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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Going the Distance

This woman gets quite enough exercise playing tug-of-war with her conscience, thank you.

03/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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What to Eat Now

Beefy!

03/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Mighty Meals

MistralKitchen offers a full plate that will please regular diners and food snobs alike.

03/12/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Peekytoe, anyone?

Cult of the Crab Returns to Waterfront

We are talking blue crab Benedict, people.

03/08/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Trends

Love Communal Tables?

Neither does Hollywood, apparently

03/03/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Recommendation of the Week

Cafe da Pino in Ravenna

A great little neighborhood salsiccia joint

03/01/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Foodie Dreamworld

This Critic’s Wish List

The restaurants I wish we had

02/24/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Dining Out

Reviews Revisited: Spring Hill

What “because it’s there” is to a mountaineer, “because it’s tasty” is to the insanely talented Mark Fuller.

02/23/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Thing About March

Dine Around Seattle…

…starts a week from today

02/22/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Ring Cycle

Married ladies (put another ring on it).

02/17/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

At Pike Street Fish Fry

Free Fries This Friday!

An Ash Wednesday message about a really good Friday

02/17/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Surprised by Sauerkraut

How a hip neighborhood spot can exploit its virtues.

02/17/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Great Seattle Pizza Smackdown

We’ve got a pizza renaissance in progress, people. Whaddya waiting for, an invitation?

02/17/2010 By Kathryn Robinson, Matthew Halverson, Laura Cassidy, Jessica Voelker, Christopher Werner, and Calise Cardenas

Leaves, needles, bark

Tree Eating at The Herbfarm

Next new menu gets all sappy on us

02/15/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

What's not to love?

Full Tilt Rocks

Ice cream, beer, pinball, and utter happiness…now in three locations!

02/10/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Wait Watchers

Was it Spice Room We Loved…

…or was it Manish?

02/08/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Once a day is not enough

Truffled Bacon

Now that we’ve got your attention: John Howie Steak launches another Happy Hour

02/04/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

It's All About the Atmo

Lusty!

The critic holds forth on the perfect restaurants for Valentine’s Day.

01/25/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

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Civil Disobedience

Will you please be quiet, please?

01/22/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Dept. of Guidebooks

The New Zagat’s Out…

…and wait till you see what it says.

01/20/2010 By Kathryn Robinson