Email Author Maggie Dutton

Awards

• 2008 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published December 12, 2007

  "Red Wine Doesn't Go With Chocolate"

• 2008 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published December 5, 2007

  "Mead: Nectar of the Nerds"

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2008 Stories by Maggie Dutton

• Grandpa Knew Best

  published December 3, 2008

  I started mixing my first drinks when I was 8. Well, drink. My grandpa would start the evening off with a martini. This ritual applied to most... More >>

• Getting Class By the Glass

  published November 26, 2008

  Every restaurant's by-the-glass wine list represents a struggle between need and want, comfort and creative thinking. Restaurants need to list... More >>

• The Holiday Booze Smorgasbord

  published November 19, 2008

  Pulling out every bottle from the cabinets ranks as the biggest mistake people make when throwing a holiday party. On one hand, you end up with... More >>

• Pisco Is as Pisco Does

  published November 12, 2008

  Yma Sumac, the "Peruvian Songbird," passed away last week. She sang what I consider to be the original booty-shakin' music, and I've always... More >>

• The Mavens of Maneki

  published November 5, 2008

  Ask me to name my favorite bar and you will get dead silence. I abhor habit, but I do harbor great affection for a few hangs around town,... More >>

• Stealing Home After a Trippel

  published October 29, 2008

  Everyone knows second base is better than first base, but as regards Belgian brews, the difference between a dubbel, a... More >>

• The Cure for the Gin-and-Tonic Rut

  published October 22, 2008

  Grandma and Grandpa used to like to have a martini or two before dinner, de rigueur for members of The Greatest Generation. My papa didn't even... More >>

• Amontillado: Symphony in Amber

  published October 8, 2008

  Outside of serving as a fiendish prop in a great Edgar Allen Poe story, sherry has suffered a horrible rap. If the humiliation of Harvey's... More >>

• Here's Rye in Your Eye

  published October 1, 2008

  There's something about the time, the weather, or the giant pink exploding elephant that is our financial system that has me craving whiskey. I... More >>

• Viognier’s Pretty Stepsisters

  published September 24, 2008

  There's a reason Washington syrah is so hot right now—mostly because Eastern Washington is so hot. The extremely warm days and very cool... More >>

• Mrs. October

  published September 17, 2008

  While the bands oompahed and beer flowed at the Pyramid Alehouse this past Friday and Saturday, I was walking amid thousands of pinked-out... More >>

• Sparkle and Bling: Sake Makes Its Move

  published September 10, 2008

  I'm no girly-girl, but I do have an acute case of Japanophilia, with a big soft spot in my heart for anything kawaii (cute). So when I... More >>

• Taking the Sloe Out of Gin

  published September 3, 2008

  Growing up in the 1980s, one thing an all-American kid with a basement bar could count on were the old-timey bottles way back on the shelves.... More >>

• Going the Extra Mile for Wine

  published August 27, 2008

  We Seattleites stay pretty true to our comfort zones. We consider West Seattle "far," and we've encouraged the sprouting of farmers markets in... More >>

• What's the Difference Between Pale Ale and IPA?

  published August 20, 2008

  Maybe because we bartenders dole out the booze and hang with customers while they drink it, people feel comfortable telling us—and... More >>

• Don't Apothecary Yourself

  published August 13, 2008

  Over its three decades of existence, Tenzing Momo, in the Pike Place Market, has become a one-stop shop for the alterna-minded, with tarot... More >>

• Galliano: The Long, Tall Sipper

  published August 6, 2008

  After researching seven articles in my series exploring the cool bottles on the back bar, I'm starting to understand why you always see the... More >>

• Smoked Wine?

  published July 30, 2008

  Everyone's yammering on about Bacon Salt, with all the flavor of bacon and none of the guilt. So what if I said I could turn you on to a bacon... More >>

• Kölsch: The Freshdrinker

  published July 23, 2008

  Maybe I've been grilling too much sausage this summer, maybe I'm just dehydrated, but I've got German beer on the brain. It's... More >>

• Sweden’s Greatest Gift to Humankind

  published July 16, 2008

  In this country, vodka gives white a bad name. It's an odorless, insipid mixer that only serves as a means to an end or a dull cohort for... More >>

• Valpolicella: Little Big Wines

  published July 9, 2008

  I don't think any wines give me warm fuzzies quite like those of northeastern Italy. This time of year, when the thought of... More >>

• Asian Fusion Hits the Beer World

  published July 2, 2008

  In a world that faces a growing hop crisis, in a time when craft beer gets more attention than ever, two men make the choice... More >>

• How to Prevent Scurvy and Get a Buzz

  published June 25, 2008

  Not only is lime one of my top five smells—yes, I've made that list—it's also one of my favorite tastes. More than... More >>

• Search and Distill

  published June 18, 2008

  In Spain, sangria is a drink completely tied to set and setting—usually a big backyard party. Young Spanish punks may... More >>

• Buy Dad More Than a Drink

  published June 11, 2008

  Our collective celebrating of Hallmark holidays sure does reinforce many a cliché. Red roses and chocolates for your... More >>