Critic's Notebook

The Most Important Thing About Pioneer Square Dining

Check this out before you go anywhere near the place.

01/13/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

New Neighbors

5 Reasons to Get Excited About Brimmer and Heeltap

“We want people coming far to see us, but we really envision this as a locals' spot.”

01/10/2014 By Chelsea Lin

So Long

An Exit Interview with Carrie Mashaney

The Top Chef contender and Aragona chef talks about what it was like to compete on the show, and the meal she missed most while she was away from home.

01/09/2014 By Chelsea Lin

Art Installation

Modernist Cuisine Co-Author Hosts Art for Food

Maxime Bilet's new interactive Storefronts Seattle project looks at food as communication—all you really need to know is that he's hosting a party there tomorrow night.

01/09/2014 By Chelsea Lin

Coming Soon

Lisa Nakamura Plans Gnocchi Bar to (Hopefully) Open Late Summer

The former Allium chef and master gnocchi roller looks forward to her next opportunity: a casual Seattle spot based on her most popular dish.

01/08/2014 By Chelsea Lin

That's Amore

Newest Tutta Bella Serving Pizzas in Bellevue

Seattle's popular pizza chainlet heads east, with a huge space open at Crossroads Mall.

01/08/2014 By Chelsea Lin

Year of the Vegetable

Seattle's 2014 Food Trends Predicted

The city's restaurant professionals weigh in on what to expect when you dine out this year.

01/06/2014 By Chelsea Lin

Opening

Napkin Friends Launches the Latke Press Sandwich Monday

New food truck serves paninis pressed between potato pancakes, starting January 6.

01/03/2014 By Chelsea Lin

Diet Schmiet

5 Reasons to Get Excited About Bourbon and Bones

“This is the way we do it in North Carolina, and our barbecue pits are 150 years old. I wanted it to have the same feel.”

01/02/2014 By Chelsea Lin

TV Recap

Top Chef New Orleans Episode 12: Mississippi Mud Bugs

In which Carrie's future hangs in a flounder fritter.

01/02/2014 By Chelsea Lin

Player's Club

Scene in Seattle: Board Games at Raygun Lounge

A night at a game mecca

01/02/2014 By Allison Williams

Watering Hole

Witness Serves Up Spirits for the Soul

01/02/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

QUIZ

Name the Reclaimed Item in These Seattle Restaurants

Salvaged building materials are to Seattle restaurant walls as seasonal produce is to Seattle menus—like the wooden angel rescued from a French chapel during World War II that hovers over Altura, or the tentacled chandelier spreading over the oyster bar.

01/02/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Post

News Feed: January

Dining dispatches from around the city.

01/02/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Dining Out

Le Petit Cochon Gets Piggy in Fremont

Chef Derek Ronspies goes whole hog to deliver adventures in snout-to-tail dining.

01/02/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

Ow, My Head

6 Edible Hangover Cures to Usher in the New Year

Because we know you'll probably drink too much tonight.

12/31/2013 By Malcolm Griffes

Dumplings for Days

Din Tai Fung's Seattle Location Finally Opens Sunday

U Village's new expansion will soon feature the Taiwanese chain's infamous xiao long bao.

12/27/2013 By Chelsea Lin

Sugar and Spice

5 Baked Goods for Christmas Morning

When you've wakened from a slumber of sugar plums dancing in your head, make sure you have one of these delicious treats on hand for breakfast.

12/20/2013 By Chelsea Lin

So Much Awesome

5 Reasons to Get Excited About 19th and Mercer

Just in time for the holidays—the new home to Tallulah’s, Hello Robin, and Cone and Steiner opens before New Year’s Day.

12/20/2013 By Chelsea Lin

Coming Soon

Four New Restaurants, One Big Space for Revel/Joule Owners

Numbered are the days when you have to go to Lynnwood or Federal Way for good Korean barbecue. Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi are bringing tabletop grilling—and noodles, ice cream, and beer—to Capitol Hill in 2014.

12/19/2013 By Chelsea Lin