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Jason Sheehan

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Taco Time NW Slings 5 for $5 Tacos for Cinco de Mayo

    To celebrate Cinco de Mayo this Saturday, Taco Time Northwest is offering a 5 for $5 deal -- five crispy beef tacos for $5 (see right.) And while you're at it, be sure to load up on the mexi-fries that former SW food critic Jason Sheehan couldn't get enough of.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Comment of the Day: Don't Mess with the Food Critic

    Here's a tip to Voracious blog readers: Don't insult our food critic. For someone who pans million dollar establishments for a living, you're just fresh meat. That's what chauvinist commenter Dan Stoller learned. He tried to flame our food critic Hanna Raskin but got burned instead. His tirade and R ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 18, 2012

    Valentine's Day at Copperleaf

    Here's a tip to Voracious blog readers: Don't insult our food critic. For someone who pans million dollar establishments for a living, you're just fresh meat. That's what chauvinist commenter Dan Stoller learned. He tried to flame our food critic Hanna Raskin but got burned instead. His tirade and R ... More >>

  • Food

    September 28, 2011

    A Little Raskin: The Seattle Public Library's Five Favorite Food Books

    What to read while you feed.

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Looking for a Good Book? The Seattle Public Library Offers 5 Titles for Voracious Readers

    ​While librarians are now adept at troubleshooting e-book readers and helping job hunters negotiate employment websites, many readers still want an answer to the old-fashioned question: "What should I read?" The Seattle Public Library this year inaugurated an innovative online service designe ... More >>

  • Food

    April 27, 2011

    The 2011 Voracious Food Award Winners

    Canlis, the Seattle City Council, and Nash Huber take top honors.

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    High 5 Pie's "New and Improved" Pies Disappoint

    ​According to a triumphant release from High 5 Pie last week, the Capitol Hill bakery is now serving "better pies, with MORE butter." But a tasting of the "new and improved" pies suggests there are problems butter can't fix. I never had a chance to sample High 5's old and mediocre pies, but m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Kix: Kid Tested, Atomic Mutant Approved

    ​Cereal Philanderer is a weekly feature in which Jason Sheehan talks about cereal more than he probably should. Cereal du Jour: Kix, America's Favorite Cold War breakfast treat! History: There is nothing at all interesting about the history of Kix. No, seriously--nothing. It's background inf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Puffins: More Delicious Than a Box of Penguins

    ​Cereal Philanderer is a weekly feature in which Jason Sheehan talks about cereal more than he probably should. Cereal du Jour: Puffins, America's favorite Icelandic-waterfowl-based cereal. History: I swear to God, I am taking this straight from the Barbara's Bakery website: "We got the name ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2011

    So Long, Jason! A List of Sheehan's Greatest Hits

    Let's give Jason Sheehan a proper kiss-off, er, send-off! ​Oh, Mr. Sheehan. We hardly knew ye. Seems like you just got here and now your Mexi-Fries-loving, High 5-Pie-hating bad self is heading down the highway. But before we let you slip out of town, let's take a trip down memory lane, a qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    And Finally, Canlis...

    ​"For the first time in 10 years, I make reservations under my own name, dropping all attempts at subterfuge and evasion. I don't do anything strange with my hair. I don't put on the glasses that I don't need or the lifts in my boots. When the hostess calls and asks if I am Jason Sheehan, I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Alpha Bits: A Cereal For The Newspaper Age

    ​Cereal Philanderer is a weekly feature in which Jason Sheehan talks about cereal more than he probably should. Cereal du Jour: Alpha Bits, an analog cereal for our digital age. History: There are two separate histories for Alpha Bits, the ancient and the modern. The ancient history goes so ... More >>

  • Food

    March 23, 2011

    Our 107 Favorite Restaurants, 2011

    From burgers and pizza to steak and sashimi, the Great Seattle Food Pyramid takes shape.

