Producer
Kathryn Robinson

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.

Critic's Notebook
Is It Rude to Dine with a Laptop?

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Why Matt Dillon Didn’t Bring a Vitamix to Upper Bar Ferdinand

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Seattle Restaurants That Named Their Neighborhoods

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Which 2 Seattle Restaurants Showed Up on This National List?

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Goodbye, Susan Kaufman

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The James Beard Foundation Food Conference Looks Amazing This Year

Eat Here Now
What We're Eating Now: August 2016

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The Fare Trade Lets You Subscribe to Your Favorite Chef

Back Fence
The Ugly Food Movement

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Hey, Look Which Seattle Restaurants Have the Best Wine Lists

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Dino’s Tomato Pie Started Delivery Over the Weekend

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Josh Henderson: “We’re in a Unique Moment Right Now in Seattle.”

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Butter's Gotten Better in Seattle Restaurants

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These Seattle Restaurants Have Their Own Farms

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Here’s Where to Find Great Grain Bowls in Seattle

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Best Restaurant in Seattle Goes Prix Fixe

Local Food
The Food Lovers Guide 2016

Slightly Larger Uncle
Little Uncle Finds Its Happy Medium in Capitol Hill

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