Chef’s Day Off

How Kamonegi Chef Mutsuko Soma Hacks Ramen

The internet’s mad noodle genius turns regular pasta into ramen noodles.

10/04/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Drinking Buddies

These Big-Name Seattle Chefs Opened Bars Next to Their OG Restaurants

New watering holes from three local chefs were born of convenience, but deliver their own distinct experience.

10/22/2019 By Rosin Saez

CRITIC’S PICKS

What We’re Eating Now September 2019

This month's favorites: crazy fun Japanese drinking snacks, clandestine deep-dish, and bistro staples, remixed.

08/20/2019 By Seattle Met Staff

Dining for a Cause

Food Industry Do-Gooders Gather Again to Raise Funds for RAICES

Chefs, bartenders, and DJs converge at the Dynasty Room on August 5, all in support of reconnecting families who've been separated at the southern U.S. border.

08/01/2019 By Rosin Saez

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Sake for Days and Starbucks on Demand

Six dining developments on our radar this week.

05/03/2019 By Philip Kiefer

Awards & Accolades

Mutsuko Soma Is One of Food and Wine's Best New Chefs of 2019

The knife-wielding, sharp-skilled soba master and chef just keeps getting national acclaim. And we are here for it.

04/09/2019 By Rosin Saez

News Feed

Seattle Restaurant News March 2019

This month: gluten-free bliss, a home for kushikatsu, and sake for days.

02/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Collabs

Whoa—Check Out the Lineup for Li'l Woody's Burger Month

Four big name chefs. Four not-so-traditional burgers. A month of meaty bliss.

01/29/2019 By Haley Gray

Expansion Mode (Sake Edition)

Mutsuko Soma Will Open a Sake Bar

Did you need another reason to dig the chef behind Kamonegi? Her new sake bar, Hannyatou, is inspired by "the Edo-period tradition of drinking at a liquor store."

01/02/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Inside Kamonegi, Fremont's House of Handmade Soba Noodles

Chef Mutsuko Soma is an artist in the most serious sense. Her restaurant, Kamonegi, however, is a lot of fun.

02/27/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Yessssss

Mutsuko Soma's Kamonegi Officially Opens on October 13

Tangles of elegant handmade soba noodles plus thoughtfully done tempura equals everything you need.

10/11/2017 By Rosin Saez

Noodle News

Soba Dreams Do Come True: Mutsuko Soma to Open Restaurant in Fremont

And it's happening in the former Art of the Table space.

06/27/2017 By Rosin Saez

Food & Drink

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: August 17–23

The week in which: latin tapas pop up at JarrBar, baby goats pop up at Reuben's Brews, and scoops of Salt and Straw ice cream pop up at La Marzocco.

08/17/2016 By Rosin Saez

Popups

Former Miyabi 45th Chef Mutsuko Soma Returns to the Popup Scene

She's bringing her handmade soba to Kraken Congee this month.

08/08/2016 By Rosin Saez

Changeups

Miyabi 45th Says Farewell to Chef Mutsuko Soma (and Her Soba)

Look for popups when she's settled in to life as a new mom.

01/29/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

East Meets Northwest

Seattle’s Biggest Names in Asian Food

Six chefs discuss challenges, expectations, and why the word ​authentic​ can be misleading.

01/29/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Openings

Japanese Gastropub Miyabi 45th Is About to Open

A soba maven with history at Chez Shea and Harvest Vine serves up elegant plates and plenty of drinks.

02/11/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Article

Perfect Party

Here’s who we’d invite if we could entertain this month's most interesting visitors, locals, and newsmakers.

11/28/2012 By Allison Williams