  • Arts

    March 16, 2011

    The Weekly Wire: The Week's Recommended Events

    From burgers and pizza to steak and sashimi, the Great Seattle Food Pyramid takes shape.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Hanna Raskin to Replace Jason Sheehan as Seattle Weekly Food Critic

    J.R. loves his ragweed. Hanna? Not so much.​A couple weeks ago, Jason Sheehan broke Seattle's heart by announcing he'd be moving to the East Coast at the end of March for very noble, selfless family reasons. Today our hearts are lifted a bit with word that Hanna Raskin, the esteemed food criti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Raisin Bran: Because Sometimes You Want to Pretend to Be Healthy

    Image enhanced to show deliciousness!​Cereal Philanderer is a weekly feature in which Jason Sheehan talks about cereal more than he probably should. Cereal du jour: Raisin Bran, favorite cereal of secret sugar junkies and those who prefer the appearance of health to the real thing. History: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    His Name Is David M, and He's a Burger-Holic

    ​BuiltBurger's co-owner/founder David Makuen is crazy about ground-beef patties tucked between two buns. So nuts that he launched a company in 2009 that specializes in intensely seasoned burgers made with the mission of making the most memorable patties. BuiltBurgers are a hit, with orders shi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Checking (Sexual) References at Book Bindery

    ​Book Bindery opened last year in Queen Anne to much acclaim. Chef Shaun McCrain already has an impressive resume, including stints at a Michelin-two-star restaurant in France and the beloved Per Se in New York. If you've had the pleasure of eating at Book Bindery or seen some photos, you kno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Ballard Gets Soaked in (More) Beer, Greenwood Romio's Goes Gluten Free, & More

    Romio's Pizza & Pasta in Greenwood is dropping out of the Romio's franchise.​Here is your rundown of the week's restaurant news... In Ballard, a new nano-brewery called NW Peaks Brewery is filling pints and growlers at 4912 17th Avenue Northwest. Self-described dive bar Harlow's Saloon is als ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    Pacific Northwest-Inspired Restaurant to Open in West Seattle, Romio's to Get Vegan-Friendly in Greenwood

    Romio's Pizza & Pasta in Greenwood is dropping out of the Romio's franchise.​As Jason Sheehan discussed yesterday, a new restaurant is scheduled to open by month's end in the former Café Revo space at 2940 Southwest Avalon Way in West Seattle. Avalon will feature Pacific Northwest fare, influ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Taylor Swift's Fav FroYo Hits Seattle, Molly Moon's Plans Expansion, Japanese Karaoke Comes to Capitol Hill, & More

    Selena Gomez and Taylor Swfit on a Menchie's date.​The biggest buzz this week: Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream announced plans to open a third location next year. Where? You decide between Ballard, Madrona, and Queen Anne. Check out Jason Sheehan's thoughts on Molly Moon's taking the Dick's Dr ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 1, 2010

    Seattle Weekly's Hot Cocktails

    Selena Gomez and Taylor Swfit on a Menchie's date.​The biggest buzz this week: Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream announced plans to open a third location next year. Where? You decide between Ballard, Madrona, and Queen Anne. Check out Jason Sheehan's thoughts on Molly Moon's taking the Dick's Dr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Dumplings Invade Bellevue, "Best BBQ" Debuts in Ballard, Hawaiian Cuisine Hits Capitol Hill, & More

    Craving Hawaiian cuisine? Come to Capitol Hill!​Bellevue generated the most restaurant-related buzz this week when the highly anticipated Taiwan- based dumpling chain Din Tai Fung opened for business inside Lincoln Square at 700 Bellevue Northeast. Jason Sheehan digs deeper into the dumpling c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Catching Crabs at Flying Fish

    I'm at the new South Lake Union location of Flying Fish (reviewed three months ago by our Jason Sheehan) when the server sets down an enormous platter of crabs. Crabs! This sex educator thinks back to those scary VD movies of yesteryear. But making this connection would be too easy, too obvious, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Japanese - Thai Restaurant Opens in the U District, Bleu Bistro to Possibly Expand on Capitol Hill

    Bleu Bistro's beloved wasabi grilled cheese​A new Japanese - Thai fusion restaurant, Sushi Thai Yummy Yummy, has opened at 4545 University Way, according to U District Daily. Capitol Hill also recently gained an eatery combining the two cuisines - Pinto Thai Bistro - which Jason Sheehan poste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    This Week's Cover Story: Best of Seattle®!!

