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What We’re Eating Now: September 2016

This month’s favorites: rosé slushies, empanadas, and decadent corn on the cob.

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Corn on the Cob at the 100-Pound Clam 

Check out the corn at this new dockside clam shack! Two broken ears, deep-fried and sweet, slathered with smoked jalapeño cotija cheese, speckled with cilantro and Aleppo peppers. Messy ecstasy. 100poundclam.com  —Kathryn Robinson

Beach Bakery’s Breakfast Sandwiches

Rainier Valley’s new bakery does smarter-than-average breakfast sandwiches, like one made with waffles and eggs and bacon, or a buttery biscuit stuffed with scrambled eggs, cheese, and a hollowed-out, smoked hatch chili. 7820 Rainier Ave S, 206-721-2225  —Allecia Vermillion

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Rosé Slushie at Revolution Wine

Pike/Pine’s new wine shop freezes rosé into ice cubes to pop in a blender with more rosé, simple syrup, and a secret ingredient with a slightly herbal tinge. Let’s make this a thing.  —AV

Empanadas at Manu’s Bodegita 

Manu Alfau’s expansion of his Pioneer Square hole-in-the-wall to a Madison Street sidewalk stall brings his exquisitely smoky sofrito-yam-gouda empanadas to Capitol Hill. manusbodega.com —KR

Published in the Coffee: The New Guide to a Seattle Obsession issue of Seattle Met.











Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.