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.

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Cheapskatin': Kedai Makan

Cheap eats in and around Seattle

05/22/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

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Certifiably Sweet and Sour

Maria Hines’s third restaurant…when she is good, she is very, very good.

05/22/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

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Why Moms Dread Summer

Summer isn’t a day at the beach. It’s the gaping hole in the feminist project.

05/22/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

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Seattle’s Rising Star Chefs

No, you haven’t heard of these chefs. Yet.

05/22/2013 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

A Beloved Seattle Restaurant Shuts Its Doors

A closure so devastating, fans circulate a petition to bring it back.

05/20/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Boom Noodle Goes Boom

Look what happens when a restaurant re-brands.

05/13/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Cooking Brisket for the Barbecue King of Texas

Seattle Brisket Experience’s Jack Timmons is doing that this Thursday. He’s, uh…nervous.

05/06/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

The Eastside Burg Seattle Restaurateurs Can't Get Enough Of

Redmond's looking more like Ballard every day.

04/29/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Name the Restaurateur Who Said...

“Your dining experience starts when you walk in the door of my restaurant, and ends the next morning when you’re sitting on the toilet.”

04/22/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

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Brain Changers

Does neuroplasticity make it easier for therapists to earn their money?

04/17/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

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Shanik and Awe

The hotly anticipated sister to Vancouver’s Vij’s brings South Lake Union something all its own.

04/17/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

The Famous Recipe for Chocolate Mousse Made of One Ingredient

Oh, how I love picking up molecular gastronomy tips from helpful waiters.

04/15/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Maria Hines: How Not to Make Money as a Restaurateur

The James Beard-award-winning chef opens up on the challenge of running three organic restaurants, how Agrodolce stacks up—and what’s driving her nuts right now.

04/08/2013 By Kathryn Robinson