Eat & Drink

Still Life

Rain City Spirits Releases a Coffee Liqueur: Drip

It's similar to Kahlua but—thanks goodness—without the cloying sweetness.

11/21/2012 By Christopher Werner

Action Items

A Pre-Thanksgiving Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups

This week: An iconic Fremont restaurant closes, a kind-of-a-big-deal opening happens quietly on Capitol Hill, and a shuttering in Bellevue.

11/21/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving's Last Stand

Yes, indeed...one final roundup of Thanksgiving dinners.

11/21/2012 By Katie Vincent

Culinary Tomes

2012: The Year in Local Cookbooks

From Skillet favorites to salty snacks, Seattle is teeming with talented cookbook scribes.

11/21/2012 By Katie Vincent

Sweet Talk

Spun, a Company Devoted to Organic Cotton Candy, Launches

The classic confection gets an artisanal upgrade courtesy Tilth chef David White and pal Cristie Schrader.

11/20/2012 By Danielle Zorn

Klassy Affairs

So You Absolutely, Positively Must Do Shots on Thanksgiving Eve?

There's something about the night before Thanksgiving that makes many of us resort to the drinking habits of our youth. Here, some shots that will leave you with a shred of dignity (and a pounding hangover) come Thursday.

11/20/2012 By Brian Colella

It's a Secret

Another Underground Market Is Happening in December

This one is a Sunday brunch.

11/20/2012 By Christopher Werner

Openings

This Is Exciting: Mamnoon Opens Today

Middle Eastern cuisine, a talented chef, and training with the owners' moms? Color us intrigued.

11/20/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Coming Soon

Sam's Tavern Will Open in the Former Chino's Space

Owner James Snyder is promising good burgers and energetic environs that pay tribute to the original Red Robin.

11/19/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner

Marination teaches the fine art of pairing turkey and beer, John Howie and the Seahawks help kick hunger, and, by the way, it's Thanksgiving.

11/19/2012 By Danielle Zorn

Happy Hour

Six New Happy Hours to Try

Featuring $7 bowls of ramen from Revel, giant Jenga, and oysters baked, fried, or mixed in stew.

11/19/2012 By Christopher Werner

Critic's Notebook

Restaurants That Put the 'Give' in Thanksgiving

Find out which Seattle-area restaurants are notoriously generous.

11/19/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

These are a few of my...

Favorite Things: Cafe Juanita Sous Chef Jonah Amodt

His favorite hangover remedy is biscuits and gravy. But these mornings are presumably rare with a demanding kitchen job, a five-year-old son, and another baby on the way.

11/16/2012 By Allecia Vermillion