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Ethan Stowell

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Rating Three New Foods at Safeco Field

    The many culinary enhancements to Safeco Field this year include new cheese steak sandwiches, more soft-serve ice cream and an oyster po-boy, barbecue sandwiches and sausages from Ethan Stowell. But the park has also tried to jazz up its most basic concessions. Here, a look at the current state of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Does the Ballard Pizza Company Have an Identity Crisis?

    Ballard Pizza Company, the latest from soon-to-be-if-not-already celebrity chef Ethan Stowell may have an identity crisis. Sure, it's only been open for a few weeks, but while the pizza is big, cheap, and good, the rest of the menu is what sets the shop apart. And why wouldn't it? The pastas, salads ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Stick to the Staples on Monday, Save the Fancy for Friday

    The half-empty brick-walled space of Staple and Fancy on a Monday night bore little resemblance to the crowded scene I'd seen on Friday nights. My previous experiences involved fighting for the hot weekend reservations, not staring across at the row of empty stools at the bar. And, obedient diner th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Blind Pig Bistro's Matt Fortner on Life After Wolf

    Blind Pig Bistro chef Matt Fortner has cooked all around town from the erstwhile Marjorie in Belltown to making the rounds at Ethan Stowell's restaurants. Today, Fortner spreads his wings after over two years at Ethan Stowell's How to Cook a Wolf, working with good friend and fellow Stowell alum Cha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2012

    Leading Seattle Restaurateurs Are Fans of Great Design and Lots of Dining Room Noise

    The spare, referential dining room that's lately taken hold in Seattle is costly and loud, but leading Seattle restaurateurs say they wouldn't have it any other way. In a panel discussion last night hosted by the Seattle Architecture Foundation, Ethan Stowell (Ethan Stowell Restaurants); Chad Dale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2011

    Ethan Stowell's Sardine Solution to Greasy Latkes

    Geoffrey Smith​To celebrate the tradition of eating oil-drenched foods on Hanukkah, Voracious this year asked local chefs to provide recipes calling for oily, sustainable fish. Here, Ethan Stowell presents a sardine crudo (made with plenty of olive oil, for extra holiday credit.) Sardine Crud ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Brandon Kirksey: Tavolàta's Tall Order

    Photo by Geoffrey Smith​The chef at Belltown's Tavolàta is nearly 6'7", but his rise up the Ethan Stowell food chain has been a relatively short trip. Twenty-six year-old Brandon Kirksey came to Seattle from San Francisco a little more than three years ago and quickly landed a job at Stowell' ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2011

    Set the Table for SAM/Party in the Park

    Photo by Geoffrey Smith​The chef at Belltown's Tavolàta is nearly 6'7", but his rise up the Ethan Stowell food chain has been a relatively short trip. Twenty-six year-old Brandon Kirksey came to Seattle from San Francisco a little more than three years ago and quickly landed a job at Stowell' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Beard Watchers Predict Wins for Seattle Chefs

    ​James Beard Award handicappers (what, you thought the Kentucky Derby was the only upcoming event worth your wager?) are predicting a big win for Ethan Stowell, the subject of Nina Shapiro's cover story last week. Stowell's been nominated for the food world's equivalent of an Oscar in the cat ... More >>

  • Food

    April 27, 2011

    Ethan Stowell, Empire Builder

    The "new Tom Douglas" couldn't be more different than the vintage.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Video: Ethan Stowell, the Empire Builder Who Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

    ​There's been an explosion of restaurants in this city, and no young chef has opened more than Ethan Stowell, the subject of this week's cover story. The 36-year-old chef now runs four acclaimed restaurants, including Ballard's Staple & Fancy, where his evolution as a chef and businessman can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Video: Ethan Stowell, the Empire Builder Who Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

    ​There's been an explosion of restaurants in this city, and no young chef has opened more than Ethan Stowell, the subject of this week's cover story. The 36-year-old chef now runs four acclaimed restaurants, including Ballard's Staple & Fancy, where his evolution as a chef and businessman can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Awards Season: James Beard Award Finalists Announced

    His James Beardiness himself, cooking what appears to be a delicious pan of sticks.​We've already run down the list of semifinalists for this year's James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards. And late last week we were able to bring you word of an early win by Seattle's own FareStart as the James ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Awards Season: James Beard Semi-Finalists List Is Out

    ​You know how whenever the federal government puts out a new budget or new income tax rules, there's always this B-roll footage shown on the news of some poor congressional staffer lugging around bound copies thicker than two phone books put together? Yeah, well that's kind of the stage we're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Safeco Goes Haute With a New Roster of Chefs and Restaurants

