Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021.

She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.

Coming Soon

5 Reasons to Get Excited About the Rhino Room

Individual-size Champagne bottles are cool, but you had us at "anatomically correct rhinoceros."

02/25/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Hopped Up

This Beer Is the Result of a Super Bowl Bet

Elysian Brewing traveled to Colorado to brew its Elysian of Boom IPA. It's not too late for one more victory toast.

02/21/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Still Life

Westland Distillery Releases a Peated Whiskey

A local take on the Scotland's smoky standards.

02/20/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Brilliant Ideas

Full Tilt Ice Cream Is Making a Flavor for Sir Mix-a-Lot

And yes, one of the options is I Like Big Butterscotch.

02/20/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Awards & Accolades

Seattle's 2014 James Beard Award Semifinalists

Seattle, this could be a pretty good year.

02/19/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Event Planning

Golden Beetle Does Happy Hour All Night Long

What better way to celebrate a third birthday (of a restaurant, not a kid) than three nights of nonstop happy hour?

02/17/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Event Planning

Speed Rack Is Back

In case you were wondering where nearly every bartender in town will be on Sunday.

02/13/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Coming Soon

Taylor Shellfish Plans an Oyster Bar in Pioneer Square

Oysters, oysters everywhere. And lots of stuff to drink.

02/13/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Potable POTUS

Seattle’s Ultimate Presidents’ Day Bar Crawl

Imagine that every U.S. president in history somehow winds up in present-day Seattle. And they all could use a drink.

02/01/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

QUIZ

Name the Reclaimed Item in These Seattle Restaurants

Salvaged building materials are to Seattle restaurant walls as seasonal produce is to Seattle menus—like the wooden angel rescued from a French chapel during World War II that hovers over Altura, or the tentacled chandelier spreading over the oyster bar.

01/02/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

News Feed: January

Dining dispatches from around the city.

01/02/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Tasty Brews

More Winter Beers We Love

12/01/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Fairs & Fests

5 Winter Beer Festivals Not to Miss

Celebrate the season by paying homage to the best cold-weather releases and craft winter brews.

12/01/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Dining Out

News Feed December 2013

Dining news dispatches from around the city.

12/01/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Seasonal Brews

Seattle Winter Beer Guide

Another reason we love local beer—it changes with the seasons. We’ve waited all year for these malty, roasty, high-octane creations. So have the brewers.

12/01/2013 By Allecia Vermillion