Eat & Drink

Awards & Accolades

Seattle James Beard Semifinalists for 2013

The long list is in for the top culinary honor in the nation. And Seattle is all over the place.

02/19/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Calorie Counts on Menus

Yeah, they work, says the Seattle and King County director of public health. Just not the way you might expect.

02/19/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Culinary Conjecture

Is Seattle Getting a José Andrés–Concepted Restaurant?

A slick hotel project downtown will include two restaurants and a bar. And the Spanish chef just happens to be the hotel outfit's culinary director.

02/19/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: Feb 20-26

Maxime Bilet wants to cook you dinner, Crush celebrates eight years, and chili aficionados bring the heat at Tavolàta.

02/18/2013 By Erica Thompson

Behind Bars

Five Questions for the Bartender: Shawn Heale of Rob Roy

"Anyone who says whiskey isn't cool deserves a swift boot to the coconuts."

02/18/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of Feb 11

Pancakes on a stick come to Capitol Hill, Showa is about to shutter, Scott Carsberg resurfaces in an unlikely kitchen, and Ethan Stowell opens a salumeria.

02/15/2013 By Danielle Zorn

Hopped Up

Two Bits of Beer News

Washington's getting its own beer awards, and Seattle Beer Week is back.

02/15/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Events

Cochon 555 Returns to Seattle in March

The ultimate pig-out happens on St. Patrick's Day. This could get rowdy.

02/15/2013 By Christopher Werner

On the Menu

A Breakfast Sandwich for Anyone Who Fondly Remembers McMuffins

The Bait Shop's new breakfast sandwich packs all the hangover-curing properties of the iconic fast food sandwich...but most of it is made in house.

02/15/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Nosh Pit Reading List

The history of curry, the Beyonce sandwich, and the effects of food trucks on the environment.

02/14/2013 With Seattle Met Staff

On the Menu

Yes, Von Trapp's Is Serving Boots of Beer

The new German beer hall honors an über German tradition.

02/14/2013 By Christopher Werner

Openings

Counting the Days: Bar Cotto and Bar Sajor

Matt Dillon and Ethan Stowell have small, cool, wood-fired oven spots opening this week and next.

02/14/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

TV Recap

Top Chef Seattle Episode 15: Glacial Gourmand

Three chefs and a baby. And some sled dogs and janky foie gras.

02/14/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Happy Hour

The Week in Happy Hour: a Smorgasbord at the Armory, Brass Tacks

Plus: beers aplenty at Yard House, a Golden Beetle birthday.

02/13/2013 By Christopher Werner

Food News

Neighborhood Food News

A Bitter Barista spurned, a local jerky champion, and tons of New York media love.

02/13/2013 By Katie Vincent

Slow Food

The Quest for the Blue-Foot Chicken

The founder of Mad Hatcher Poultry and the former owner of Willows Inn are raising funds to bring back a particularly succulent chicken seldom seen in the U.S.

02/13/2013 By Allecia Vermillion