    ​There was a time when one's food options while watching a baseball game fell into two categories. You could either grab yourself a hot handful of nuts or wrap your lips around a wiener. Peanuts and hot dogs--that used to be all there was. But operating a major-league baseball stadium is an e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    The Perfect Storm

    Hauntingly good stew. ​There are some recipes that just stick with you. A little over a year ago, I went to a dinner featuring Bluebird Grain Farms that was cooked up by chef Ethan Stowell and crew at Tavolata. All the food was very good I'm sure, but I can only tell you that there was an ox ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2010

    What We Talk About When We Talk About Food

    Hauntingly good stew. ​There are some recipes that just stick with you. A little over a year ago, I went to a dinner featuring Bluebird Grain Farms that was cooked up by chef Ethan Stowell and crew at Tavolata. All the food was very good I'm sure, but I can only tell you that there was an ox ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Get The Gang Together For Ethan Stowell's Mob-Hit Squid

    Photo by Geoffrey SmithLeslie Miller co-authored New Italian Kitchen with chef Ethan Stowell.​We're pumped to try so many of recipes in Ethan Stowell's New Italian Kitchen: Oxtail Soup with Farro and Root Vegetables, Marinated Octopus, Seared Scallops with Chanterelles and Parsnip Puree, Skill ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Ethan Stowell Is The Busiest Man In Show Business

    ​Ethan Stowell already has Tavolata, Anchovies & Olives and How To Cook A Wolf running smoothly. Until very recently, there was also Union--probably Stowell's best known and most beloved restaurant in town--which he closed at the end of May. Anchovies just got tagged as one of Bon Appetit's Te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    Anchovies & Olives Makes Bon Appetit's Ten Best List

    ​Hot on the heels of the opening of his newest restaurant, Staple & Fancy, and not long after the closure of what was probably his best known outpost, Union, comes word that one of chef Ethan Stowell's other properties is one of the best new restaurants in the country. At least according to An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Openings & Closings: Oyster Bar Debuts in Ballard, Gluten-Free Goodies for Greenlake, and More

    ​Here's a short and sweet report on this week's restaurant news. In Ballard, Chef Renee Erickson of Boat Street Café opened a new oyster bar in the Kolstrand Building at 4743 Ballard Avenue Northwest. The Walrus and the Carpenter serves house-smoked fish, oysters, mussels, and more. Also in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Staple & Fancy: Just the Facts

    Photo courtesy myballard.com​As reported earlier today, Ethan Stowell's newest restaurant, Staple & Fancy, is scheduled to open the doors on Sunday to crowds that have been near breathless with anticipation. In honor of said breathlessness, we decided that, without any actual food to write ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    How to Hate a Wolf

    Renee McMahonSuper annoying name, unbelievably delicious food.​Sitting at the summit of Queen Anne Hill is the most pretentiously-named eatery in the history of restaurants. And as if that weren't bad enough, the staff at Ethan Stowell's How to Cook a Wolf is eye-rollingly earnest. Working i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Openings and Closings: Four New Restaurants in Ballard, Flying Fish in SLU, Beer in... Bellevue? And More!

    ​Ballard residents, loosen your belts. You have plenty of new eating and drinking opportunities coming your way. The Noble Fir (5316 Ballard Ave. NW) opened yesterday. The tavern serves beer, wine, hard cider, and cheese-meat plates. D'Ambrosio Gelato, on the same street, hopes to open its doo ... More >>

  • Food

    April 7, 2010

    Our Favorite Restaurants 2010

    ​Ballard residents, loosen your belts. You have plenty of new eating and drinking opportunities coming your way. The Noble Fir (5316 Ballard Ave. NW) opened yesterday. The tavern serves beer, wine, hard cider, and cheese-meat plates. D'Ambrosio Gelato, on the same street, hopes to open its doo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Voracious Tasting: Now With 50% More Restaurants!

    ​Things are shaping up for our first big food-and-booze gala: Voracious Tasting. We're about a month and a half out from the actual event now (which is taking place at the lovely Paramount Theatre on April 14th), and I just figured I'd take a moment to let you know what kind of grub we'll be p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Dinner & a Movie: Wolf, Two Ways

    Benicio! You look starved!​The Dinner: Sliced baguette with Sicilian olive oil, skate with capers and lemon, semolina gnocchi with a crisp parmesan crust, bourbon-caramel bread pudding and a glass of oatmeal stout at How to Cook a Wolf (2208 Queen Anne Ave. N.) The Movie: The Wolfman, at down ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Recipe: Lamb Shank and Farro Soup with Lacinto Kale and Celery Root from Ethan Stowell

    Tavolata​The final installment of our time with Ethan Stowell. You can read our interview with him here and here. Last month, chef Ethan Stowell cooked up a meal at his Belltown restaurant Tavolàta to showcase grains from Methow Valley's Bluebird Grain Farms. On the menu that night was an ox ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    25 corks for $25 off

