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Jason Stratton

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Assessing the "Where Should I Eat?" Apps

    Urbanspoon last week released a redone version of its popular app, supplementing its shake-to-suggest slot machine with interactive maps and lists of restaurants favored by Eater or helmed by James Beard-nominated chefs. Another new feature notifies registered users when they're in the vicinity of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Dillon and Franey Head List of Seattle's James Beard Nominees

    The stage is set for another Seattle vs. Portland showdown at the James Beard Foundation awards this year. Two Seattle chefs scored nominations for Best Chef Northwest, as announced this morning in an online ceremony streamed from Las Vegas: Matt Dillon of Sitka & Spruce and Jason Franey of Canlis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Pick the Beard Finalists, Win a Prize

    Did the James Beard Foundation get it right? More to the point, can you? Beard Awards season opened this morning with the release of the restaurant and chef semi-finalists list, setting off the groundless speculation and heartfelt gripes that accompany the start of any hunting season. The Seattle ... More >>

  • Food

    January 11, 2012

    Artusi Wrestles With Tequila

    Spinasse's neighbor creates a drink called The Luchador.

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2011

    Unmasking 'The Luchador' at Artusi

    The Watering Hole: Artusi, 1535 14th Ave., 251-7673. CAPITOL HILL The Atmosphere: The clean and minimalistic space is in direct contrast to the adjoining rustic and homey Spinasse. The delicate paper-like cylinder chandeliers dangling from the ceiling, the bright abstract paintings that line the pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Auction of Washington Wines Isn't Just for High Rollers

    ​Want to rub elbows with Washington's top winemakers and chefs? Get ready for the Auction of Washington Wines in August. This annual event benefits uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital and the Washington Wine Education Foundation. Last year the event raised a whopping $2.25 millio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Chef Jason Stratton Gives Us a Sneak Peek At Spinasse's New Space

    Photo by Leslie KellyChef Jason Stratton is very happy about the expansion of Spinasse and the addition of Artusi, the aperitivo bar next door.​Diners love Spinasse's intimate dining room, each seat offering a view into Jason Stratton's kitchen. Soon, there will be more to love, as the restaur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Voracious Tasting Chef Showdown Special Edition: Seth Caswell vs. Rachel Yang

    Seth Caswell, giving some love to the troops​Last week, we let two dumpling heavyweights battle it our here in the Versus arena, pitting international superstar Din Tai Fung against beloved local Mandarin chef. And despite much mewling and whining from those who thought it was an unfair, inapt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Voracious Tasting Chefs Announced!

    ​ So you know the event: The Voracious Tasting and Food Awards. If you've been paying attention, you already know the time and date and place: April 27, 7pm, at the historic Paramount Theatre. The wise among you have already cleared your calendars, bought your tickets and started letting ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Ron Jeremy, James Beard, Dumplings, and Pig

    ​ "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 w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Lark's Sundstrom Crowned Prince of Pork at Cochon 555

    ​The annual Cochon555 swept through Seattle Sunday, as part of its annual 10-city tour. The event supports sustainable farming of heritage breed pigs by, well . . . pigging out on them. Much as heirloom tomatoes have a unique flavor that has been bred out of commercially grown, supermarket tom ... 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

    February 3, 2011

    Cochon 555 Ready to Descend on Seattle in an Orgy of Porky Goodness

    ​This has been a very pig-heavy week here on the blog. First, we had our "Let Bacon Be Bacon" manifesto, a history of everyone's favorite breakfast meat. Then there was the review of Lecosho, in which pig (and lentils) figured heavily. And, inspired by those, we had yesterday's (arguable) less ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Getting Fired Up About Cochon 555's Chef Lineup

    Photo by Leslie KellyCochon 555 founder Brady Lowe at last year's event, which included a pig-butchering demo.​It's still more than a month away, but my mouth's already watering just thinking about all the pig I'm going to eat at Cochon 555, the porky showcase for heritage breeds set for Feb. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Seattle Makes The Cut: GQ's Alan Richman Picks the 10 Best New Restaurants in America

    ​Seattle has been having a pretty good year when it comes to the big-n-glossy national press. GQ named Zig Zag the best cocktail bar in America (and Needle & Thread 25th). Food & Wine tagged Jason Stratton of Spinasse as one of the best new chefs of 2010. And then there was Jason Wilson from C ... More >>

  • Food

    May 19, 2010

    Pressure Cooker

    Emmer & Rye's crew doesn't take heat as well as its top chef.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2010

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Cannibalism, Corn Dogs, Santa Clause and People Who Eat Their Pets

    ​Because we're guessing that some of you out there are still recovering from this week's Voracious Tasting & Seattle Weekly Food Awards, here's what you might've missed while calling in hungover from life. Starting bright and early Monday morning, we had our weekly food face-off. This week's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    The Wrap-Up: Voracious Tasting & Food Awards

    ​If you were there at the Paramount last night, you already know how much fun our Voracious Tasting event was. Around a thousand of Seattle's most dedicated gastronauts and night creatures came out to eat, to drink, to meet and greet and get weird all together at the biggest, coolest party aro ... More >>

