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.

What time is it?

It’s Dine Around Seattle Time, People

(Pssst: Here’s where you’ll get the best deals.)

11/01/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Boo

Homegrown’s Halloween Costume Contest

You’ll have to get creative, because we guarantee you don’t have this costume lying around your basement.

10/27/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Good Morning

Luc Launches Sunday Brunch

Look for French-American cafe food starting in November.

10/25/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The Locavore

10/22/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The Morning Meal

10/21/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Dept. of Reinventions

Mamma Melina Goes Upscale

But are the new digs an improvement?

10/20/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: Molecular Gastronomy

10/20/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The Sidekick

10/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: Tarts and Sours

10/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Dept. of Wha?

Menu Descriptions that…Aren’t

Beignets with pepitas, Bottarga, and Banyuls, anyone?

10/18/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Good Causes

October Puts Seattle Restaurants in the Pink

Find out which restaurants are offering special deals to benefit Susan G. Komen’s breast cancer research.

10/13/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The Upscale Downmarket

10/13/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: Chef’s Choice

10/13/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The Small Platerie

10/13/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

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Not Your Daddy’s Porn

When a teenage boy surfs the net for naughty pictures, Mom and Dad get hot and bothered.

10/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Best Restaurants 2010

Where to eat now: 60 places that are changing the way we eat.

10/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: Nose to Tail

10/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The Unfussy French

10/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The New South Lake Union

10/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli

Best Restaurants 2010

Best Restaurants: The Roving Restaurant

10/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson With Judy Naegeli