Best Restaurants

Three Drinks

One Beer, One Wine, and One Spirit for November

November’s imbibing agenda.

11/03/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan and Allecia Vermillion

Restaurant Review

Pomerol is Fremont by Way of France

Vuong Loc turns a former Turkish rug shop into a most neighborly French restaurant.

11/03/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Restaurants

Seattle's Best New Restaurants 2014

From buoyant fusion to transcendent bar food, Seattle Met presents 10 newcomers that defined the year in food.

11/03/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

Critic's Notebook

8 Great Seattle Cheap Dates

Where does the restaurant critic go for date night when she and her fella are on their own dime?

10/30/2014 By Kathryn Robinson

Shift Change

There Are Two New Faces Behind the Bar at Zig Zag

Well, well...this is exciting.

10/23/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Oeno Files

Washington's Wine Grape Harvest Season Returns

...And it's the perfect time to visit wine country.

10/16/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan

Behind Bars

Five Questions for the Bartender: Suite 410's Tommy Stearns

The bar manager at Suite 410 on the underrated pleasures of Crème de Cacao, and why there is nothing wrong with drinking rum when it's cold outside

10/13/2014 By Darren Davis

Top 100 Washington Wines

Wine Geek Cheat Sheet

Trot out these five topics to impress at your next gathering.

10/10/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan

Article

The Top 100 Washington Wines

Our annual list of the 100 best Washington wines – plus ideas for when and how to drink them.

10/08/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan

Top 100 Washington Wines

Wine from Walla Walla's Rocky Region

This corner of the valley is poised to be one of the most important wine regions in the world. Great news…for Oregon.

10/07/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan

First Look

Tavern Hall Is Now Open in Bellevue Square

And...just...whoa.

10/07/2014 By Allecia Vermillion and Nidhi Chaudhry

Hopped Up

Nine Washington Beers Brought Home Medals from the Great American Beer Festival

Five gold medals, three silvers, one bronze.

10/06/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Oeno Files

Columbia Crest—The Value King

No winery—Washington or otherwise—does value like these guys.

10/01/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan

Trends

A Guide to Six New Bars in Pioneer Square

These newcomers are technically bars. So why can’t we stop talking about the food?

10/01/2014 By Kathryn Robinson Illustrations by Melissa Martin

Pour

One Beer, One Wine and One Cocktail for October

This month’s imbibing agenda

10/01/2014 With Sean P. Sullivan By Allecia Vermillion

Shift Change

Longtime Zig Zag Bartender Ben Perri Surfaces at Babirusa

Meanwhile, next door, Blind Pig Bistro will serve nothing but tasting menus on weekends.

09/30/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Hopped Up

These Seattle Breweries Are Pouring Fresh Hop Beer

Don't say we didn't warn you: these taps will dry up fast.

09/26/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

Top 100 Washington Wines

Best Washington Wines Under $15 and $25

Here are high-scoring bottles that ring in at less than $25 as well as recommended wines under $15 (both listed alphabetically).

09/12/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan

Oeno Files

Walk on the Wild Side of Washington Reds

These uncommon varieties are on the frontier of Washington winemaking.

09/10/2014 By Sean P. Sullivan

The Explainer

It's Fresh Hops Season

Washington is one of the few places in the US where fresh hop beer is even possible. Here’s how it gets made.

09/01/2014 By Allecia Vermillion