Crossroads. The new Corson Building in Seattle's burgeoning Georgetown neighborhood rather epitomizes the term in a figurative sense, serving up a dinner experience that represents the intersection where "small independent restaurant" and "private dinner party" meet. It's a communal meal, strangers can blossom into new friends over the course of [...]
I just got a notice about this week's celebration of Macrina Bakery & Cafe's 15th anniversary on Wednesday, August 27. The beloved Seattle bakery set down its roots in the Belltown neighborhood at a time when Belltown was still something of a wasteland. I love that while there is an endless stream of new [...]
It's interesting those times in our lives when we realize a pleasant, unexpected outcome from an otherwise unpleasant event. My recent example is the untimely demise of our refrigerator. A week earlier I'd found the ice cream to be surprisingly soft and ready-to-eat, scooped my portion and happily forgot about it thanks to a [...]
It's a terrible thing to have to admit, but it's not often that I get giddy with enthusiasm about a dinner out. Part of the reason is the simple reality that I've eaten out so many times for so many years--particularly while I was editor of the Seattle Zagat guide and food [...]
I wrote a few months ago about the idea of a food life list, the one-of-a-kind eating experiences that make delicious goals for ourselves and ultimately add wonderful gastronomic richness to our lives. I was a bit stymied in trying to come up with my own to-do list of gotta-have [...]
That Julia, she was quite a woman. In many ways that we already knew: she was a trailblazer, a mentor and teacher, a proponent of eating well, a liver of life and entertainer to boot. And, as both my morning papers spelled out today, she had a hidden layer just being discovered: [...]
It's a fun surprise when I hear a friend's name mentioned as part of the "coming up next on KPLU we'll be talking to...." teaser during my daily dose of NPR radio. This morning, that friend was Joel Rogers, a Seattle photographer and writer whose book Seattlewas released last year. It [...]
I hadn't yet opened this week's issue of New York magazine before making yesterday's post about the celebrity farmer (I do hope those of you in the Seattle area will try to make it to the Incredible Feast event in a couple weeks, "where the farmers are the stars"). A [...]
Do you remember back when we used to just go to a restaurant, enjoy a meal, pay our check and head home without much thought at all to the talent back in the kitchen making it all happen? I know, it's hard to recall such a time. There are many [...]
Once again, being a food writer--while not the most highly paid profession going--proved itself for the small perks that come along the way. Today it was a box from Ten Speed Press which held in it a copy of the new cookbook from my pal Jennifer McLagan, the Torontonian who [...]