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Fairmont Olympic Hotel

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Fairmont Olympic Pastry Chef Jackie Lane Provides a Family Recipe-worthy Rum Cake

    Yesterday, Fairmont Olympic Hotel's pastry chef Jackie Lane recounts the winding road she took to get into the kitchens of Shucker's and the Georgian. Today, she shares the recipe that put her name on the map, at least with her friends and family anyway. After a day of making fancy tarts and eclairs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Pastry Chef Jackie Lane's Path to the Fairmont Olympic Hotel Was No Cakewalk

    It was an inheritance from a deceased relative that played a role in bringing pastry chef Jackie Lane to the doors of the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, but it wasn't all Cinderella on her side. For Lane, the path from California girl to pastry chef was an uncertain one. Now at the Fairmont, Lane works the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Should Diners Buy a Chinook Coupon Book?

    ​Chinook Book -- the thickset compendium of discounts at area businesses which meet the Portland publisher's sustainability standards -- is preparing to launch its latest edition at a blow-out party next week. But is the $20 book a smart buy for diners? There are more than 70 restaurants and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    City Hostel Installs Beehive on Its Roof

    Cold, wet weather has made homebodies of City Hostel's bees this week.​The Fairmont Olympic Hotel's new rooftop hives may be among the first downtown beekeeping operations, but - contrary to project organizers' initial belief - it's not the first urban apiary in central Seattle. That honor ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    The Fairmont Olympic Welcomes Honeybees to its Roof

    Roof-dwelling bees at the Bastille Cafe got ornery last summer.​Bees will soon be guests of The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, which plans to install five honeybee hives on its rooftop next week. According to Ballard Bee Company's founder Corky Luster, an urban apiarian who's serving as a project co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    New Downtown Bakery Serves Free (!) Macaroons Today

    ​A new bakery opens for business in downtown Seattle today at 806 Pike Street. (Be sure to stop by for the opening day complimentary almond and coconut macaroons!) Wild Rye CafĂ© Bakery makes everything from scratch and in house, including breads, pastries, soups, and sandwiches. Heading the e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2010

    Zagat Does Seattle: New Zagat 2011 Survey Decoded Just For You

    ​The brand-spankin'-new 2011 Zagat Survey is out, and I've just finished going through all the details of it to figure out how Seattle has fared in the past year. But first, before we get to all those thrilling statistics, here's a bit of pimping and a note on how the information was gathered ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Seattle's Top 5 Free Bar Snacks

    What's better than free shit? Nothing, especially when you're dealing with a freelance writing budget. That's why your terminally broke friends here at Voracious thought it would be fun to try and sustain ourselves on nothing but bar snacks for an entire week. We're not talking complimentary appetiz ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Martinis and All-You-Can-Eat Hors d'Oeuvres at the Fairmont Olympic

    Kobe beef - blue cheese sliders, Dungeness crab - white cheddar sandwich, and truffle fries.​The Place: The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University Street, 621-1700, DOWNTOWN The Hours: 3:30-6 p.m., Sun.-Thurs. The Deal: $5 beer, $6 wine, $7 martinis, $12 endless starters. The cocktails are ... More >>

  • Arts

    September 1, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    Kobe beef - blue cheese sliders, Dungeness crab - white cheddar sandwich, and truffle fries.​The Place: The Fairmont Olympic Hotel, 411 University Street, 621-1700, DOWNTOWN The Hours: 3:30-6 p.m., Sun.-Thurs. The Deal: $5 beer, $6 wine, $7 martinis, $12 endless starters. The cocktails are ... More >>

  • Arts

    June 2, 2010

    Summer Guide Events Calendar: Beer, Pride, and Rollergirls

    A selection of the season's major happenings.

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Grillaxin' with Belle Epicurean's Carolyn Ferguson

    credit: belleepicurean.com/new_pastries.html​Carolyn Ferguson is the woman behind Belle Epicurean's delicate, indulgent pastries, which are some of the very best in the city. Her bakery, now celebrating its 5th year, is tucked into the Fairmont Olympic Hotel downtown. This little shop, which F ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2008

    Fairmont Olympic’s Five-Star Manager

    Dennis Clark was recently named General Manager of the Year by the Association of Hotels You’re Too Poor to Stay At, or something like that.

  • Food

    May 7, 2008

    A Tea Two-fer

    Local takes on the tradition of afternoon tea.

  • Food

    August 22, 2007

    Shuckers: Cheap Oysters, Million-Dollar Service

    Fairmont Olympic Hotel's bar gives you a peek at the good life for only a buck.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2007

    Today's Featured Happy Hour: Shucker's

    Fairmont Olympic Hotel's bar gives you a peek at the good life for only a buck.

  • Food

    April 4, 2007

    Food Events: Easter

    Brunches on both sides of Lake Washington

  • Food

    February 7, 2007

    Food Events

    Restaurants holding Valentine's Day dinners.

  • Food

    November 8, 2006

    Food News

    November 8 - 15, 2006 (expanded from print version).

  • Food

    November 1, 2006

    Food News

    November 1 - 8, 2006 (expanded from print version).

  • Food

    April 26, 2006

    Shucker's

    November 1 - 8, 2006 (expanded from print version).

  • Food

    March 1, 2006

    Food News for March 1-8

    This week: The third annual Women in Wine dinner.

  • Food

    February 22, 2006

    El Gaucho to Open in Bellevue

    Food News for Feb. 22-28.

  • News

    February 8, 2006

    The Physiology of Love

    Food News for Feb. 22-28.

  • Food

    February 1, 2006

    Where Cabbies Eat

    If there's a line of taxis out front, you can bet the food is good.

  • Film

    January 11, 2006

    Stephen Frears

    He takes us behind the cameras of Mrs. Henderson Presents.

  • Food

    November 9, 2005

    Nov. 9, 2005

    He takes us behind the cameras of Mrs. Henderson Presents.

  • News

    September 21, 2005

    Bigfoots Run the World

    Sept. 21-27, 2005

  • News

    June 8, 2005
  • Food

    April 20, 2005

    Nosh Spots

    June 8-14, 2005

  • Food

    March 2, 2005

    Making Senses

    Do women taste better than men?

  • Diversions

    November 24, 2004

    Holiday Events Calendar 2004

    Do women taste better than men?

  • Food

    October 6, 2004

    Shoulder to Shoulder

    FareStart provides a path out of poverty through food preparation.

  • Food

    June 23, 2004

    Raw Oyster Cult

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • News

    June 16, 2004

    Here Comes the Bum

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • Food

    May 19, 2004

    Food Files

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • Food

    May 12, 2004

    Food Files

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • Food

    January 28, 2004

    Here's the Beef

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • Food

    November 19, 2003

    Food Event Around Town

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • Food

    November 12, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • Food

    November 5, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    Shuckers serves 'em plump and fresh, R or No R.

  • Diversions

    October 29, 2003

    Party Favors

    This is not your momma's wine and cheese.

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