Eat & Drink

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of August 12

The home of the $3 margarita expands to West Seattle, a Central District restaurant appears to be a victim of arson, and Stoneburner adds a pastry chef.

08/16/2013 By Brianna Lantz and Shelly Le

Total World Domination

Queen Anne Is Getting a Cupcake Royale Location

And it comes with cold-brewed Stumptown coffee on tap and a whole new menu of noncupcake breakfast pastries.

08/16/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Revamps

Duck Island Ale House Adds Food (and Skee Ball!)

We appreciate any remodel that involves fried chicken and Skee Ball. But don't worry, you can still order in from Beth's.

08/15/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Recommended Reading

Nosh Pit Reading List

The economics of the bottomless mimosa, the evolutionary advantages of dairy, and the "huge balls of reeking fat" congealing in our sewers. One found in London is literally the size of a school bus.

08/15/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Happy Hour

This Week in Happy Hour: Summer Gaming Edition

Don't think about autumn just yet. Celebrate the last weeks of summer with games and beer.

08/15/2013 By Cassie Sawyer

Waste Not, Want Not

New Smartphone App to Decrease Seattle's Food Leftovers

Leftover Swap: Eliminate your guilt over throwing away unwanted food by sharing it with a stranger via a new local app.

08/14/2013 By Shelly Le

Openings

Bloom Restaurant Opens in 5...4...3...2...1...

The bento box popup is now a for-reals Japanese restaurant in Ballard.

08/14/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Oeno Files

Hey, Jeffrey Dorgan, What Should I Drink Tonight?

A juicy 2011 Boedecker Cellars pinot noir, with a complicated and rewarding history.

08/14/2013 By Rachel Breiwick

Distillery Report

Sun Liquor Has Produced a Rum

And hardly anyone knows it yet.

08/13/2013 By James Ross Gardner

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner August 14—20

Drink Champagne with a Narwhal, preview Aragona's menu, and rewatch Anaconda at King's Hardware—it's way better with a buzz.

08/13/2013 By Brianna Lantz

Stalking Top Chef

Seattle's Carrie Mashaney Will Compete on 'Top Chef'

The New Orleans season just got interesting.

08/13/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Special Events

Popup Dinners from Jason Stratton and Maria Hines

Stratton previews Aragona's Spanish menu, and Hines celebrates Tilth's anniversary with a barbecue. Enjoyment ensues.

08/12/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Behind Bars

Five Questions for the Bartender: Alex Negranza

Liberty's bar manager lives a double life of coffee and alcohol.

08/12/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Roadtripping for a Great Plate of Seafood

Where to take the house guests when they want a plate of perfect Northwest fish with a side of fresh scenery.

08/12/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of August 5

Pioneer Square gets a beer and brat haus courtesy of Hitchcock, a Cafe Lago alum opens a pizzeria, and London Plane is open for business.

08/09/2013 By Shelly Le

Openings

Skillet Diner's Ballard Location: It's On

It feels like the Capitol Hill original, but bigger, brighter, and with more ebelskivers. Opening day is August 12.

08/09/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Booze On Tap

Starting Tonight, the Baltic Room Puts Shots on Draft

The lineup includes Jameson, Hornitos, my old friend Fireball, and my arch nemesis, whipped cream vodka.

08/08/2013 By Cassie Sawyer

Recommended Reading

Nosh Pit Reading List

Seattle gets national food media love, sous vide for the rest of us, and what a $325,000 protein patty tastes like.

08/08/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Happy Hour

This Week in Happy Hour: Indian Food Edition

Shanik premiered a new happy hour menu last week, but it's not alone.

08/08/2013 By Cassie Sawyer

Awards & Accolades

Three Seattle Spots Make Bon Appetit's List of 50 Best New Restaurants of 2013

Now cross your fingers one of them appears in the final list of 10.

08/08/2013 By Allecia Vermillion