Side Dish

Tock Adds Extra Risk—and Reward—to Dinner

The online reservation platform has changed the way some Seattle restaurants are booking dinner guests.

02/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Meal Reveals

Seattle Met's Secret Supper Is Back

Be the first to learn the identity of our 2018 Restaurant of the Year—then go eat there, that very night.

10/16/2018 By Allecia Vermillion

Kitchen Kind

Why Seattle Kitchens Are Different

Militant abuse has long been an accepted part of professional cooking. But here, that’s increasingly not the case.

10/16/2018 By Stefan Milne

Review

At Iconiq, Respect the Unexpected

The new French-Japanese Mount Baker restaurant strikes a tricky balance between ambitious dining and the sort of casual neighborhood hang Seattle so enjoys.

06/13/2017 By Allecia Vermillion

Ultimate Hawaii Guide

The Canlis-Hawaii Connection

Seattle’s fine dining has a tiki soul and an island past.

12/20/2016 By Allison Williams

Fun With Listicles

Behold, Seattle's Most Instagrammable Restaurants

...as told by our associate art director and food photography nerd Sara D'Eugenio.

11/10/2016 By Allecia Vermillion and Sara Marie D’Eugenio

Dining Matters

Balancing Chef Life and Motherhood Threatens to Drive Some Culinary Talent Out of the Industry

Here's how four women make it work.

10/19/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Ingredients in Focus

Season Peak: Grilled Peaches with Crispy Ham and Labna at Miller's Guild

Chef Jason Wilson dares you to eat a peach.

08/17/2016 By Stefan Milne

Beyond the Bucket

Seattle Is Having a Fried Chicken Moment

Five new and notable destinations for crunchy, juicy bird.

07/12/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Review

Saint Helens Cafe: Hot on the Burke-Gilman Trail

Seattle's busiest restauranteur plants this sunny French bistro on Seattle’s signature bike path.

06/20/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Best Chefs

Seattle's Next Hot Chefs 2016

These five men and women are the future of Seattle dining. A future full of locavore tacos, Edomae sushi, and swaggering vegetable dishes.

05/23/2016 By Kathryn Robinson and Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch(es)

2 Restaurant Rebirths Are Happening Right Now

Mama's Mexican Kitchen is officially Mama's Cantina, complete with upgraded food and frozen margaritas. Over in Ballard, San Fermo trattoria opens in a historic building.

05/13/2016 By Allecia Vermillion

Take It Outside

17 of Seattle's Best Patios

Because it’s never too early to start thinking about alfresco dining.

05/10/2016 By Kathryn Robinson

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: A Kombucha Brewery in the Central District, Scoops of Custard End, and Il Corvo's New Expansion

Plus, Canal Market is replaced with a little Cafe Lago.

03/25/2016 By Sophia Lizardi

The Decade In Dining

The Rise of the Restaurant Empire

Tom Douglas, Ethan Stowell, Matt Dillon—they all have one. What the emergence of the chef-driven restaurant group says about Seattle's restaurant culture.

03/03/2016 By Kathryn Robinson