  • Arts

    April 14, 2010

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Recommended Events

    ​If you were there at the Paramount last night, you already know how much fun our Voracious Tasting event was. Around a thousand of Seattle's most dedicated gastronauts and night creatures came out to eat, to drink, to meet and greet and get weird all together at the biggest, coolest party aro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Want to Win Tickets to the Sold Out Voracious Tasting and Seattle Weekly Food Awards? This is Your Chance

    ​As promised, here I am to give away the first of two sets of general admission tickets to tomorrow night's sold out Voracious Tasting and Seattle Weekly Food Awards. With all the tickets for the event gone, gone, gone, this is now the only way for you to get in the door for you procrastinator ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    The List: Seattle Farmers Market Makes Travel Leisure List of Country's Best

    ​Seattle has been getting some serious national props lately on the food and restaurant scene. There was the announcement of the finalists for the James Beard Awards a couple weeks ago (in which Tom Douglas made the cut for Outstanding Restaurateur, Ethan Stowell and Jason Wilson are up for Be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Talking Television, Pop Rocks and Cannibalism with Voracious Tasting Chef Showdown Competitor Jason Stratton

    ​We are in the countdown phase right now: just days away from the first ever Seattle Weekly Chef Showdown taking place at the Voracious Tasting and Seattle Weekly Food Awards this Wednesday at the Paramount Theatre. If you haven't got your tickets yet, what can I say? You're an idiot. $25 for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Greatest Hits and What You Missed: Wrapping Up the Week in Food

    Not deadly enough to take down the Surly Gourmand​It's been a god week over here at Voracious World Headquarters. We've had tales of deadly fish and DUI's, hippies, hipsters and hot-ass chicken wings. We've tracked the restaurants that are opening in and around Seattle, those that couldn't qui ... More >>

  • Food

    April 7, 2010

    Our Favorite Restaurants 2010

    Not deadly enough to take down the Surly Gourmand​It's been a god week over here at Voracious World Headquarters. We've had tales of deadly fish and DUI's, hippies, hipsters and hot-ass chicken wings. We've tracked the restaurants that are opening in and around Seattle, those that couldn't qui ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    Voracious Tasting & Food Awards

    Not deadly enough to take down the Surly Gourmand​It's been a god week over here at Voracious World Headquarters. We've had tales of deadly fish and DUI's, hippies, hipsters and hot-ass chicken wings. We've tracked the restaurants that are opening in and around Seattle, those that couldn't qui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Jason Stratton of Spinasse One of Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chefs 2010

    Seattle, meet one of the ten Best New Chefs in America​Yesterday, I wrote about the news that not one, but two of Seattle's most famous (if not most beloved) restaurants had made it onto the Restaurants & Institutions list of top 100 independent restaurants--a run-down judged solely on the amo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Talking Turtle Soup, Cotton Candy and Full Frontal Nudity with Voracious Tasting Chef Showdown Competitor Seth Caswell

    This is the only picture I could find of Caswell where he's wearing clothes...​In just a couple weeks, two brave culinary gladiators will be taking the stage for the first ever Seattle Weekly Chef Showdown, taking place during the Voracious Tasting & Seattle Weekly Food Awards event on April 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Voracious Tasting Chef Showdown Contestants Confirmed

    ​Okay, so maybe we were getting a little bit nervous over here at Voracious World Headquarters. Our big party was just a couple weeks away and we didn't have any chefs yet for our big Iron Chef-style culinary throw-down. Was it that they feared the pressure of working in our own little (highly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Spinasse Springs Forward with New Tables and Times

    Say goodbye to these tables​If you dine at Spinasse (1531 14th Ave.) later this week, you'll notice something different: banquettes where communal tables used to be. "As a restaurant we have moved away from family style service. Our menu is now much more focused on an a la carte style servic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    Recipe: Jason Stratton's Roasted Cippolini Onions Stuffed With Salt Cod

    ​The final installment of our time with Spinasse chef Jason Stratton. You can read our interview here and here. As a scholar of traditional Spanish and Italian ingredients and preservation techniques, Stratton is fond of salt cod. This recipe for stuffed roasted Cippolini onions is "one of m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Grillaxin' with Jason Stratton, Part Two

    ​Part two of our interview with Spinasse chef and karaoke enthusiast Jason Stratton. You can read part one here. Check back tomorrow for more Stratton action. Yesterday, you mentioned the importance of history, of understanding how certain dishes became what we still eat today. Though preser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2009

    This Week's Recipe: Zucchini in Carpione from Jason Stratton

    ​Chef Jason Stratton, late of Poppy and Cafe Juanita, recently took the helm at Cascina Spinasse, where Justin Neidermeyer had been the founding chef. Earlier this month, Nancy Leson interviewed Stratton about the transition, and he shared his plans to meld his long-standing passion for Italia ... More >>

  • Arts

    March 14, 2001

    Hanging by a fringe

    We came, we watched, we wrote reviews.

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