Food Lovers Guide to Seattle

Fellowship (Or: It Takes a Village to Make a Pizza)

Why, exactly, do Seattle chefs nurture their future competition?

07/09/2015 By Molly Wizenberg

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Semilocal Vodka and Sea Creatures' Surcharge

A micro distillery opens in Ballard, a Spanish chef and luxury hotel to converge in 2017, and Renee Erickson's nautical-themed eateries opt for a surcharge.

04/24/2015 By Jeanny Rhee

Morning Fizz

Under Pressure, Burgess Will Reveal Which Council Members Voted for Which Finalists

Caffeinated news featuring the vacancy, the Northeast 130th Street station, and the minimum wage

04/22/2015 By Josh Feit

Minimum Wage

Renee Erickson's Restaurants Will Abolish Tipping

Instead, diners pay an 18.5 percent surcharge.

04/21/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Feature

The Brief, Extraordinary Life of Cody Spafford

Cody Spafford found both solace and redemption in the kitchen of Seattle’s most celebrated restaurant. What turned a promising chef into a bank robber?

03/10/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Gastropocalypse Now

Boat Street Cafe, Shanik, and Jason Stratton are all on the way out. What more can you take from us, universe?

02/27/2015 By Caroline Ferguson

Mega Collabs

Matt Dillon, Renee Erickson, Maria Hines, Brendan McGill: All Making Burgers for Li'l Woody's

So great it's absurd

02/27/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Evolution

Renee Erickson Is Closing Boat Street Cafe

Her very first restaurant says adieu on May 30.

02/24/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Capitol Hill Giveth and Taketh Away

Two new Renee Erickson spots, but we're losing Kingfish Café. Mood swings ahoy.

01/16/2015 By Caroline Ferguson

Big Effing Deals

Renee Erickson Plans Two New Restaurants on Capitol Hill

Beef, oysters, and surprises.

01/14/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

Cookbooks

Renee Erickson Releases Her First Cookbook

The queen of oysters and rosé’s cookbook, A Boat, a Whale, and a Walrus, contains 151 lovely recipes and almost as many photos of rosé.

10/01/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

Weekly Planner

Nosh Pit Weekly Planner: July 9–15

This week: Goodies from local farms are ending up on tables from Capitol Hill to Pioneer Square to Redmond. Ah, summer.

07/08/2014 By Caroline Ferguson

Happy Hour

This Week in Happy Hour: James Beard Edition

Where to sample some of Seattle’s greatest chefs during the best hour of the day.

05/14/2014 By Sara Hendrickson

Final Countdown

Renee Erickson’s New Aperitivo Bar Barnacle Opens Tonight

And that means amari, octopus terrine, and a place to sit while you wait for your Walrus oysters.

09/23/2013 By Cassie Sawyer

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of September 16

Canon announces a new chef, a Ballard microhood gets even better, and Renee Erickson previews the menu at Barnacle.

09/20/2013 By Malcolm Griffes

FYI on GMO

Seattle Chefs Are Majorly in Support of I-522

We might be seeing another qualifier on menus next to local, farm-raised, organic, and grass-fed: GMO-free.

09/18/2013 By Cassie Sawyer

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shake Ups: Week of June 24

Two food trucks debut this week, Thierry Rautureau hints about his new project, and the U District loses a Greek restaurant.

06/28/2013 By Shelly Le

Coming Soon

More Details on Barnacle, Renee Erickson's New Wine Bar

Coming to the Kolstrand Building late this summer: reserve wines, aperitifs, and dishes that don't require a stove.

05/13/2013 By Allecia Vermillion

Action Items

Restaurant Shifts and Shakeups: Week of May 6

Capitol Hill gets a 24-hour diner, Renee Erickson announces a wine bar, and Olive Way gets two new popups.

05/10/2013 By Erica Thompson

Street Eatin'

More on the Narwhal, Renee Erickson's Oyster Truck

Details have been hard to come by. Allow us to flesh things out.

03/21/2013 By Christopher Werner