PNW Pantry

Cheers to Seattle’s New Favorite Drinking Snack

Umami Kushi used its location inside a taproom to zero in on the perfect potato chip.

10/07/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Rainy Day Repast

Eat This: Comforting Noodles at Chiang's Gourmet

The secret to surviving Seattle in fall.

10/04/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Plant Rant

Seattle Deserves Better Vegan Restaurants

Flavor is not an animal product.

09/27/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Open Sesame

Eat This: Sesame Chicken at Asian Kitchen

The platonic ideal of American Chinese food sits in a Broadview strip mall.

09/20/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Trompo Card

Late-Night Viral Taco Sensation Expands (and Is Imitated)

The al pastor and the im-pastor.

09/18/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Field Notes

A Sazón-Scented, Rum-Soaked Ode to Spanish Harlem at Belltown’s Lenox

Chef Jhonny Reyes did not just fall out of a coconut tree.

09/17/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Strange Brew

Is There a Better Combo for Seattle than Ramen and Beer?

A labyrinthine path brings a smorgasbord of Japanese food to Figurehead Brewing’s Fremont Taproom.

09/11/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Colonel Custard

Eat This: The Portuguese Egg Tarts at So Tasty

The tiny tins at a Chinese fried chicken shop in Bellevue cradle a powerful pastry.

08/30/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Pool Party

Eat This: Steak and Eggs, Vietnamese Style

Billiard Hoang shakes up a better breakfast.

08/23/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Momo Motel

Indian-Nepali Kitchen Spices Up Aurora’s Food Scene

A rainbow of dumplings arcs onto a street better known for colorful characters.

08/20/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Salad Days

Eat This: A Delightfully Normcore Salad at Wedgwood Broiler

Cheez-Its, salami slices, and absolutely nothing fancy make this north-end classic’s salad special.

08/16/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Well Done

Bend’s Many Meats Turn Central Oregon into Steak Central

It’s enough to cure our anemia.

07/17/2024 By Allison Williams

Frozen Assets

Good Luck Bread Elevates Frozen Pizza

How Corrie Strandjord and Eric Anderson lucked into the pizza biz.

07/10/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Here's the Beef

Sam’s Tavern’s Small Burger Is the Perfect Size

Sometimes a little is more than enough.

06/03/2024 By Allison Williams

Long Shots? Hardly.

The Sports Bra and Rough and Tumble Are Just the Beginning

The Northwest proved women’s sports bars matter. Now the idea is going national.

03/11/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Brooke Fitts

Burger Sleuthing

Was This Olympia Restaurant the Inspiration for In-N-Out Burger?

It turns out California's famed burger chain has some Washington in its secret sauce.

02/29/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Good Catch

The Underwater Guide to Seattle Seafood

02/16/2024 Edited by Allison Williams By Eric Nusbaum, Allecia Vermillion, and Allison Williams Photography by Sarah Flotard Styled by Suzy Bichl

The Merroir the Merrier

Forget Wine Tasting. Try Oyster Tasting.

Washington’s shellfish is as distinct as its wines, and Hood Canal is developing a whole industry around it.

02/16/2024 By Allison Williams

Good Catch

Salmon’s New Symbolism

King (or Chinook) salmon is part of our heritage. On the plate, it gets complicated.

02/15/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Good Catch

We Should All Respect the Geoduck

Wait, stop laughing. This behemoth of a clam is serious business.

02/14/2024 By Allison Williams Photography by Sarah Flotard