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Seattle Restaurants that Stand the Test of Time
They say most restaurants won’t live to see their second birthday. A look back at the exceptional re
100+ YearsManeki(1905, International District)What it brought to the table: Seattle’s first sushi bar and tatami rooms, and good Japanese home cooking. Why we still love it: At Maneki we’re surrounded by reminders of our historic connection to the Pacific Rim, and we adore the good, no-frills cooking. 50+ YearsCanlis(1950, Queen Anne)What it brought to the table:…
Food News: Mistral Kitchen to open this fall
Chef William Belickis has big, big plans for his return to the Seattle dining scene. Read about his
William Belickis, former chef/owner of the late Mistral in Belltown, disappointed many when he closed Mistral in 2008. But now he’s back: He signed a lease yesterday for a location in the West 8th building situated between the retail core of downtown and South Lake Union. The 100+ seat restaurant he’s planning to open, to be…
Lorna Yee’s Cookbook Chronicles
We chat with Seattle mag food columnist Lorna Yee about cooking and writing during her first
Lorna Yee, Seattle magazine’s Key Ingredient columnist is currently working on her first cookbook with Seattle Bride editor Ali Basye (to be published in Spring 2010 by Sasquatch Books). We prodded Lorna with a few questions about her new book and she happily responded. What was the inspiration for your new book?I had the good fortune…
Tweeting While Eating: A James Beard Adventure
Seattle mag's lead Tweeter returns from a fancy dinner with the scoop on tweeting and eating
On Monday I was lucky enough to attend the James Beard Northwest nominees dinner and tweetup. Yes, tweetup. What’s that you ask? In the Twitter lexicon it’s the geeky phrase de jour used to describe a real life meet up of Twitter friends. As gatekeeper and main tweeter for Seattlemag.com (@seattlemag), I’ve followed postings–from food…
Food News: Spring Restaurant Openings
For a recession, we sure have some delicious new eating-out options on the horizon. This spring ring
Spring is a great time to grow, and two Seattle cult faves are doing just that. Joining the trend of restaurants adding locations on the Eastside isAgua Verde, the easy-breezy taco mecca with great fresh guacamole and margaritas. The second shop will open in the concession building at Houghton Beach State Park in Kirkland (5811 Lake Washington Blvd.), hopefully by…
Chefs: Tasting Your Food Isn’t Always Enough
At two recent dinners I tasted dishes that were intensely flavorful and delicious. For two bites. Af
We’ve all heard the mantra, whether in person at restaurant jobs or on TV’s Top Chef or what-have-you: Chefs: Taste Your Food! Except lately, I’ve noticed that it’s not always enough for a chef to “taste” his or her food. But let me back up. About two months ago I dined at a French bistro for an updated review that’ll run in…
From AOL to Twitter: A Social Media Autobiography
The idea that a scrappy startup could dethrone a social media giant is nothing new. Millions of young Americans have left one social network in favor of starting fresh and buiding a new one. Take, for example, my own social media history: I first hopped online in 1993. Back then, Web savvy classmates dialed up to chat…
Swinery Bacon Now Legal?
Gabriel Claycamp's saga continues. He's now licensed to make bacon, but for how long? And after all
I know it’s not polite to say I told you so, but we did call him the “Controversial Reinventor” in our April Best Restaurants issue. And that was way before his latest troubles, which resulted in the recent closure of Culinary Communion. Now word comes via our Rebel Chef that the King County health department has declared it legal for Claycamp to…
Talcum Moves to The Baltic Room Tonight
Capitol Hill
Talcum, Capitol Hill’s Northern Soul dance night, moves to The Baltic Room (1207 Pine St.; 625.4444) room this evening. The new location is good news for Cap Hill soul fans left in limbo when Talcum’s former venue, King Cobra, closed last month. For those of you unfamiliar with Talcum, think of it as a little…
Karen Johnson’s Interview with Herself
Seattle magazine's Web editor, Karen Johnson was so fearful of writing her inaugural blog post that
Night owls and culture vultures, meet Seattle magazine’s voice of the hard-working, hard-playing crowd, Karen Johnson. By day, Karen brings the world of Seattle mag to the wide-world of the Web as online editor. By night, she is on the hunt for the must-know affordable/fabulous/can’t-miss things to-do and places to go in Seattle. To help…
Seattle PI to Resemble Huffington Post?
As the Seattle PI transitions to an online only pub, Hearst looks to another online model
A New York Times article published today focused more on the Hearst Corporation’s push to reinvent the PI as a online-only publication. The Web-only edition of the newspaper will resemble more of a Huffington Post model, NYT reporsts, a political news Web site filled mostly with commentary and advice from bloggers, with less emphasis on…
Welcome to My Glamorous, Food-Stained World
No wonder Britney Spears cracked under the pressure
I have never had a blog before. To be honest, I’ve never had time for a blog before. I still don’t have time, but this is the era of tweets, posts, blurgs, blips and blops (whatever) so here I am, boldly going where this woman has not gone before, ready to clear the smoke and shatter the…