    ​It's up! Our biggest issue of the year is online and on the streets. For the 25th annual edition of Best of Seattle®, Brian Miller takes a look back at the Best Of that started it all and Jason Sheehan revisits a Belltown institution that was (and is) a big, messy reader favorite. Plus: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    KUOW Books Its Human Antithesis, Jason Sheehan, to Talk About His Book

    Think this guy is prepared to discuss the nuances of U.S.-Congo diplomacy?​If one were to design the antithesis of an NPR listener, it'd probably turn out a lot like Jason Sheehan, SW's beloved/hated chain-smoking, whiskey-swilling, taco-gobblin', father-of-one (with another on the way!) food ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Morning Food News: Blackboard Bistro Comes to West Seattle, Avila Closes in Wallingford

    Farewell to Avila's fancy food presentations...​Blackboard Bistro is scheduled to open at 3247 California Avenue Southwest, come August 13, according to West Seattle Blog. The eclectic menu includes frogmore stew, gnocchi, and beer-battered okra, plus booze. In other news, Avila at 1711 Nort ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Openings & Closings: Southcenter Scores Filipino Cusine, Ballard Bids Farewell to Madame K's, and More

    Yummy! 44,000-square-foot of Filipino food!​Hello, foodies! Here's your weekly report on restaurant openings and closings... Filipino food fans, make note: Seafood City is now open at Westfield Southcenter in Tukwila. The 44,000-square-foot space (!) sells Filipino groceries and fast food ea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Openings and Closings: Asian Restaurants Come and Go on Eastside, Central District Loses Jackson Street Central Market, and More

    ​You win some, you lose some. The Eastside gained one Asian restaurant recently but lost another. The Tukwila Thai restaurant Bai Tong opened a second location in May at 14804 NE 24th St., Redmond. Jason Sheehan reviews it here. Meanwhile, Cascade Garden in Issaquah (1580 NW Gilman Boulevard) ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    History You Can Drink at Tavern Law

    ​ Tavern Law's cocktail menu was built for the bookish drinker. In fact, if I didn't know any better, I'd say it was built specifically for this column. Not only does the menu offer a wide selection of whiskey, it also has: a table of contents, a lovingly crafted overview of the bar's goals, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Boom Noodle Opens Tokyo Sweets in U-Village

    ​University Village is about to boom with something else other than babies. Boom Noodle is expected to open in the old Atlas spot July 5. As Jason Sheehan reported last month, that's only four days later than their original goal. Boom's co-founder, Steve Rosen, says assuming all is well and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Openings & Closings: West Seattle Gets a Trader Joe's, Downtown Acquires (Another) Swanky Steakhouse, & More

    Trader Joe's addictive kettle corn.​It's a short but sweet week in Seattle restaurant news. First off, West Seattle is getting its very own Trader Joe's at 4545 Fauntleroy Way SW, a space formerly occupied by a car dealership. But don't hold your breath. It isn't scheduled to open until 2011. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Japanese Eaters Are Ballsier Than Arby's Regulars

    This Japanese insect nigiri is typically deep fried in the oil squeezed from a Metroid's anal glands.​The Japanese love to eat all kinds of fucked-up delicacies. Jason Sheehan recently wrote about square Japanese watermelons , but that's only the tip of the iceberg. The Japanese eat shit yo ... More >>

  • Food

    April 7, 2010

    Our Favorite Restaurants 2010

    This Japanese insect nigiri is typically deep fried in the oil squeezed from a Metroid's anal glands.​The Japanese love to eat all kinds of fucked-up delicacies. Jason Sheehan recently wrote about square Japanese watermelons , but that's only the tip of the iceberg. The Japanese eat shit yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    The Videos: The King is Just Plain Stealin'

    Ad copy for the new BK Musk Burger, "Eat The King..."​In today's installment of "The Videos" we have an interesting bit of honesty in marketing from those crazy kids over at Burger King. It appears that the burger chain, dissatisfied with their normal breakfast offerings of microwaved croissan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Comment of the Day: Screw You and Your Robot

    Behold! The writer of the future!​Last week's review of Bai Tong inspired a bit of rhetoric and assholery from the fans on several different fronts. The best of the comments-slash-questions was this one, from dedicated hater Seattle Epicure who wrote, in part: Seattle Weekly management: I hav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    My Kind of Pizza, Chicago's Is