    ​Bring in 25 corks for $25 off your meal at all Ethan Stowell restaurants--Union, Tavolàta, How to Cook a Wolf, and Anchovies & Olives. The offer is good only from now until the end of the year, so start popping those corks. Real ones only, please, as the ones you use to pay for your meal wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2009

    Voracious Highlights of the Week

    A short recap of what our bloggers were up to this week: Maggie gives the personal rundown on the oyster-friendly wine competition she judged at, and by "judged" I mean "ate as many oysters as she could before they noticed"; pre-tastes Kalua sliders at Seattle's upcoming Hawaiian-Korean truck; pres ... More >>

  • Food

    April 29, 2009

    Anchovies & Olives: Unmistakably Ethan Stowell

    Simple preparations, ingredients straight from your CSA box, and flawless service—some formulas are worth repeating.

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Washington at the Market, California in the Kitchen

    When I turned in my first draft of this week's review of Anchovies & Olives, my editor said, "It sounds like you're being overly polite about the place and weren't that enthusiastic about it." Not true! I replied. Smart food, smart formula, smart service -- he's got a winner of a restaurant. But the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2009

    Nine "Talk of the Town" Dinners

    Nine dinners are being held simultaneously this Friday to raise money for Town Hall. Several local notables will attend dinners at some of Seattle's most beautiful homes. Chat with the likes of documentary filmmaker Alice Ikeda and her husband, attorney Philip Guess, while sampling Ethan Stowell's a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2009

    Opening: Anchovies & Olives, Long

    Ethan Stowell's Anchovies & Olives will finally open this Friday (*pending final inspection). Get your crudo on, and make sure to sample the following whites by the glass: 1.) the heady and perfumed Elena Walch Gewurztraminer, best bet with salmon 2.) the Casa Ibidini Inzolia from Sicily, a whit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Pro-Am Hot Wing Cook-off At Union

    If you've never attended one of Ethan Stowell's Cook-offs at Union, start now. Chefs and various ancillaries of the restaurant biz/scene will bring their best and brightest, and hopefully spiciest, batch of hot wings for your judging pleasure. You never know who you'll be rubbing elbows with (becaus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Some Bad News, Then Some Good News, Then More Bad News

    Covering what has to be the most volatile restaurant scene in the city right now, MyBallard blog announces the Patty Pan Grill, the tiny vegetarian restaurant known for its vegetable medleys and ginger-mint iced tea, has just closed. I have a feeling the closures are going to come thick and fast thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2008

    You Heard It Here: Restaurant Openings on Other Blogs

    Covering what has to be the most volatile restaurant scene in the city right now, MyBallard blog announces the Patty Pan Grill, the tiny vegetarian restaurant known for its vegetable medleys and ginger-mint iced tea, has just closed. I have a feeling the closures are going to come thick and fast thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Some National Awards for Some Local People

    Covering what has to be the most volatile restaurant scene in the city right now, MyBallard blog announces the Patty Pan Grill, the tiny vegetarian restaurant known for its vegetable medleys and ginger-mint iced tea, has just closed. I have a feeling the closures are going to come thick and fast thi ... More >>

  • Food

    January 30, 2008

    How to Cook a Wolf Fumbles a Little, Then Sinks Its Teeth Into the Zeitgeist

    Ethan Stowell’s new restaurant looks like the inside of a cigar box. And isn't much bigger.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    Wolf opens tonight

    Ethan Stowell’s new restaurant looks like the inside of a cigar box. And isn't much bigger.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    Union Dinner Events, Done & To Do

    Ethan Stowell’s new restaurant looks like the inside of a cigar box. And isn't much bigger.

  • Food

    April 4, 2007

    Multiplayer Party

    Want a table at Belltown's newest hot spot? Bring a busload of your closest friends.

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2007

    Tavolata Opens Wednesday

    Want a table at Belltown's newest hot spot? Bring a busload of your closest friends.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2006

    A Mac 'n Cheese Cook off (with Beer) for FareStart

    Want a table at Belltown's newest hot spot? Bring a busload of your closest friends.

  • Food

    April 5, 2006

    Sustainable Scene

    We know Twenty-five for $25 is problematic. So what's the solution? by laura cassidy

  • Food

    February 15, 2006

    On the Horizon

    Chain restaurants invade; local chef/owners expand.

  • Food

    January 26, 2005

    Jan. 26, 2005

    Chain restaurants invade; local chef/owners expand.

  • Food

    January 7, 2004

    Ugly Duckling

    Union's not a looker, but what's in the kitchen counts.

  • Food

    January 7, 2004

    Ugly Duckling

    Union's not a looker, but what's in the kitchen counts.

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