Beach Royalty

Property Watch: Buy a Piece of Seabrook History

Chase beach town utopia with the first house Seabrook’s founders called home.

02/20/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Sun Hungry

How to Have a Fully Outdoor Day in Palm Springs

The challenge: soak up as much vitamin D in a single day as possible.

02/19/2024 By Allison Williams

Good Catch

The Underwater Guide to Seattle Seafood

02/16/2024 Edited by Allison Williams By Eric Nusbaum, Allecia Vermillion, and Allison Williams Photography by Sarah Flotard Styled by Suzy Bichl

The Merroir the Merrier

Forget Wine Tasting. Try Oyster Tasting.

Washington’s shellfish is as distinct as its wines, and Hood Canal is developing a whole industry around it.

02/16/2024 By Allison Williams

Good Catch

Salmon’s New Symbolism

King (or Chinook) salmon is part of our heritage. On the plate, it gets complicated.

02/15/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Good Catch

We Should All Respect the Geoduck

Wait, stop laughing. This behemoth of a clam is serious business.

02/14/2024 By Allison Williams Photography by Sarah Flotard

Go Fish

The St. Jude Is One of Seattle’s Last Commercial Tuna Boats

How a grizzled Seattle fisherman found himself trolling for tuna in the South Pacific and selling straight on the dock.

02/13/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

What we catch

Sea Change: How and When Washington’s Catch Ebbs and Flows

From smelt to sea cucumbers, the seafood we take from Northwest waters is ever-changing.

02/13/2024 By Allison Williams

Black History Through Food

Seattle's Black Chefs and Restaurateurs Have Endless Stories

So we asked five of them to share in their own words.

02/12/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Jordan Nicholson

Black History, Black Chefs

Gold Coast Ghal's Tina Fahnbulleh on Popups and Potato Greens

In her own words: the woman behind Seattle's new (and lamentably rare) West African restaurant.

02/12/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Jordan Nicholson

Black History, Black Chefs

Simply Soulful's Owners on Deferred Dreams and Sweet Potato Pie

In their own words: mother-daughter duo Barbara Collins and Lillian Rambus.

02/12/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Jordan Nicholson

Black History, Black Chefs

Mojito's Luam Wersom on Rum Drinks and Cooking for Ball Players

In his own words: a dishwasher turned restaurant owner (and Ethiopian refugee turned steward of Latin American flavors).

02/12/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Jordan Nicholson

Black History, Black Chefs

Island Soul and Arleana's Owner Theo Martin on Crossing the Bridge

In his own words: a restaurateur with deep roots in Seattle and Kirkland.

02/12/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Jordan Nicholson

Black History, Black Chefs

La Spiga's Sabrina Tinsley on Making Pasta and Holding Space

In her own words: an Alaska-born powerhouse of Italian cooking.

02/12/2024 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Jordan Nicholson

Coronavirus Chronicles

Washington State Is Getting Free Covid Test Vending Machines

Welcome to the future.

02/08/2024 By Seattle Met Staff

This Sucks

What a Week for Capitol Hill Restaurant Closings

Two 30-year favorites, Machiavelli and Coastal Kitchen, both said farewell this week.

02/08/2024 By Allecia Vermillion