Dining

Dining: A Clam and a Swan Walk into a Restaurant
... and create a two-for-one treat in South Lake Union.
The least confusing way to describe the differences between lakeside newcomers The 100 Pound Clam and The White Swan Public House is that the former serves lunch and the latter serves dinner. But its more than that. On warm days, The 100 Pound Clam acts as a walk-up lunch spot with a 65-seat patio; when…

Dining: Home Cooking in Ballard
San Fermo strives for comfort Italian style.
Named for a 16th-century monastery 50 miles west of Venice, San Fermo in Ballard is probably the first new restaurant in a long time that wants to make its name in rustic, homey Italian food. Instead of focusing on the current trend of modern, interpretive Italian dishes, co-owners Tim Baker (Percys & Co.), Scott Shapiro…

Dining: A Clam and a Swan Walk into a Restaurant
... and create a two-for-one treat in South Lake Union.
The least confusing way to describe the differences between lakeside newcomers The 100 Pound Clam and The White Swan Public House is that the former serves lunch and the latter serves dinner. But its more than that. On warm days, The 100 Pound Clam acts as a walk-up lunch spot with a 65-seat patio; when…

Dining: Home Cooking in Ballard
San Fermo strives for comfort Italian style.
Named for a 16th-century monastery 50 miles west of Venice, San Fermo in Ballard is probably the first new restaurant in a long time that wants to make its name in rustic, homey Italian food. Instead of focusing on the current trend of modern, interpretive Italian dishes, co-owners Tim Baker (Percys & Co.), Scott Shapiro…