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Where I Hope My Adoring Family Will Take Me on Mother’s Day

Three joints you probably aren’t expecting.

05/07/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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What Cuisine Is Suddenly All Over Seattle Restaurants?

We’ve never been known for this kind of food. That’s about to change.

04/30/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Waiter Who Assumed I Didn’t Want My Leftovers

Reality check, please: Should he have asked first?

04/23/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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It’s Official: Global Warming Is Killing Oysters

What it means for connoisseurs. What it means for the planet.

04/16/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Fun With Health Department Warnings

Seattle Met would like to inform you that reading menu warnings may make you laugh.

04/09/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Huge Portions

Where to go when size matters.

04/02/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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New on Menus: Buy the Cooks a Beer

How do you feel about the latest trend in tipping? I know how I feel about it.

03/26/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Which Am I More Willing to Give Up: One Year of My Life or a Well-Marbled Rib Eye?

What last week’s red meat buzzkill from Harvard means for meat lovers.

03/19/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Names They Are A-Changin’

When it comes to restaurant names, a rose by any other name may taste as sweet. Or not.

03/12/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Mystery Menus

Would it kill restaurants to, I don’t know…use their menus to describe dishes? Apparently yes.

03/05/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Rising Trend in Seattle Restaurants: “Only 30 Chickens a Night!”

Scarcity marketing comes to the dining room.

02/27/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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The Herbfarm Brings Back its Tree Feast

The Woodinville culinary legend goes all forest-to-table.

02/20/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Beware Falling Prices!

Trend of the month: Restaurateurs across town are repositioning themselves a little lower on the food chain.

02/13/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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How to Look Like a Seattle Restaurant

Opening a Seattle area restaurant? Check out our handy design template!

02/06/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Terra Plata’s Tamara Murphy Didn’t Invent the Happy Hour…

…well okay, in this town she kind of did. We spoke about that legendary happy hour’s effect on her late, great Brasa—and its effect on Seattle.

01/30/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Restaurants with Cushions

If your tushy could talk, where would it beg you to take it for dinner?

01/23/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Music to Dine By

Restaurateurs pour bucks and intention aplenty into interior design, lighting, ingredients, menu, and big-name chefs. But who’s minding the music?

01/09/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Triangle-Shaped Restaurants

Newsflash! Recent openings of Terra Plata and Macleod’s Scottish Pub reveal triangular trend!

01/03/2012 By Kathryn Robinson

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Top 10 Dishes of 2011: Revel Manila Clam Soup

12/23/2011 By Kathryn Robinson

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Top 10 Dishes of 2011: Dot’s Deli Steak Frites

12/22/2011 By Kathryn Robinson