Field Notes

With Bar Bacetto, Mike Easton Recreates Il Corvo in Waitsburg

Some of the best, long lost pasta in Seattle is now just a four-hour drive away.

01/30/2023 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Amber Fouts

Farewell and Thank You

Updated: Mike Easton On His Decision to Close Il Corvo

Seattle won't soon forget this Pioneer Square pasta shop. But the reasons behind its farewell span grief, loss, and simple economics.

05/06/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Counter Act

A Seattle Lunch Spot Destined for Greatness

In the erratic alchemy of a restaurant’s success or failure, sometimes the best route is the gloriously specific one.

10/22/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Feature

A Life Extruded: Mike Easton and the Alki Homestead’s Path to Il Nido

When the chef reshaped his career he couldn't have known he'd share his destiny with a century-old log cabin and dining icon rising from literal ashes.

10/22/2019 By Allecia Vermillion Photography by Kyle Johnson

Fun With Listicles

Hard-to-Snag Seats at These Seattle Restaurants Are Well Worth the Wait

From intimate chef's counters to culinary hot spots.

10/21/2019 By Seattle Met Staff Edited by Courtney Cummings

Critic's Picks

The Best Restaurants in Pioneer Square Right Now

Seattle's historic district lays claim to long-lived institutions and newcomers alike.

09/16/2019 By Seattle Met Staff Edited by Courtney Cummings

Critic's Notebook

J. J. Proville’s Long, Winding Road to L’Oursin

The art, science, and magic of opening a restaurant…

02/28/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

Noodlecraft

Mike Easton Closes Il Corvo Pasta Studio

The year 2016 was a cruel mistress right up until the end.

01/03/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Food Lovers Guide

Il Corvo Pasta Studio: The Egg and Flour Atelier

At Il Corvo’s new retail spin-off, Mike Easton makes his pasta intentions known.

06/23/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Yep, Mike Easton's Il Corvo Pasta Studio Is Here

His former pizzeria is now a pasta shop.

05/25/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Restaurants

Festive Lunches for the Holidays

Midday meals for celebrating and catching up.

12/08/2015 By Kathryn Robinson

Food & Drink Events

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: December 2–8

The week in which: Christmas dinner gets a Sicilian twist, SMooCH holds a benefit concert, and we celebrate aquavit all week long.

12/02/2015 By Agazit Afeworki

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Gnocchi and Good Causes

This week, the Pacific Northwest restaurant community rallies around one of its own—while enjoying her fiance's award-winning food.

03/06/2015 By Caroline Ferguson

Coming Soon (Very Soon)

Mike Easton's Pizzeria Gabbiano Opens Next Week

The chef behind Il Corvo brings pizza by the kilo to Pioneer Square.

08/07/2014 By Allecia Vermillion

Restaurants

Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2014

Seattle Met toasts its second annual class of up-and-coming culinary stars.

06/02/2014 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: February 5-11

This week: Free frozen yogurt, a beer-and-brat birthday party, and Valentine's Day festivities commence with Chocofest.

02/04/2014 By Meredith Barrett

Cough Cough

6 Dishes to Eat (or Drink) When You're Sick

As they say, starve a fever, feed a cold—and feed it well.

01/22/2014 By Meredith Barrett

Cleanse? What Cleanse?

Dinner Coming to Juicebox

Local chefs will be contributing to a series of weekly thematic dinners at the juice bar, and the lineup is pretty impressive.

01/16/2014 By Chelsea Lin

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: January 15-21

This week: Sample a variety of winter ryes at The Barrel Thief, eat cheap chicken wings at Ba Bar, and enjoy a swanky chefs' dinner.

01/14/2014 By Meredith Barrett

Shifts and Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Big Openings and Big News

Two established Seattle chefs unveil new restaurants, and another gives us something to look forward to in 2014.

12/06/2013 By Malcolm Griffes