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Matt's in the Market Welcomes New Chef

Matt’s in the Market Welcomes New Chef

And his name is actually Matt

Chef Matt Fortner (left) with the rest of his team in the Matt’s kitchen

Chelsea Lin

‘Table Has Closed After Just Five Months

‘Table Has Closed After Just Five Months

We talked to co-owner Doug Kawasaki about just what went wrong

Those pickle slices were everything.

Chelsea Lin

Eat Your Weeds: Forage For Dandelions and Make Some Heavenly Jelly

Eat Your Weeds: Forage For Dandelions and Make Some Heavenly Jelly

Look no farther than your backyard for some tasty dandelion blossoms

This article appears in print in the March 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. When a curious would-be forager asks me for suggestions about where to look for wild foods, I usually say, “Right out the back door.” Or the front door. Just step outside your home and you’ll likely see some weeds. Weeds get a bad…

Langdon Cook

Try Hummus Every Which Way at Capitol Hill’s Aviv Hummus Bar

Try Hummus Every Which Way at Capitol Hill’s Aviv Hummus Bar

Seattle finally learns what Israel has known all along: Hummus is awesome

Aviv is best experienced by trying a few bites of every dish on the short menu

Chelsea Lin

Seattle's Eltana Brings Wood-Fired Bagels to Japan

Seattle’s Eltana Brings Wood-Fired Bagels to Japan

Osaka cafe will open soon--will we get green tea cream cheese here, too?

These bagels are everything.

Chelsea Lin

Nordic Museum's New Cafe Will Offer Smørrebrød and Aquavit

Nordic Museum’s New Cafe Will Offer Smørrebrød and Aquavit

When it opens in May, Freya Cafe will be Ballard's best bet for Nordic noshes

Just a few of the beautiful Danish open-faced sandwiches you’ll find at Freya

Chelsea Lin

This Food Truck Chef Is on a Mission to Bring Peruvian Food to Seattle

This Food Truck Chef Is on a Mission to Bring Peruvian Food to Seattle

Don Lucho chef/owner Carlo Chalisea is introducing Seattle to his traditional lomo saltado -- in a bun.

Don Lucho chef/owner Carlo Chalisea is on a mission to bring Peruvian food to Seattle. His lomo saltado (marinated grilled steak) sandwich is one of the truck’s best sellers.

Naomi Tomky

Downtown is (Finally) Getting a Proper Grocery Store

Downtown is (Finally) Getting a Proper Grocery Store

PCC announces they’re opening a flagship location at Fourth and Union

Rendering of the new Rainier Square, coming in 2020.

Chelsea Lin

Raised Doughnuts Gets a Permanent Home

Raised Doughnuts Gets a Permanent Home

The popular pop-up will go brick-and-mortar later this spring

We can’t wait for Raised’s new shop to get fresh-from-the-fryer doughnuts.

Chelsea Lin

Chef Tom Douglas Is Leading a Seattle Coalition to Save Bristol Bay

Chef Tom Douglas Is Leading a Seattle Coalition to Save Bristol Bay

The Seattle chef says we need to eat wild salmon to save them.

Have you noticed the billboard projection above Tom Douglas’ Palace Kitchen on Fifth Avenue? For the month of February, the projection rotated through slides all having to do with one subject: saving Bristol Bay. Located in southwest Alaska, Bristol Bay is one of the last places in the world to commercially catch wild salmon. As…

Daria Kroupoderova

Salt & Straw Finally Has Opening Dates

Salt & Straw Finally Has Opening Dates

Here's what to expect when the scoop shops open in the next couple of weeks

Tyler and Kim Malek: the power duo (and cousins) behind Portland’s favorite ice creamery.

Chelsea Lin

New Plant-Based Pop-Up Premieres Next Month

New Plant-Based Pop-Up Premieres Next Month

A Bay Area chef (and farmer) wants to wow you with vegetables.

Just a sample of what you may find: plenty of grains and produce.

Chelsea Lin

Phorale Forced to Close for Good

Phorale Forced to Close for Good

(UPDATED) The South Park darling has served its last Fuego--but what will happen next?

I won’t be the only one missing this cilantro sauce (on everything).

Chelsea Lin

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