Food News

Friday Feed

Passage Opens on Whidbey, Nell's Chef Retires, and More Food News

Seattle's most exciting new restaurants include Baiana, Casa Gabriele, and Louie's Deli.

06/12/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Dinner Winner

Are Monday Nights the New Happy Hour?

These creative specials sweep away the Sunday scaries and speed up slow nights.

05/18/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Goodbye Sacro Bosco, Hello Stacked, and More Restaurant News

A few old favorites return, including Creamy Cone Café, Eldr, and (soon!) Bush Garden.

05/15/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Long Awaited Gordo Steak, Kakurenbo, and Cafe Lolo Are All Open, and More Food News

Meanwhile, Ethan Stowell, Kurt Dammeier, and Marcus Lalario are heading for the suburbs.

04/17/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Sockeye to Me

Help, I’m Allergic to the Cover of My Cookbook!

My fishy foray through a minor medical mystery and major identity crisis.

04/13/2026 By Naomi Tomky Illustrations by Derek Abella

Awards & Accolades

Seattle Struggles Among 2026 James Beard Awards Finalists

Despite getting shut out of national categories, two chefs get the regional nod.

03/31/2026 By Naomi Tomky

smooth operator

Yasuaki Saito’s Hospitality Hides in Plain Sight

The low-key genius of the man behind Seattle’s favorite restaurants.

03/30/2026 By Harry Cheadle

Smell Test

Fabuloso Is Not So Fabulous for Restaurants

Please stop scouring with this scourge.

03/27/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Egg Hunt

Where to Easter Brunch (and Tea, and Dinner) in Seattle

Buffets, bunnies, and booze for the holiday.

03/23/2026 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Friday Feed

Remembering Don Kuzaro, Blazing Bagels Closure, and More Food News

Also, a podcast about french fries.

03/20/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Ferry Boatloads of French Fries at Mariners Games, Itsumono Is Back, and a Bunch of Restaurant Openings

Moto Pizza comes to Pioneer Square, Tacos Cometa moves inside, and Hakka House returns.

03/13/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Books that cook

Salmon Sambuus and Seattle's Somali Community

Born in Somalia and raised in the PNW, Ifrah F. Ahmed talks about the intersection of her identities and her new cookbook, Soomaaliya.

03/10/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Why Xi'an Noodles Is Closed, Where It's Opening, and More Food News

Including where a Sonoran taco shop will open in Seattle.

03/06/2026 By Naomi Tomky

First to Feast

Why Are So Many Asian Chain Restaurants Coming to Bellevue?

The Eastside city is the first choice for the first stop when Asian restaurant chains come to America.

03/05/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Supa Fry

Seattle’s Best French Fries

Ketchup on the city’s hottest potatoes.

03/03/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Third Place Closes, Cookie Crave & Creamery Opens, and More Food News

Plus a quick look at what's going on at Sophon.

02/27/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Don’t Fuhgeddaboudit

The Forgotten Black History of Seattle's Mrs. Pizza

Sometimes our collective memory is a few slices short of a pie.

02/26/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Matcha More

Eat This: Xôi Mặn at Phê

The surprisingly traditional, impressively good sticky rice bowl at Capitol Hill’s hottest café.

02/20/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Asean Streat Food Hall Evicted, Renee Erickson to Open Jeffry's, and More Food News

And what is going on with hotel restaurant names?

02/13/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Cool Beans

Local Tofu and Miso Offer Fresh Takes on Traditional Techniques

Three products we think are just soy good.

02/11/2026 By Naomi Tomky