Frosted Takes

The Case for Cake Maximalism

Extravagant decorations, over-the-top garnishes, and whimsical touches prove that too much of a good thing is a great thing.

03/31/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Frozen Assets

Good Luck Bread Elevates Frozen Pizza

How Corrie Strandjord and Eric Anderson lucked into the pizza biz.

07/10/2024 By Meg van Huygen

Culture Fix

What to Stream in Seattle September 11–17

Hear directly from Seattle’s mayor about the future of the city and get all the inside tips on baking from a Great British Bake Off winner.

09/11/2020 By Carli Ricker

Yeast or Famine

Seriously, What's Up With the Breadmaking?

Quarantine has fueled a bizarre baking fever. Can carbs save us?

04/03/2020 By Allison Williams

Baking News

The Great American Baking Show Gets Its First-Ever Seattle Contestant

In the show's fifth season premiere, Seattle-based designer Bianca Jackson will proudly represent the PNW.

12/12/2019 By Nicole Pasia

Baked into History

SAM Channels The Great British Bake Off with a Victorian Confection Competition

Baked goods are totally a vehicle of radical arts movements—and a beautiful, tasty contest on August 29.

08/22/2019 By Sam Jones

Taste Trend

Cairnspring Mills Is the Missing Link to Better Bread

A new mill brings the Skagit Valley grain revolution into kitchens large and small.

02/26/2019 By Rebekah Denn

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 15–22

This week: Learn to make a perfect pavlova (or pay a private chef to do it for you).

07/15/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

These Are a Few of My...

Favorite Things: MistralKitchen's Tiffany Gilmore

On the job, she favors balance over cloying sweetness. After hours, she's all about gummy bears and Doritos.

07/09/2014 By Genie Leslie

Quote Unquote

YouTube Chef Rosanna Pansino

The secret ingredient in the West Seattle High grad’s weekly YouTube baking show, Nerdy Nummies, is her enthusiasm for geeky pop culture.

07/01/2014 By Matthew Halverson

Blog to Blog

Seattle Food Blog Chain: Peabody Rudd

Indulgence goes off the deep end at Culinary Concoctions by Peabody.

08/05/2011 By Abby Tracy

Bakeries

Columbia City Bakery’s CSA for Carb Lovers Now Offered Year Round

Next up: a second delivery day each week, says owner Evan Andres.

07/07/2011 By Jessica Voelker

The Nosh Pit Edible Gift Guide 2010

Edible Gift Guide Idea #1: A Kitchen Scale

Make life a little easier for the challenged baker you love.

11/09/2010 By Jessica Voelker