Best Restaurants

Behind the bar

What, exactly, is a martini?

Sauced asks Sun Liquor bartender Erik Chapman the most controversial of questions.

07/23/2009

DIY Cocktails

Sparkling Lavender Lemon Drop from Pomegranite Bistro

A summer cocktail with lavender simple syrup.

07/22/2009

They open, they close

All About the New Fonte Bar at Four Seasons…

set to open the week of August 3rd

07/21/2009

Field Tripping

Happy Hour in Redmond

The Matador has big plates for $4-$5 and a patio that just won’t quit.

07/20/2009

Booze News

Derschang Sells Rob Roy

And Seattle gets a new serious cocktail bar

07/17/2009

Oeno Files

Cheap Wine for Weekdays: Chateau Pennautier Cabardès 2005

Our Wine Critic Conde Cox calls it "especially rich and well-balanced."

07/16/2009

Happy Hour

Happy Hour of the Week: The Hopvine Pub

Service may be slow, but what you’re served is the real deal.

07/15/2009

Happy Hour

The Signature Expands Happy Hour

Two daily discounts on food and booze

07/14/2009

Tales from Tales

What Kathy Casey scored at Tales of the Cocktail

Schwag from the big booze conference in the Big Easy

07/14/2009

Oeno Files

Cheap Wine for Weekdays: Domaine De La Rouletiere Vouvray Sec 2006

A vouvray to try even if you like your wine dry

07/13/2009

Booze News

This Week in Drinking

All the Seattle news that’s fit to drink for the week of July 6th.

07/10/2009

Home Bar

A Treasure Chest of Be-logo’ed Baraphanalia for $30 on Craigslist

Who is [email protected], and what is he/she thinking?

07/09/2009

Oeno Files

Weekend Wine Events: Concerts at Chateau Ste Michelle Winery and Kirkland Uncorked

Your chance to hear "The Joker" live, see totally charming chef Bobby Moore in action.

07/09/2009

Happy Hour

Happy Hour of the Week: The Alibi Room

Relive the nineties with $5 apps at the bar Jason Priestley never owned.

07/09/2009

In the Fizz

Dry Soda is feeling your flavor

What sort of soda should the local fizz company make next?

07/08/2009

Recessionomics

Happy Hour News from Alibi Room, Kafé Neo, and the Tin Table

Not a great week for the economy, last. Here’s the upside.

07/07/2009

On the Hill

Chapel’s Overlooked Outdoor Patio, spectacular interior

Why don’t you drink there, Capitol Hill?

07/07/2009

Oeno Files

A quick, sparkling suggestion from our wine critic

Try Domaine Labbé’s Vin de Savoie Methode Traditionnelle

07/06/2009

DIY Cocktails

Fourth of July Cocktail from Canlis

A rye whiskey and beer mixer to channel colonial times

07/03/2009

DIY Cocktails

Fourth of July Guide: Cooler Cocktails from Andrew Bohrer

A bartender’s guide to bbq mixers.

07/02/2009