Art Director

Jane Sherman designs covers, features, and various departments in Seattle Met. One of her many joys in life is working closely with talented illustrators and photographers to create images that enhance and complement the magazine’s editorial content.

She was born in Minneapolis—it’s a lot like Seattle but flatter, and decidedly snowier—and lived there until moving to Seattle in 2007. She cut her teeth in editorial design doing the weekly grind, first as associate art director at City Pages in Minneapolis and eventually producing hundreds of covers—one a week for several years—at Seattle Weekly (some of them even won an award or two). 

In her spare time you might find Jane at the dog park with her coonhound Watson, taking a pottery class, drawing, or more likely taking a nap.

Know Your Place

The Livingston Baker Building Has Tales to Tell

The home of the Virginia Inn and Le Pichet has a few skeletons in its closets and ghosts in its walls.

12/23/2025 By Meg van Huygen

In Memoriam

Remembering the Local Food and Beverage Legends We Lost This Year

Pouring one out for some of the big names in the local restaurant and bar scene who passed away in 2025.

12/17/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Renee Erickson’s New Restaurants Open Sunday and More Food News

Plus details on closing dates for Cook Weaver, Slim’s Last Chance, and Copine.

12/12/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Kabul and Jarr Bar Say Goodbye, Mangosteen Opens, and More Food News

Where to find modern Australian food, Swedish pancakes, and Korean egg sandwiches.

12/05/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Seattle Art Museum's New Restaurant and More Food News

A new Yemeni restaurant, a fire at Greenlake Bar and Grill, and when will Bateau reopen?

11/21/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Skillet Closing, Stevie's Famous Opening, and More Food News

The Virginia Inn is so back, baby.

11/14/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Fro-Dough

The Great Seattle Cookie Bake-Off

Bake-at-home cookies offer the best parts of baking, with none of the mess.

11/11/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Naan Stop

Eat This: Gas Station Goat Curry

Find your après ski stew at North Bend’s tastiest convenience store.

11/07/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Culinary Empires on the Move with Openings from Brendan McGill and Renee Erickson

Plus an intriguing correction and six more new restaurants to get excited about.

10/31/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Warm Up

Where to Sauna in Seattle

The city has gone crazy for heat, and we're not mad about it.

10/29/2025 By Allison Williams

Friday Feed

What Does $5 Buy You at Seattle's Best New Restaurants?

Plus the Ink Drinker opens a book bar, Salt & Straw puts fish on ice cream, and more food news.

10/24/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Mbar Closing, Oh Sun Pivoting, and Arabic Cafés Trending

This week's food news also has a bit of grocery store gossip.

10/17/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

Asparagus Tamales Available in Seattle, Backyard Bagel's Smart Slice, and More Food News

Seattle gets two new Japanese curry spots and a beautiful cocktail bar called Majnoon.

10/03/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Poetic

Three Poems by Ally Ang

The latest in Seattle Met’s poetry series.

10/03/2025 By Ally Ang

Friday Feed

The Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Pancake Chef Are Closing, Pidgin Is Open

Plus the Pastry Project is opening a bakery and the Salvadorean Bakery is opening a café.

09/26/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Oh My Gourd

Best Pumpkin Patches near Seattle

It's time to bust out the flannel and sharpen your carving knives.

09/22/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach and Seattle Met Staff

Friday Feed

Could Vito's Return? Who Eats at the Space Needle? And More Food News

Plus new locations for Café Sabah, In Pizza We Crust, and Shug's Soda Fountain.

09/19/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Shuck This

The Best Corn Mazes Near Seattle

Hit the farm and get lost among the ears.

09/18/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Friday Feed

Eden Hill Chef's Next Move, Queen City's Royal Resurrection, and More Food News

Happy Crab opened on Shilshole and Seattle is getting its first Burundian restaurant.

09/12/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Déjà Food

The Seattle Restaurants Giving Old Chains New Life

I feel like we’ve been here before.

08/27/2025 By Naomi Tomky