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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Greatness Visible

The Book Bindery soars with meat, potatoes, and je ne sais quoi.

12/15/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Lice and Easy

It takes a village to delouse a child.

12/13/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Hospitality Chronicles

Deadline Dining

Latest trend in restaurants: A table with a time limit.

12/13/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Talk of Pioneer Square

Built Burger Open Late Tomorrow

So you can have the burger of your dreams for dinner…and park free.

12/08/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Dept. of Just What You've Always Wanted

An Entire Chicken Dinner on a Pizza

Compliments of Zaw.

12/06/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Holidays

Gingerbread House Decorating with Lisa Dupar

She’s our very own Martha Stewart, people. Come learn from her pastry team.

12/01/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Holidays

Free Food at Cutter’s Bayhouse

All it takes is…

11/29/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Shopping Break

Black Friday Brunch at Fresh Bistro

Bennies, Banh Xeo, and Bloody Mary’s…cuz who wants turkey this Friday?

11/24/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Gift Idea

Tom Douglas Announces Family Cooking Classes

Spotlight on nutrition

11/22/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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High Schools

78 Public and 50 Private Schools Graded

11/19/2010 With Kathryn Robinson, Clancey Denis, and Hilary Meyerson By Matthew Halverson

Good Deeds

Seastar Puts the Giving in Thanksgiving

John Howie to feed 600 needy families at his beautiful Bellevue restaurant

11/17/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Greenback Gifts

Have yourself a mercenary little Christmas.

11/17/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Occasions

Where to Drop While Shopping

11/16/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Neighborhood Hot Spot: Chloé Bistrot

11/15/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Where's the Beef?

Meatless Monday Comes to Seattle

Good for us, good for the planet…we’re lovin’ it.

11/15/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Beauty at the Beast

Old World finery takes a magical culinary tour at La Bête.

11/15/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

High Schools 2010

Parents As Search Engines

When the goal is private school, start the search early.

11/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

It's Party Season!

Which Restaurants Have the Best Private Rooms?

It’s the perennial holiday question. We got answers.

11/10/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Burp

Jones Rolls Out its Bacon-Flavored Soda

And just in time for Thanksgiving!

11/08/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

New Chefs

Chef Thomas Schultz Joins Oddfellows Cafe + Bar

Here’s hoping he brought his Place Pigalle recipes with him.

11/03/2010 By Kathryn Robinson