Eat & Drink

Vinegar Strokes

The Appeal of the Shrub (aka the Drinking Vinegar)

They're tart, housemade, plentiful in Seattle bars, and a splendid companion for spirits. To invert the lyrics of a certain late-'90s hip-hop trio, a shrub is a drink that can get some love from me.

04/29/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

The Eastside Burg Seattle Restaurateurs Can't Get Enough Of

Redmond's looking more like Ballard every day.

04/29/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Sushi Happenings

First Look: Billy Beach Sushi and Bar in Ballard

The sushi chef's new neighborhood outpost opens May 1. And happy hour is plentiful.

04/26/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Stuff Bartenders Like

Chartreuse: Taste the Shades of Green

Chefs and bartenders love this herbal liqueur. And now, so do I.

04/26/2013 By Cassie Sawyer

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of Apr 22

Bakery Nouveau opens on Capitol Hill, a new healthy waffle food truck debuts, and Broadway loses a longtime restaurant.

04/26/2013 By Erica Thompson

Nosh Pit Reading List

The educated eater (ahem, flexitarian) and the dirtiest fruits in your basket

04/25/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

Happy Hour

This Week in Happy Hour: Wings Edition

Where to go for a fix that's sweet and salty or atomically red-hot.

04/25/2013 By Cassandra Callan

Popups

Coyle's Bakeshop: A Popup for the Morning Hours

Rachael Coyle is turning Fremont's culinary bookstore into a bakery.

04/25/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Street Food

The Mobile Food Rodeo Adds a Taco Truck Showdown

Sample the wares of six Seattle trucks and see which one takes home the Golden Taco Award.

04/24/2013 By Erica Thompson

Met Maps

Tracking What's New In Pioneer Square

The rediscovery of the city's oldest neighborhood continues apace. Here's where to eat—and what's actually open.

04/24/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Oeno Files

Sean Sullivan's Wine of the Week: For A Song Syrah

This one sings from the mountaintops.

04/24/2013 By Sean P. Sullivan

Imbibing Agenda

The Week in Drinking: Apr 23-29

Beer, wine, and spirits events around town.

04/23/2013 By Seattle Met Staff

On the Menu

Unlikely (and Excellent) Okonomiyaki at the Gastropod

Chef Travis Kukull picked up this Japanese dish from a poodle named Frances, and produces it in the most minimalist of kitchens.

04/23/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Openings

5 Reasons to Get Excited About the Sixgill

The Noble Fir gets a beer-filled sibling in Fremont.

04/23/2013 By Cassandra Callan

Summer Sips

It's Sunny Out...Time to Drink Slushy Cocktails

Here's where to go for a classy cool down.

04/22/2013 By Erica Thompson

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: Apr 24-30

Beer and golf at Boka, Ron Jeremy at Linda's, and Fabio (the chef, not the man hunk) at Cuoco and Book Larder.

04/22/2013 By Erica Thompson

Expansion Mode

Homegrown Will Open a Location Downtown

Very good news for downtown lunchers. Especially those who like eating outside.

04/22/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Name the Restaurateur Who Said...

“Your dining experience starts when you walk in the door of my restaurant, and ends the next morning when you’re sitting on the toilet.”

04/22/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Taxation Vexation

Where Are All the Brewers? Rallying in Olympia

Local craft breweries are up in arms over a proposal to significantly hike their taxes.

04/19/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of Apr 15

Farewell to the Viking, hello to some meaty new joints.

04/19/2013 By Erica Thompson

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