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.
Back Fence
Can Gay Marriage Save Marriage?
Critic's Notebook
Mamnoon Launches Brunch This Weekend
Critic's Notebook
Ponti to Close July 2
Critic's Notebook
These Seattle Restaurants Are Doing Something Awesome with Their Burgers
Critic's Notebook
Where Seattle’s Best Chefs Are Dining
Critic's Notebook
Bike Cafes Are Seattle’s New Thing
Critic's Notebook
The Heartbreak of Choosing Next Hot Chefs
Critic's Notebook
Breakfast and Lunch Now Easier at London Plane
Critic's Notebook
Right Here: Seattle’s Next Hot Chefs 2016
Back Fence
How Much Is Too Much Parenting?
Best Chefs
Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2016
Critic's Notebook
Phad Thai May Be More Interesting Than You Think
Critic's Notebook
Why Nirmal’s Is Making Such a Splash in Seattle
Take It Outside
17 of Seattle's Best Patios
Critic's Notebook
How Could I Leave Out This Killer Patio?
Critic's Notebook