Email Author Jonathan Kauffman

Awards

• 2010 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published July 1, 2009

  "... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of German Butterballs"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 18, 2009

  "Healing from a Hot Pot"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 9, 2009

  "Drawing Room Comedy"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 1, 2009

  "... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of German Butterballs"

• 2009 - Bert Greene Award/International Association of Culinary Professionals, published January 23, 2008

  "What I Saw, and Ate, at the Pig 'Sacrifice'"

• 2009 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published October 23, 2008

  "Juno Aces on Ambience"

• 2009 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published October 16, 2008

  "Nostalgic for Where You've Never Been"

• 2009 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published January 23, 2008

  "Slices of Life"

• 2008 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published August 15, 2007

  "Teriyaki's Boss"

• 2006 - James Beard Journalism Awards/The James Beard Foundation, published November 30, 2005

  "Endangered Species"

• 2006 - Association of Food Journalists Awards

  Restaurant Criticism

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2009 Stories by Jonathan Kauffman

• The Top 10 Dishes of 2009

  published December 30, 2009

  Light a candle for Saint Lawrence, patron saint of cooks, because Seattle's food scene seems to... More >>

• Spice Like Us

  published December 23, 2009

  Spice addicts are a strange species, celebrating a food's ability to cause pain while chasing an endorphin rush... More >>

• Leaders of the Bland

  published December 16, 2009

  One of the worst criticisms a critic can bestow is the term "bland." Isn't the reason we spend... More >>

• Filiberto’s: Still Crustworthy After All These Years

  published December 9, 2009

  How long can you remain a fan? I suppose I'm still a fan of Simon and Garfunkel and Cookie... More >>

• Legal Tandoor

  published December 2, 2009

  Fifty years ago, most Americans had no idea what Indian food tasted like. Some say we still... More >>

• Artisanal Table’s Sour Cream

  published November 25, 2009

  Even before my review of John Howie Steak came out three weeks ago, it was back to the Bravern... More >>

• Have Your Meat and Sustain It, Too

  published November 18, 2009

  A forest of good intentions surrounds the realm of sustainable, local, pasture-raised meat.... More >>

• Seattle’s Wide World of Sandwiches

  published November 11, 2009

  America may own the hamburger, the muffuletta, and the Monte Cristo, but it does not own the... More >>

• Kobe, Cognac, and Crumbers

  published November 4, 2009

  Just as the tailoring of a bespoke suit is only apparent to men rich or fashion-obsessed enough... More >>

• Kauffman on Foer on Dog Meat

  published November 4, 2009

  As part of the book-release promotion for Eating Animals, his new pro-vegetarian polemic, Jonathan Safran... More >>

• Seattle's Happy-Hour Hall of Fame

  published October 28, 2009

  When I first moved here and discovered Seattle's obsession with happy hour, I immediately got... More >>

• Nostalgia, Fantasy, and Questionable Taste Collide

  published October 21, 2009

  In a city of sushi addicts and diners who think udon-tempura-gyoza combos are the ne plus ultra... More >>

• The Seattle Food Scene’s One-Hit Wonders

  published October 14, 2009

  For every restaurant I review in the paper, I visit at least a couple more places that don't... More >>

• Hype, Orangette, and a Pair of Meals at Delancey

  published October 7, 2009

  I received a postcard from two San Francisco friends this week. One filled up the card's main... More >>

• The Problem With Seattle’s Farmers Markets

  published September 30, 2009

  Chris Curtis, director of Seattle's Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance, calls 2008 a golden... More >>

• Plum Bistro: Vegan Fare That’s Too Flavorful?

  published September 23, 2009

  Recession be damned, Makini Howell picked a good time to open Plum Bistro, her all-vegan... More >>

• Sweat and Pain in Bellevue

  published September 16, 2009

  I thought I could take the pain.The ratio of dried red chiles to meat on the plate of... More >>

• Drawing-Room Comedy at Number 1 New York Pizza

  published September 9, 2009

  Not for the first time, you find yourself at a wine tasting where the eavesdropping is more... More >>

• Bastille: A Winning Parisian Bistro in Ballard?

  published September 2, 2009

  In France, traditionally "a bistro is a small neighborhood restaurant serving home-style,... More >>

• Pie Time for Love

  published August 26, 2009

  For much of Seattle, late summer is the season of too much. The season of overburdened branches,... More >>

• Cantinetta: Comfortable as an Old Boot

  published August 19, 2009

  Part of America's enduring affection for neighborhood Italian restaurants like Cantinetta is that... More >>

• Feed Me Like I’m Your Grandfather

  published August 12, 2009

  Why, my editor wearily asks, do I keep writing about Korean restaurants that require a 20-mile... More >>

• Herban Feast Goes Legit

  published August 5, 2009

  There's a new restaurant-naming meme in Seattle, and it reveals as much about the namers as the... More >>

• The Flip Side of Sustainable Sushi

  published July 29, 2009

  Given that a) Seattleites are sushi-crazy, b) the city is filled with sustainability fetishists,... More >>

• Eatin’ Good on the Sidewalk

  published July 22, 2009

  It's hard to escape the growing fleet of street-food trucks wending their way onto the parking... More >>