Producer
Kathryn Robinson

Senior Writer
Seattle native Kathryn Robinson, award-winning restaurant critic and senior writer at Seattle Met, has been anonymously reviewing restaurants for over 30 years—first as editor of the Best Places guidebook series, then as staff critic at Seattle Weekly and contributing critic at The Seattle Times and Seattle magazine.
Midcareer she spent a year-long sabbatical studying comparative religion as a Knight Fellow at Stanford University where she had been an undergrad 10 years earlier, gaining a knowledge base she now calls upon for her monthly “Back Fence” column on our collective urban existence and the meaning it holds for our personal lives. In her off hours she is a partner and a parent—which means she has no off hours.

Critic's Notebook
37 Great Seattle Italian Restaurants

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Why Kingfish Café Matters

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Who Makes the Best Chicken Dinner in Seattle?

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19 More Confusing Seattle Restaurants

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Glutenless in Seattle

Back Fence
Can a Video Game be Real Therapy?

Critic's Picks
Seattle's Finest Italian Restaurants

Review
Gluten-Free Done Right

Critic's Notebook
Ten Best Bites of 2014

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Biggest Restaurant Disappointments of the Year

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Best Moments in Seattle Restaurants, 2014

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6 Things a Waiter Should Never Say

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Just How Delectable is Morsel’s Biscuit Sandwich?

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Alicia Fusion Bistro Brings Vietnamese Food to Leschi

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15 Great Downtown Restaurants

Critic's Notebook
What to Give the Connoisseur Who Has Everything

Back Fence