dear
Sarah and Felix Penn pay homage to dear old granddad in Ravenna’s retro steakhouse.
Quite The Pear
Just in time for spring, Chef Brian Scheehser creates an award-winning roasted pear relish and carrot soup combo that’s easy to recreate in your own kitchen.
Sweets Shopping Guide
All the places to purchase your favorite sweet treats—and perhaps discover a new favorite.
Sweet Science
Local desserts, broken down and expounded upon.
By Camden Swita, Kathryn Robinson, Jess Thomson, Jessica Voelker, and Jill Watanabe
This Just In
The newest ways to eat, shop, and play on the growing, changing, morphing Eastside.
By Megan Clark, Kathryn Robinson, and Steve Wiecking
Bottoms Up for the Globe
The latest salvo in the war against environmental deterioration: Have a drink.
Digging In
If you want to try Washington’s best bivalve, grab a bucket and head to the beach.
By Jess Thomson
Seattle Alfresco
45 ways to hit the deck—and the dock, the courtyard, and the sidewalk just in time for outdoor dining season.
The Never-Ending Txori
The space is small, the plates are tiny, and the experience is the full-meal deal.
The Top 100 Northwest Wines
Some to stock your cellars and some to savor today—these are our region's best bottles.
By Jessica Voelker and Condé Cox
True Brew
When It Comes to Craft Beers, Seattle's Frosty Mug Runneth Over
By Anna Roth and Jessica Voelker
Third Time's a Charmer
Now in yet another incarnation, Seattle’s most beautiful restaurant goes Spanish.
