Eat & Drink

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups

This week: Lots of openings, La Bodega encounters a setback, JuiceBox pops up at La Bête, and The Funhouse closes after decades of music and booze.

11/02/2012 By Sabina Cao

Imbibing Agenda

A Couple of Opportunities to Drink Wine and Eat Oysters

Raise a glass: Oyster season is in full swing.

11/02/2012 By Christopher Werner

Cut & Paste Friday

Eat This Now: Olympia Oysters

Oyster season is back. And this coppery little fellow is the only variety truly local to Washington.

11/02/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Food News

Neighborhood Food News

Poppy and Terra Plata shake up their Monday menus, JuiceBox bunks up with La Bête, and a $999.99 Salty's gift card up for grabs.

11/01/2012 By Danielle Zorn

These Are a Few of My...

Favorite Things: The Gerald Spirits Director Nikki Worley

You can find her sporting comfortable footwear, taking notes, and making drinks with orgeat at this Ballard Ave bar.

11/01/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Openings

Eltana's Stone Way Bagel Shop Now Open

Those addictive wood-fired bagels land in the midst of a burgeoning restaurant district. And there's plenty of parking.

11/01/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Halloween 2012

Slide Show: Chefs in Halloween Costumes

Halloween is usually a busy night in the industry. But that didn't stop these chefs and cooks from engaging in a little costumery.

11/01/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Freebie File

Free Slices Today at Pagliacci Pizza's New Madison Valley Location

As if the neighborhood weren't excited already.

11/01/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Street Eatin'

A New Food Truck Pod For Downtown Seattle

More than a dozen trucks will rotate through the parking lot at Second and Pike.

10/31/2012 By Christopher Werner

Food and Boo-ze Specials

Where to Eat and Drink on Halloween

Yeah, it's a Wednesday. But that's not stopping these bars and restaurants from getting freaky.

10/31/2012 By Christopher Werner

Morning Matters

Four New Places to Eat Breakfast (or Brunch)

Why, hello kimchi grilled cheese. Greetings, breakfast poutine.

10/31/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Electoral Imbibement

Where to Party on Election Night

Fancy a Mitt Julep? Or perhaps a Freedom to Marry Mary? Booze and election results will flow Tuesday night at these fine establishments.

10/31/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Commander in Cheese

Election-Inspired Novelty Foodstuffs

We're over the debates and overbearing ads, but expressing your political beliefs by eating? Perfect. Check out efforts by Seattle bakeries, bars, and breweries to add a tasty spin to the electoral proceedings.

10/30/2012 By Danielle Zorn

Oeno Files

Stupid Question for a Sommelier: What Wine Should You Drink with Halloween Candy?

Local somms Dawn Smith and Cortney Lease recently passed the prestigious advanced sommelier exam. Which makes them highly overqualified to talk about what to drink with a fun-sized Snickers.

10/30/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Stalking Top Chef

Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Talks Seattle (and Rain) on Jimmy Fallon

“I’m very chill about the hurricane…all summer, that’s what I did.”

10/30/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Giant Bummers

Manu Alfau Seeks New Location for La Bodega

The chef is hoping to keep his planned sandwich shop in Pioneer Square.

10/30/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner

A costume party for pooches, a bunch of beer-filled bashes, and one epic oysterfest.

10/29/2012 By Sabina Cao and Danielle Zorn

Getting Juiced

JuiceBox Moves Into La Bête

A new partnership finds juicers Kari Brunson and Brandin Myett at the Capitol Hill restaurant four days a week.

10/29/2012 By Christopher Werner

Big Freaking Deals

Renee Erickson's The Whale Wins Opens in Fremont

Happening at the Fremont Collective: wood-fired dishes and an abundance of beautiful vegetable plates.

10/29/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

How I Picked the Best Restaurants of 2012

They’re up today, folks. You will be surprised.

10/29/2012 By Kathryn Robinson