Amber Fouts is a Seattle-based freelance commercial and editorial photographer. Her work, featured in Food and Wine, Imbibe, The New York Times, Nylon, and The Wall Street Journal, has been described as spirited, narrative, and genuine. When she’s not chasing light, you can find her gardening or making a mean cocktail.

More Than Fried Dough

You’ve Never Seen Doughnuts like These Before

Ever wish you could turn tres leches cake into a doughnut? Doce Donut Co. reimagines Latin American pastry traditions on a canvas of perfect brioche.

01/18/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Time To...Well, You Know

This Local Company Has Been Making the World's Doughnuts for 101 Years

Auburn-based Belshaw helps companies large and small with machines that cut, fry, frost, fill, and ice.

01/17/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Hook, Line, and Sinkers

The Evolution of Seattle Doughnuts

From minis to mochi to Mighty-O.

01/16/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Zero Proof

Here Are Some Great Places for Nonalcoholic Cocktails

From sports bars to destination restaurants, cocktail programs are serious about making great drinks sans spirits.

01/02/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

Where to Eat Oysters in Seattle

One of Washington's signature local foods is at its best freshly shucked and served on the half shell.

12/13/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

PNW Pantry

Linda Miller Nicholson Chases the Gnocchi Rainbow

The hometown pasta artist known as Salty Seattle now sells boxes of colorful make-at-home gnocchi.

12/06/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Field Notes

Pancita Is Seattle's Spectacular, Unexpected New Mexican Restaurant

Janet Becerra nixtamalizes her own corn for a menu of tostadas, tortillas, and cocktails.

11/29/2023 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Oeno Files

Four Great Sparkling Wines from Washington

Holiday-ready picks from local wineries that specialize in bubbles.

11/22/2023 By Sean P. Sullivan

Hangouts

Are Taprooms the New Seattle Coffee Shops?

Seattle takes breweries’ third-place status to the next level.

11/15/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Dining Guide

Best New Restaurants 2023

Seattle's dining landscape defies easy themes—and that's a good thing.

11/08/2023

Best New Restaurants 2023

The Boat Is Our Restaurant of the Year

Quynh and Yenvy Pham kept things simple and created something great.

11/08/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

Special Occasion Restaurants for When You Want to Go Big

Because sometimes life hands you reasons to make a reservation and really blow it out.

10/18/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Chef’s Day Off

How Kamonegi Chef Mutsuko Soma Hacks Ramen

The internet’s mad noodle genius turns regular pasta into ramen noodles.

10/04/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle's Best New Restaurants of 2023

This year’s top newcomers include pizza with a sense of place, sushi with a sense of humor, and a chef who sources from his mom’s garden.

09/12/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Chef’s Day Off

Recipe: Communion Chef Kristi Brown’s Easy Weeknight Soup

Grabbing whatever’s in the produce drawer (and freezer) can yield a restorative bowl full of Asian flavors.

09/07/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Confection Cross-Training

When Chefs Make Cake (and Rice Krispies Treats)

Two of the year’s coolest new bakeries, Paper Cake Shop and Little Jaye, sprang to life when savory chefs turned their attention to butter and sugar.

08/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Culture Desk

Ellenos Cofounder Opens New Frozen Yogurt Spot in Pike Place Market

Hellenika Cultured Creamery scoops a new creation they're calling "cultured gelato."

08/23/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Overthinking Pizza

Long Live Pizza Anarchy

Parsing the taxonomy of what makes a pizza Chicago- or Detroit-style can be fun. But does getting overly scientific miss the point of a near-perfect food?

08/15/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Field Notes

A Beachfront Restaurant that Doesn’t Brag—But Should

The (frequently untold) story of Driftwood, a compelling new restaurant on Alki Beach.

07/27/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Seattle Dining Guide

Seattle's Best Waterfront Restaurants

Where to celebrate a birthday—or have a beer—with glorious water views.

07/18/2023 By Allecia Vermillion