    Sheehan is lucky that Al Capone is dead, although the guy playing him probably prefers New York pie too.​This week, Jason Sheehan uses his review of two Seattle-based purveyors of Chicago-style pizza to make one thing abundantly clear: He finds deep-dish pizza to be vastly inferior to the thin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Ask the Critic: Where to Eat When It All Falls Apart

    ​"This Sheehan?" "Yeah." "The restaurant guy?" "Yup." "I need some help." "What can I do?" I get these calls a lot. I've been getting them for years. "I need a place where I can still get reservations for Valentine's Day." "You realize it's February 14th today, right?" "Do you know of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Jason Sheehan Nominated for James Beard Award

    ​Some of you love him. Some of you hate him. But when it comes time for the James Beard Award finalists to be announced, odds are he--that being Jason Sheehan--will be among the nominees. And this year is no different, as Sheehan is among three finalists in the review category, pitted against ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Freeloading (Already) at Blueacre

    Kasu marinated King salmon collars​Blueacre, the new offering from Kevin and Terresa Davis, and the muse behind Jason Sheehan's fictional restaurant wish list, officially opens at 4 p.m. today. I got a chance to try out the menu last night as part of a "friends and family" dinner. Yes, it was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2010

    At Least Two Square Meals a Day, Every Weekday, on Voracious

    Chris Kornelis is sorry he's not sorry. He's a Crocksman.​New years can bring great change, and never has that been more true for Voracious than 2010. Gone are some old, beloved voices (Kauffman, Savarino, Garbes), and in their place have emerged some new, bold personalities (Sheehan, the Surl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    Tom Douglas, Jerry Traunfeld and Canlis Lead a Robust Crop of Seattle-Based Beard Award Semifinalists

    Kenneth DundasSpring Hill's Fuller is among a group of Seattle food folk who hope to be Bearded.​The list of James Beard Award semifinalists is out, and it's chockablock with Seattle-based restaurants, vintners, and chefs, including Spring Hill's Mark Fuller, the subject of this week's three-p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    "Praise Jesus" = Preachy, "Eat Local" = Responsible

    Cheeseburgers on his mind. Moby appears at Town Hall on March 26.​A couple of years ago I was at the Gorge with a first-timer and recent Northwest transplant. Sitting on the grass--hundreds of miles and a massive carbon footprint away the city--he told me something along the lines of, "You kno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2010

    A Food Critic's First Day On the Ground, Part 1

    ​There are three ways to experience a new city for the first time. One, you can cower like a lazy business traveler in your hotel room/rented townhouse/office, eat out of minibars and vending machines, drink nothing but Sanka, poke your head tentatively out of your front door like a vole sniff ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    The Weekly's New Food Critic Arrives After a Thousand Miles Without Bacon

    ​One thousand three hundred and seventy three miles, six states, three day's driving, five pounds of beef jerky consumed, two tires blown (in Utah, on a Sunday no less, so thank Jesus and the gods of interstate travel for the guys at Paco's Rim World who set me right NASCAR-style in about thre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    New Weekly Food Critic's Book Makes Time's Top Ten List

    ​Short-order cooks take heart: What might seem like a crummy gig now can lead to fame and notoriety, provided you can write circles around above-average humans. Case in point: ex-hash slinger Jason Sheehan, the current Westword (Denver) food critic who's soon to fill Jonathan Kauffman's stylis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Beard Award Winner & Best-Selling Author Jason Sheehan Named New Seattle Weekly Restaurant Critic

    ​I'm pretty damn pleased -- thrilled, actually -- to announce that the Weekly has hired a new restaurant critic, and it's a writer I have been following for ages: Jason Sheehan, who has been reviewing restaurants for Denver's Westword (sister paper to the Weekly) for eight years, but will be m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Holiday Shopping Time: Check the Best Food Book Lists

    ​Come holiday shopping time, the glut of year-end roundups can actually work in your favor. This month, a number of websites have posted shortlists of potential gifts for people who know more about food than you: Eat Me Daily has posted my favorite 2009 food-book roundup so far, not only beca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2009

    Because Kitchen Confidential Was Boring

    ...and 8 out of 10 industry people agree. The rest work somewhere where they have to wear flair. I'm a sucker for strong voices; so I was glad to finally meet Jason Sheehan of the Denver Westword (our sister publication) last night at IACP's kick off party, as his style of writing manages to be bot ... More >>

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