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Kim Ricketts

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    The Best Cookbooks of 2011

    A few of my favorite cookbooks from 2011. Some are missing because I've loaned them out and people refuse to give them back. ​It's been just over a year since we began the Cooking the Books column and it's been quite a year for cookbooks. Luminaries such as Jacques Pepin, Paula Wolfert and Mic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    A Bookstore Dedicated to Cookbooks: Book Larder

    ​Book Larder, a new bookstore at 4252 Fremont Ave., will be the city's first cookbook store. Inspired by similar stores in London, San Francisco, and Vancouver, the Book Larder will host cooking demos, cooking classes, and authors visiting Seattle with new cookbooks. The store is slated to ope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Kim Ricketts: A Remembrance

    Photo by Leslie KellyKim Ricketts with Mario Batali at a Cooks and Books event last spring at Palace Ballroom.​The world is a suckier place today because Kim Ricketts is no longer in it. Kim was the amazing force behind a company that put books in the hands of people and got them pumped up ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2010

    Rene Redzepi Dazzles Mistral Kitchen With Caramel Marrow, Rejects Scandinavian Metal

    This ceremonial Viking hammer was used to crush ice (and enemy skulls) at Mistral Kitchen. Somehow I thought Thor's Hammer would have more lightning bolts shooting out of it.​Rene Redzepi is the head chef of Noma. Located in Copenhagen, Denmark, Noma was recently voted BEST RESTAURANT IN THE W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Chef From the Best Restaurant In The World Coming to Seattle for One Night Only

    Rene Redzepi, chef of Noma, guest at Mistral Kitchen​Word about this event just came down today and it's still a long way off yet, but I'm going to mention it now anyway because I know there are a certain number of you out there--a certain fanatical, totally obsessed and worldly minority--who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Mario Batali Doesn't Care What Stupid People Think About His Stupid Shoes

    Tom Douglas (L) and Mario Batali (R) express outrage over how dumb the audience at their Q&A session was. (Photo credit: Carrie Ferran)​Last night I attended a Kim Ricketts Book Event, where Tom Douglas interviewed Mario Batali at the Palace Ballroom. I really must thank Mrs. Ricketts fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    This Friday: Kim Ricketts Launches New Bakery-Book Event

    Kim Ricketts' Cooks and Books series snags every A-list food writer passing through town (coming up: former NY Times critic William Grimes, Momofuku chef David Chang, and French Laundry chef Thomas Keller) for $200-a-person dinners at Seattle's A-list restaurants. This week, she's starting up a new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    One Pot & Tots: Nina Planck on April 23rd

    This evening of the one pot VIta Loft Series promises a kitchen sink of good food karma and much discussion about what we eat, what we feed our kids, and how it effects the world. Author Nina Planck is in town for a big event with Kim Ricketts' Good Life series on the 22nd, discussing her view of "r ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 17, 2006

    Tony Likes Seattle

    Intiman Theatre bags major award; other artists nominated. Plus: Symphony and books news.

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    December 18, 2002

    Brokefest

    Intiman Theatre bags major award; other artists nominated. Plus: Symphony and books news.

  • Arts

    October 23, 2002

    Festering

    Intiman Theatre bags major award; other artists nominated. Plus: Symphony and books news.

  • Arts

    October 16, 2002

    My Bookfest Shortlist

    A highly biased guide to this weekend's festival.

  • Arts

    October 9, 2002

    Dave Redux

    A highly biased guide to this weekend's festival.

  • Arts

    October 18, 2000

    Best of the Fest

    A highly biased guide to this weekend's festival.

  • Arts

    July 7, 1999

    All Booked Up

    Local bookstore gurus offer summer reading recommendations.

  • Arts

    September 2, 1998

    Benaroya countdown

    Local bookstore gurus offer summer reading recommendations.

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