Critic's Notebook

Eatin’ Good in the Neigh-bar-hood

Restaurants that feed the bar next door.

03/04/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

Yes, Pork Fries

Brass Tacks Is a New Bar (and Soon a New Food Truck)

Georgetown's main drag has a good-looking new place to drink and eat...and a mobile kitchen in the works. There will be pork fries.

02/21/2013

Openings

Counting the Days: Bar Cotto and Bar Sajor

Matt Dillon and Ethan Stowell have small, cool, wood-fired oven spots opening this week and next.

02/14/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Openings

First Look: Inside the Massive Von Trapp's

Beer. Brats. Bocce. Massive fireplaces. Glittering chandeliers. Twelfth Avenue's newest destination is a veritable sensory overload.

02/07/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Critic's Notebook

Five Sexy Nosh-and-Cocktail Spots for Valentine’s Day

Dinner schminner, Romeo. Seduction’s all about the booze and the nibbles.

02/04/2013 By Kathryn Robinson

67 Ways to Stay Sane

10 Seattle Fireplace Bars

Our favorite bars that play with fire.

11/13/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

Essex’s Red Medicine

Delancey’s love of all things housemade extends to the pizzeria’s new sibling cocktail bar.

09/19/2012 By Allecia Vermillion

Imbibing Agenda

Where to Celebrate Pride

Show your pride at these booze-fueled bashes.

06/21/2012 By Amanda Austin

Article

Seattle Happy Hours Around the Clock

Where to find great food on the cheap every single hour of the day.

06/11/2012 By Allecia Vermillion With Jessie Wesley

Openings, Closings, Re-Openings

The Weekend in Beer Bar News

The Publican’s opening is semi-imminent, Uber Tavern will close..temporarily.

12/27/2011 By Allecia Vermillion

Closings

Ballard’s Fu Kun Wu and Thaiku Will Close December 23

Farewell to the offbeat cocktail bar beloved by Esquire magazine.

12/13/2011 By Allecia Vermillion

End of Seattle Days

The Missings Part 2: Local Brews

Favorite beers served around Seattle.

10/12/2011

Behind the Bar

Five Questions for the Bartender: Jonathan Hudak of Artusi

The self-proclaimed "rookie bartender" has an abiding love of grappa and a funny story about a guy taking off his pants in public.

10/04/2011

Imbibing Agenda

Upcoming Drinking Events: Ginger Bliss release party; Mezcaleria Oaxaca Opens

Plus: Boozing it up at Pike Place Market, oyster HH returns to Whole Foods.

10/03/2011

Seattle on TV

Drinking Made Easy’s Full Shoot Schedule

Ah, the motherload.

08/10/2011

Bar Openings

Details on Canon Seattle Emerge

And here they are.

08/08/2011 By Jessica Voelker

Very Important Questions

Why Can’t Every Bar in Seattle Put Out a Proper Gin and Tonic?

Plus: the one, two, threes of a good G&T.

08/04/2011 By Jessica Voelker

Free!

Free Cocktail Class at Licorous this Saturday

A whiskey-focused lesson served gratis to the bar’s first 30 guests.

05/19/2011

Open Tables

Where Ya At, Seattle?

I always assumed new bars were packed on opening night. I guess I was wrong.

05/12/2011

Seattle by the Bars

Seattle’s Tiny Bars

Six favorites among the local little guys.

04/18/2011