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Julia Child

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook Offers an Official Guide to the Food of Mad Men

    Cocktails, smoking and sex appear to play a much more central role than food does in the AMC drama Mad Men. The food however, whether prepared at home or eaten at iconic New York restaurants, has been more prominent than many may have realized. Scheduled to return to the air on Sunday, March 25 for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    Autograph Expert Doesn't See Point of Collecting Chef Signatures

    When I was waiting to talk to Centerplate executive chef David Dekker about Safeco Field's new menu items, Dekker - who'd just finished a chef demo for FanFest attendees - was approached by an autograph seeker. "I'm not used to this," he told the fan. Dekker told me he's frequently hit up for his p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    A Very Seattle Thanksgiving: Tarte Tatin

    ​Voracious this year asked local food producers to provide their favorite Thanksgiving recipes. We'll run one recipe each day through Nov. 23; if you collect them all, you'll have a complete feast. Apple fans like to debate which varietal is best suited for baking, but JerzyBoyz Farm's Wynne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Three Words You'll Never See on the Menu at the Dutch Bike Co.: Vegan Walnut Cookies

    Photo courtesy of Dutch Bike Co.​Julie Kloss opened the Dutch Bike Company in Ballard with her husband six years ago after inspiration struck during a trip to Amsterdam where people relied on cute little bikes for functionality--and relied on their morning cafes for coffee in the morning and w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Eat Like a Man--Horrible Title, Great Cookbook

    ​Yes, it's 2011. And yes, we are still falling into the tired stereotypes about cooking: Women make the salads and bake, and men cook the meat--preferably on the grill. In Esquire's Eat Like a Man, there is not a salad recipe to be found (potato salad doesn't count), just one dessert recipe, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Christopher Kimball Doesn't Look Like a Partisan Libertine, But Looks Can Be Deceiving

    Christopher Kimball rocks the bow tie with the force of a drunken Spaniard giving a facial to an ice sculpture.​Christopher Kimball rocks a bow tie with a level of authority achieved in this century only by Louis Farrakhan. The Cooks Illustrated founder and America's Test Kitchen host was in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Noshing At Poppy With Food Network Star Anne Burrell

    Photo by Leslie KellyThe star of this vegetarian thali at Poppy was the chard-stuffed pasta.​Last weekend, I was invited to have dinner with Anne Burrell, star of Secrets of A Restaurant Chef and Worst Cooks in America. If you haven't seen those shows, maybe you'd recognize Anne as Mario Bata ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Last Night: A Star Demands to be Treated Like One at the Triple Door

    Torquil Campbell: Meany who looks like Ben Linus from "Lost."​In her interview yesterday with Torquil Campbell, Reverb's Erin Thompson danced around the idea that the Stars' frontman might be a bit abrasive. He gets in Twitter fights with other bands he doesn't agree with. He writes angry blog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    In Case You Missed It: Betty White's Muffin

    "If there's one thing I'm known for, it's my muffin..."​We got a lot of good play from our list of the best-ever SNL fake food ads. And now, I'm thinking there might be cause to do a list of favorite food sketches (Julia Child? Bass-o-Matic?) because over the weekend, Saturday Night Live resur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    In Case You Couldn't Make It: An IACP Wrap-Up from Eater PDX

    ​The 32nd Annual conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals just wrapped up in Portland over the weekend, and in case (like me) you weren't able to make it down to hang with the food-world big wigs yourself, Eater PDX is there for you. Because the big to-do was going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Urbana Legends: Teaching Good Ol' American Recipes to a Persian Novice

    Sure, this cookbook won't be going down into the Recipe Hall of Fame like Julia Child's, but who pays attention to that anyway?​I am no nana. I am definitely not from Urbana, Ohio. And my name doesn't rhyme with Anna (in case you were wondering). But I do have an ancient cookbook in-hand, fi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Oh, Please! Mariah Carey and Scarlett Johansson Want Us to Believe They're Chefs in the Kitchen

    I can sprinkle cheese on English muffins!​Mariah Carey and Scarlett Johansson... domestic goddesses? Two eyeroll-inducing articles were recently published, both touting these celebrities' skills in the kitchen. In People, Carey's husband Nick Cannon boasts that the diva singer makes a mean - ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Three Spots Left in Tonight's Julia Child Cooking Class

    This smiling image arrived with the press release, looking like a still from Julia's TV show.​Julia Child is perhaps the most famous (deceased) food enthusiast, and cooking classes inspired by her have been selling out all over the city, most especially since the release of the film Julie & Ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    Save Your Carcass and Use Your New Julia Child Cookbook

    ​Rule number 1 of Thanksgiving leftovers: Don't. Ever. Throw. Away. Your. Turkey. Carcass. Do what you will with the stuffing and cranberry sauce -- I spread the latter on toast until it runs out -- the carcass is a freebie, a couple of great meals packaged up in one hideous, meat-fringed pile ... More >>

  • Food

    September 2, 2009
  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    What would Julia eat?

