Shell Games

Ekone’s Smoked Scallops Kick the Can to the Curb

Forget selling seashells by the shore. Start buying these bivalves by the bag.

07/24/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Juicy Retails

What I learned from a $43 Box of Pakistani Mangoes

Nostalgia tastes sweet, but it’s not cheap.

07/08/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Dip Dive

The Best Local Salsas for Dipping Chips and Topping Tacos

Green means go, red means WHOA!

06/26/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Friday Feed

A Goodbye to Shanghai Garden's Green Noodles, Hello to Gao Lhao, Pizza Ritual, and International Lobster Rolls

Two new hotels, two new grocery stores, and a sad farewell to some local favorites.

04/25/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Bag That

Two New Grocery Stores Open in the Region, More to Come

Bellevue’s Canadian invasion continues with T&T Supermarket, Saars Super Saver Foods swings north to Aurora.

12/05/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Obsession

Musician Tomo Nakayama Shares His Favorite Seattle Spots

The Tractor Tavern, Asian markets in White Center, and day trips to Bow-Edison.

09/10/2024 By Eric Nusbaum

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

PNW Pantry

Linda Miller Nicholson Chases the Gnocchi Rainbow

The hometown pasta artist known as Salty Seattle now sells boxes of colorful make-at-home gnocchi.

12/06/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Members Only

Bulk-Size Feelings About Costco’s 40th Anniversary

The Issaquah-based company began as a no-frills warehouse in SoDo. Today, it’s a full-on lifestyle choice.

09/05/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Members Only

The Best Stuff to Buy at Costco According to Seattle Met Staff

From base layers to the basic food groups (chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, naan).

09/05/2023 By Seattle Met Staff

Hot Goss

A Big, Spicy List of Local Condiments

From red miso mustard, to pumpkin habanero, to yuzu kosho, Seattle’s crop of homegrown condiments belong in your fridge.

07/20/2022 By Ann Karneus

BAGGAGE CLAIM

9 Reusable Totes (Plus a Robot?) to Carry You Through the Bag Ban

We've been doing this reusable bag thing for a minute, Seattle—but we love a good excuse to stock up.

10/06/2021 By Zoe Sayler

Market Daze

Never Have I Ever: Bought Groceries at Pike Place Market

It’s our signature destination. But what happens when you really need some oxtail?

09/16/2021 By Angela Cabotaje

Market Forces

A New Name for Several Longtime Local Supermarkets

Central Market, Ballard Market will soon have monikers to match their Town and Country siblings.

09/15/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

News Wire

The Price of Seattle’s Hazard Pay Bill? Two QFC Closures

But the $4 hourly bump has also boosted workers’ paychecks across the country.

02/17/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Essential Compensation

Many Seattle Grocery Store Workers Are Getting a Hazard Pay Bump

The details.

02/01/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Delivering Fresh Foods from Local Farms to Your Door

The online, farmer-founded grocery store MilkRun connects more than 3,000 Portlanders and Seattleites with the bounty of more than 100 local farmers & producers.

08/17/2020

Quote Unquote

Cashier Sheryl Saechao Is on the Front Lines at Fred Meyer

"Hazard pay wouldn’t be as bad of an issue if we already had a decent wage."

07/29/2020 By Allison Williams

DON'T CHECK OUT

Seattle's Frontline Workers Push for Protections as Grocery Profits Soar

Grocery stores have done remarkably well during the pandemic, but workers—including some at PCC—still feel vulnerable.

06/12/2020 By Marisa Comeau-Kerege

App to Aisle

The First Amazon Go Grocery Store Opens on Capitol Hill

The e-commerce giant debuts its latest checkout-free concept in Seattle.

02/25/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy