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.

Occasions

Tapas Time

08/18/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Great Scott

Scott Carsberg is keeping it eel in a casual makeover of his fancy restaurant.

08/18/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Juicy

TomatoFare Debuts at Cedarbrook Lodge

First annual celebration of Northwest heirlooms and the chefs who prize them

08/11/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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A Losing Proposition

Maybe, just maybe, when it comes to parenting, winning isn’t all.

08/10/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Melty

Get Your Free S’mores Downtown Tomorrow

Yup, Library Bookstore and Bar will be handing ’em out

08/09/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Italian for Celiacs

Gluten-Free Dining at Tulio

Chef Walter Pisano even offers…drumroll please…gluten-free pasta

08/04/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Chef News

Chef Tyler Hefford-Anderson Hired at Salish

Can that promising appointment turn around the most gorgeous underachiever in the region?

08/02/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Special Dinners

Art at the Four Seasons Offers Dinner Specials

Crab, steak, organic, fried chicken, ice cream sundaes…it’s all here, folks

07/28/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

New Restaurants

Belle Pastry Opens Downtown

(How amped is Seattle Met that Bellevue’s best bakery has spun off to our neighborhood?)

07/26/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Celeb Chefs

Chef Maria Hines of Tilth on Iron Chef America

(Pssst…you can sample the dinner she created two nights later!)

07/21/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Scene: Spicy Talk Bistro

07/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Neighborhood Hot Spot: Proletariat Pizza

07/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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The No-Buy Zone

What one clotheshorse learned by not shopping for a year.

07/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Foodie Alert!

Le Creuset and All Clad on Sale at Dish It Up

We’re talking 50 percent off

07/19/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Luc’s Place

A new bistro puts hospitality and great food at the top of the menu.

07/14/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

The Classics

Le Gourmand Turns 25

Celebrate all summer with three courses for $45

07/07/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Now Reopened

New Digs for Toshio’s Teriyaki

Swankiest teriyaki joint in the Rainier Valley

07/05/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Conundrum of the Week

Starbucks Changes Drink Recipe, Sickens Gluten-Free Contingent

Whose responsibility is it when a beloved beverage goes toxic for some of its biggest fans?

06/30/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Fun! A Restaurant Game!

How Many Restaurants in Seattle are Named for Family Members?

Bet you can think of a few we missed

06/28/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

This Just In

Re:Public Opens Today

More to eat at South Lake Union

06/23/2010 By Kathryn Robinson