    In a well-timed tie-in with the Meryl Streep feature film Julie & Julia, Nell's is offering a second chance to sign up for their Julia Child Chef Tribute Dinner. You'll sup on French standbys like chilled watercress soup, coq au vin, and napoleons, while being regaled by stories of Child told by loc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    The Woman Behind Amy Adams

    ​Opening today at the Seven Gables and other theaters, Julie & Julia has drawn raves for Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child (review). Perhaps unfairly, Nora Ephron's movie seems more weighted to Child's side of the story than that of Julie Powell, the blogger-turned-author whose 2005 bo ... More >>

  • Film

    August 5, 2009

    Julie & Julia: Meryl Streep Can Cook No Wrong

    ​Opening today at the Seven Gables and other theaters, Julie & Julia has drawn raves for Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child (review). Perhaps unfairly, Nora Ephron's movie seems more weighted to Child's side of the story than that of Julie Powell, the blogger-turned-author whose 2005 bo ... More >>

  • Food

    April 22, 2009

    How Art of the Table Makes Monday Bearable

    With eight plates priced below $10, Happy Monday is an irresistible bargain.

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Out of Time News

    In one sense, the day Paul Allen bought a magazine in Cambridge was the beginning of the end for the newsstand that sold it to him. Allen showed the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics to his buddy, geeky Harvard student Bill Gates, and the computer revolution began to unfold. Today, Out of To ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 8, 2008

    America’s Test Kitchen

    In one sense, the day Paul Allen bought a magazine in Cambridge was the beginning of the end for the newsstand that sold it to him. Allen showed the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics to his buddy, geeky Harvard student Bill Gates, and the computer revolution began to unfold. Today, Out of To ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2008

    Seattle Restaurant Gossip, a New Approach to Cookbook Reviewing, and Other Food News

    In one sense, the day Paul Allen bought a magazine in Cambridge was the beginning of the end for the newsstand that sold it to him. Allen showed the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics to his buddy, geeky Harvard student Bill Gates, and the computer revolution began to unfold. Today, Out of To ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2007

    The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Author Kathleen Flinn Visits Elliot Bay Books on Saturday

    In one sense, the day Paul Allen bought a magazine in Cambridge was the beginning of the end for the newsstand that sold it to him. Allen showed the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics to his buddy, geeky Harvard student Bill Gates, and the computer revolution began to unfold. Today, Out of To ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2007

    French Cooking: Souffles, Quiches, & Creme Brulee

    In one sense, the day Paul Allen bought a magazine in Cambridge was the beginning of the end for the newsstand that sold it to him. Allen showed the January 1975 issue of Popular Electronics to his buddy, geeky Harvard student Bill Gates, and the computer revolution began to unfold. Today, Out of To ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 31, 2007

    Alex Prud’homme

    Julia Child’s memoir is now out in paperback

  • Food

    September 5, 2007

    Round the Clock at Capitol Hill’s Francophonic, 19-Hour Diner

    Cheap breakfast, lunch with the foodies, and midnight redemption.

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2007

    Eat for I-5

    Cheap breakfast, lunch with the foodies, and midnight redemption.

  • Food

    October 25, 2006

    Frenchier Than Thou

    Two new bistros put their attitudes where their gratins are.

  • Food

    September 27, 2006

    Foodie Nation

    Author David Kamp writes about life in The United States of Arugula.

  • Arts

    August 30, 2006

    Get WET

    We're lining up for Washington Ensemble Theatre, Annas Bay Music Fest, and Bumbershoot dance events.

  • Arts

    May 31, 2006

    The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine

    Impossible recipies produce entertaining culinary road trip.

  • Food

    April 19, 2006

    Food News for April 19-26

    What and where to eat on Earth Day, and more.

  • Food

    February 15, 2006
  • Food

    February 1, 2006

    Vegetable Soups from Deborah Madison's Kitchen

    By Deborah Madison (Broadway Books, $19.95)

  • Food

    November 23, 2005

    Thanks-Giving

    Announcing the first stage of our annual Pellegrini awards.

  • Food

    November 9, 2005

    Future Farmers

    One wrong-headed opinion piece, one right-headed panel, and a city full of happy snobs.

  • Food

    October 5, 2005

    Oct. 5, 2005

    One wrong-headed opinion piece, one right-headed panel, and a city full of happy snobs.

  • Food

    June 29, 2005

    Rising & Shining

    Seattle's star glows bright in the international bread-making firmament.

  • Food

    June 9, 2004

    Behind the Beard

    Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.

  • Food

    December 10, 2003

    Food Events Around Town

    Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.

  • Food

    January 29, 2003

    Hot Dish

    Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.

  • News

    December 11, 2002
  • Music

    November 27, 2002

    A Very Setzer Christmas

    Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.

  • Food

    November 6, 2002

    Hot Dish

    Why local chefs move heaven and earth to feed New York's face.

  • Food

    January 2, 2002

    Yo! Em-TV Cooks

    The smell of testosterone fills TV cooking-show kitchens.

  • Food

    October 3, 2001

    The way we eat now

    Sasquatch's new cookbook offers a group portrait of Seattle's chefs.

  • Food

    August 15, 2001

    Side Dish

    Dough-it-yourself

  • Diversions

    February 14, 2001

    The Pet Lady

    Dough-it-yourself

  • Arts

    December 6, 2000

    Naked Dinner

    Two new books ease cooks into the kitchen, stripping down recipes so that anybody can dress them up.

  • Arts

    April 14, 1999

    You're Gonna Make It After All

    Why Wendy Lesser is 1999's girl-writer-made-good.

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