Eat & Drink

Prost!

Local Breweries Roll Out the Barrel for Oktoberfest

Make way for beer and brats. And food trucks.

09/24/2015 By Aoife Reilly

Critic's Notebook

Is Any Seattle Burger Worth a Month of Showers?

The California drought, the satirical fix…and the Seattle solution.

09/24/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Open...Now

Ernest Loves Agnes Brings Italian Food, Literary References to 19th Ave

Papa, pizza, and plenty of cocktails.

09/23/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Attention Curd Nerds

The Washington State Artisan Cheesemakers Festival Is Back

With more than 100 cheeses from 20 of the state's cheesemakers.

09/23/2015 By Greg Young

Pour

Seattle’s Newest Restaurants Embrace the Food-Friendly Cocktail

At two high-profile new restaurants, veteran bartenders pour drinks that don’t fight with the food.

09/23/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Food & Drink Events

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: September 23–29

The week in which: Le Petit Cochon hosts an offal dinner, Cafe Lago celebrates 25 years, and Feast at the Market returns.

09/23/2015 By Aoife Reilly

Oeno Files

Weekly Wine Pick: Gorman Winery Old Scratch Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain 2013

A blend of two vineyards, including a younger site attracting a lot of attention from winemakers.

09/22/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan

Upgrades

Kedai Makan Is Officially a Restaurant

And that larger menu looks good.

09/22/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Kraken Congee: Crackin' Comfort Food

Kraken Congee is global, smart, and cozy in the extreme.

09/22/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Like Surprises? You’ll Love Our Third Annual Seattle Met Secret Supper  

Get your tickets now to the highlight of Seattle’s gastronomic year.

09/21/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Review

Just Enough Adventure on the Salted Seas

A Vietnamese restaurateur brings a fish house to Columbia City.

09/21/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Culinary Literature

Coming in November: Blaine Wetzel's Willows Inn Cookbook

Prep your smokers and stock up on juniper berries, people.

09/18/2015 By Caroline Ferguson

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Expansive

A new Skillet, a new Frost doughnut shop, and a new restaurant from the team behind Mamnoon.

09/18/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Surprise!

Out of Nowhere, a New Slate Coffee Opens in Pioneer Square

With a University District location to follow next week.

09/18/2015 By Darren Davis

Coming Soon

Mamnoon Is Opening a Rooftop Restaurant in South Lake Union

The team behind one of the city's most esteemed restaurants, plus a rooftop with a seriously rare unobstructed view. Not to mention all the new food and drinks down on the ground floor.

09/17/2015 By Karin Vandraiss

Critic's Notebook

Lauded Pastry Chef Toby Matasar Opens Niche

And, by gosh, it's gluten free.

09/17/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Sugar Rush

Cupcake Royale's New Creations Are Iced with '90s Nostalgia

In a world of novelty cupcakes, these throwback flavors are all that and a package of Pop Rocks.

09/16/2015 By Karin Vandraiss

Food & Drink Events

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: September 16–22

The week in which: Washington Cider Week continues, Daniel’s Broiler collaborates with Côte Bonneville, and Dogfish Head Brewery takes over Bell and Whete.

09/16/2015 By Aoife Reilly

Expansion Mode

Skillet Is Opening a New Location

Coming this winter to the Amazon campus: kale caesars and bacon jam burgers.

09/15/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Oeno Files

Weekly Wine Pick: Hogue Cellars Gewürztraminer Columbia Valley 2014

Gewürztraminer is one of Washington’s top five most-planted white grapes. This bottle combines intense fruit with outrageous value.

09/15/2015 By Sean P. Sullivan