Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Poke Bowls on First Hill, Upper Bar Ferdinand Brings Brunch, and Refresh Frozen Desserts Bows Out

Plus, Adele has a "lovely" pork chop at Lark.

08/05/2016 By Rosin Saez

Sadness

Stumbling Goat Bistro Will Close This Month

The Phinney fixture bows out after 16 years.

08/05/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Uncle Mike’s BBQ Brings a Family Vibe and Smoked Ribeye to Northgate

North Seattleites can now get their saucy fix.

08/05/2016 By Stefan Milne

Morning Fizz

Good News for Walkinshaw in Seattle, Bad Signs for Republicans in Seattle Suburbs

Democrat Wellman in near tie with Republican incumbent Litzow.

08/05/2016 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Seattle Times Publisher Pitched a $290,000 Promo to the Port While the Paper Was Editorializing Against SoDo Arena

As the Seattle Times was making the Port of Seattle's case against the SoDo arena, it was simultaneously proposing a newspaper promo.

08/04/2016 By Josh Feit

Marshmallow Matters

Treat Yourself to a Certain Sticky-Sweet Campfire Staple

Celebrate National S’mores Day at Hot Cakes, Slab Sandwiches and Pie, and Theo Chocolate next week.

08/04/2016 By Rosin Saez

The Weekend Starts... Now

The Top Things to Do This Weekend: August 4–7

The Mariners spend the three days saluting Ken Griffey Jr., Seafair swoops into town, and Seattle Art Fair and Out of Sight make for the busiest visual art weekend of the year.

08/04/2016 By Seattle Met Staff

Insta Famous

Here's Some Excellent Instagram Bait at 11 Seattle Bars and Restaurants

Remember when people used to go to a restaurant for the food?

08/04/2016 By Emma Engelfried

Critic's Notebook

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

“I’m overwhelmed by the direction the world is going.”

08/04/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Morning Fizz

Walkinshaw Edges Ahead of Joe McDermott, The Year of the Woman, and The Stranger Gets Murray's Back

More election numbers and analysis and more from the NIMBY wars.

08/04/2016 By Josh Feit

Art Walk

Where to Go This First Thursday: August 2016

The Seattle Art Fair isn't the only show in town.

08/03/2016 By Seth Sommerfeld

Afternoon Editorial

Just How Silly Has Seattle's Lefty Rhetoric Become?

Public testimony at yesterday's council hearing was out of sync with reality.

08/03/2016 By Josh Feit

Review

Upper Bar Ferdinand Defies Expectations In The Best Possible Way

A hit of New York, by way of a Northwest meadow, Matt Dillon’s Chophouse Row wine bar actually highlights Japanese seafood.

08/03/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Oh Hey Sorbet

Cupcake Royale Rolls Out New Kombucha Treat

Peak Seattle in a single scoop.

08/03/2016 By Rosin Saez

Morning Fizz

Housing Levy, Jayapal, Macri Win Big in Night of Progressive Local Mandate

Murray's fifth ballot measure win in just three years highlights urbanist agenda, Jayapal's impressive showing highlights left turn.

08/03/2016 By Josh Feit

Pump Up The Volume

Style File: 5 Questions with Sharlese Metcalf

KEXP host and events maven Sharlese Metcalf dishes on her style.

08/03/2016 By Colleen Williams

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: August 3–9

The week in which: Portland's Pok Pok slings Vietnamese chicken wings at Whole Foods, Marjorie throws a Jamaican feast, and Seven Beef schools us on beef butchery.

08/03/2016 By Rosin Saez