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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Tuscany, Kirkland Style

For its Eastside branch, Volterra keeps popular dishes but dresses up in suburban style.

11/28/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Tom Douglas vs. Ethan Stowell

Battle of Seattle restaurant titans

11/28/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Got a Favorite Holiday Restaurant Tradition? Bring it!

Tell us which restaurants or watering holes your holiday memories are made of and we’ll inform the world.

11/26/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Restaurants That Put the 'Give' in Thanksgiving

Find out which Seattle-area restaurants are notoriously generous.

11/19/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

67 Ways to Stay Sane

The 5 Most Decadent Appetizers in Seattle

Rich, gooey, colossally decadent: These five appetizers scream, “Welcome to comfort food season!” Counting down…

11/14/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Restaurants That Give You a Deadline to Finish Your Dinner

And other tales of miserable service.

11/12/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Ooops, There’s One More Best Restaurant of 2012!

See which extraordinary Seattle restaurant accidentally got left on the cutting-room floor.

11/05/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

How I Picked the Best Restaurants of 2012

They’re up today, folks. You will be surprised.

10/29/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Service in Seattle Restaurants

A professional diner’s list of 10 issues every restaurant should get right.

10/29/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Best Restaurants 2012

For our annual guide to the top dining in Seattle, we bring you both innovators and classics with strong culinary vision and deep reverence for seasons, local ingredients, and a sense of place—in short, the very best places to eat right now.

10/29/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Seattle Restaurant of the Year 2012: Altura

Platefuls of miracles arise from rustic Italian fare.

10/29/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Global Eats

50 great joints serving terrific food and rich ethnic culture—right in your backyard.

10/26/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

Death to Michelin!

The new issue of 'Vanity Fair' chews up and spits out the world’s premier guide to haute cuisine—which has made noises about coming to Seattle.

10/22/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Cut & Paste Friday

The New Seattle Breakfast

We still love waffles, omelets, and pancakes. But at Seattle’s best breakfast spots, just look at what’s joining the classic canon.

10/19/2012 By Kathryn Robinson, Christopher Werner, and Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Scott Carsberg Dishes on Bisato

In his own words, Seattle’s inscrutable culinary genius reveals his favorite chefs, his own best dishes, the question he asks every prospective waiter…and why the finest cooks in his kitchen were women.

10/15/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

How Not to Plate a Dish

And other secrets from Cameo McRoberts at Vessel.

10/08/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Partisanship Cure

What does our political system need? Marriage counseling.

10/05/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

Cut-and-Paste Friday

Seattle Cheap Eats: A World Tour of Fried Chicken

Forget smiles or Esperanto--Fried chicken is apparently the true universal language. Here are seven local versions that range from Korean to Puerto Rican.

10/05/2012 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

The Five Most Decadent Appetizers in Seattle

Rich, gooey, colossally decadent: These five appetizers scream 'Welcome to comfort food season!'

10/01/2012 By Kathryn Robinson