Wild Brews

Meet Washington’s Coming Contingent of Farmhouse Brewers

Garden Path Fermentation and Fair Isle Brewing will bring nuance to this wild beer style.

03/20/2018 By Stefan Milne

Culture Fix

Things to Do After Work: March 19–23

Seattle Art Museum screens an Alfred Hitchcock classic, MoPop relives iconic television shows from the 1990's, and 5th Avenue Theatre presents 'Ride the Cyclone'

03/19/2018 By Kaelan Hicks

Morning Matters

Seattle's Newest Food Truck, Sunny Up, Is All About Breakfast Sandwiches

Fancy a Ruth Bacon Ginsburg? Perhaps a Sausage Patti Smith?

03/19/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Fun With Listicles

A Few Places for Fiery Chicken Around Town

There's chicken and then there's hot chicken. Here are some spots for the latter.

03/19/2018 By Nosh Pit Staff

Oeno files

Taste Washington Is This Weekend. Here's What to Drink.

Not-to-be-missed sips during Seattle's weekend-long vino fest happening March 22–25.

03/19/2018 By Sean P. Sullivan

Feature

Darren Berg on the Run: Inside the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in Washington State History

He owned yachts and sped around the country in Lear jets—spoils from the more than $100 million he bilked from investors—before he was convicted and sent away to serve an 18-year sentence in federal prison. Then, late last year, Darren Berg disappeared.

03/19/2018 By Ciara O'Rourke

City Hall

Seattle's Human Services Director Steps Down

Lester in a statement said the decision was "both difficult and personal."

03/16/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Opening Dispatch(es)

2 Restaurant Openings Are Happening This Weekend

Former chef de cuisine for Thierry Rautureau debuts Petite Galerie, a French-influence brasserie in Madison Valley. Over in Belltown, Babirusa is reborn in larger digs.

03/16/2018 By Rosin Saez

Sponsored Content

Eat Like A Local: 10 Places Worth the Trip to Victoria, B.C.

Embark on a food-filled adventure to this Canadian capital city.

03/16/2018

Coming Soon

And Now, Some Exciting Restaurant News in Ballard

Lark chef de cuisine Mitch Mayers is making big plans that involve oxtail nachos, gracious service, and many a comfortable seat.

03/16/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Hopped Up

Trailbend Taproom Is (Softly) Open in Ballard

A proper restaurant (oh yeah, with 42 taps of beer) in the heart of the brewery district.

03/16/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Food Media

Edouardo Jordan Is Having a Really Good Week

First, a set of James Beard nominations. Then the New York Times came calling.

03/16/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Festival Season

Upstream Music Fest and Summit 2018 Announces Full Lineup

The second annual Pioneer Square festival features Miguel, the Flaming Lips, and a reunited Jawbreaker along with hundreds of other acts.

03/15/2018 By Darren Davis

Booze News

Stampede Cocktail Club Replaces the Helm's Shuttered Bar in Fremont

One cocktail bar's closure is another cocktail bar's new space.

03/15/2018 By Rosin Saez

Gun Violence

Scenes Across the State from Yesterday's School Walkout

Public school students across the state walked out of their classrooms at 10am, exactly one month since the Parkland school shooting.

03/15/2018 By Hayat Norimine

Market Matters

Jason Wilson and El Gaucho Team Are Opening a Restaurant by Pike Place Market

The partnership between chef Jason Wilson and El Gaucho Hospitality, collectively known as Fire and Vine, are launching four new concepts total in Seattle and beyond.

03/14/2018 By Rosin Saez

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: March 14–20

The week in which: Mulleady's adds a little class to the Saint Patrick's Day chaos, Bateau takes on supper, and a Bacon Eggs and Kegs returns.

03/14/2018 By Trevor Keaton Pogue

Awards & Accolades

James Beard Award Nominations Are Out. And Congrats Are In Order.

Here are Seattle's 2018 James Beard Award nominees...

03/14/2018 By Seattle Met Staff

Retail Wire

Uniqlo's Second Washington Store Opens March 23

Tukwila's Westfield Southcenter will be the global retailer's next home. (Yes, there are opening weekend deals.)

03/13/2018 By Rosin Saez

Barstool Dispatch

5 Happy Hours to Hit on Capitol Hill’s Undersung Bar Street: Olive Way

Venture (slightly) from the Pike/Pine corridor and find a stretch of easy-going happy hours.

03/13/2018 By Stefan Milne