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Maggie Savarino

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    April 13, 2012

    Elvis Costello's Paramount Show Reveals Surprisingly Aggressive Anti-East Coast Sentiment Among Seattleites

    Elvis Costello & the Imposters Paramount Theatre, Seattle April 12, 2012 Elvis Costello and his Imposters took the stage last night, nattily dressed in top hats and ties save for drummer Pete Thomas, who insisted on wearing a loose-fitting gold shirt. They looked like luminaries, but because this w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Amaro Will Settle Your Stomach or Balance Your Cocktail

    On New Year's Eve, we planned a decadent home-cooked meal with friends that started with caviar pie, gougeres and pate, moved on to homemade pasta with carbonara sauce and ended with pumpkin cheesecake. This kind of gluttony is best capped off with a digestif--a high-proof, aromatic spirit that sett ... More >>

  • 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

    June 25, 2010

    Starbucks Abandons Its Experiment in Coffeeshop Stealth Technology

    Starbucks' new business plan: expanding into the 4th dimension​ As reported today (twice!) in the Seattle Times, it looks as though Starbucks is abandoning its attempt at convincing people that they're not really hanging out at a Starbucks. Last year, in a weird attempt at counter-marketing- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Seattle's Essential Dishes: An Introduction

    ​I'd been in the city all of three days, and I needed a drink in the worst kind of way. I'd been trading emails with Maggie Savarino, soon to be ex of the Seattle Weekly, and I have no doubt that she sensed that thirst in me--the need to find a place to center myself, to gain a toehold on a c ... More >>

  • Food

    February 10, 2010

    Ask the Bartender: The Sommelier in You

    A plane trip may be more beneficial than a class.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    10 Things I'll Miss About Seattle, No. 9: Maggie Savarino

    ​Seeing as how today is my last day on Voracious, even though you'll still read my articles in print for a few weeks, I'm writing a series on the things I'll most miss about eating in Seattle. Writing for the Weekly for the past three and a half years has been a blast. It is the most pleasan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    10 Things I'll Miss About Seattle, No. 4: Indulgent Baristas

    Photo: Maggie Savarino​Fourth in a series of the things I'll most miss about eating in Seattle. I know it's a cliché, but man, will I miss the coffee in Seattle. The baseline quality here is higher than anywhere else in the country, and I've been disappointed with most of the Third Wav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Gainsbourg Gives Us One Good Reason Not to Whine About the Price of Wine

    Gainsbourg's "Twin Peaks"-inspired parlor area.​In her "Ask the Bartender" column in last Wednesday's print edition, Maggie Savarino lamented--and explained--the sky-high price of wine at restaurants. But that's not to say there aren't great wine deals to be had around town. Case in point: Ga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    New Vittles & Voices on Voracious, Including Mike Lewis

    ​We imagine that reading the Voracious blog on a daily basis is similar to watching the Food Network: It just makes you want more food, whether in the form of online news or through actual physical consumption. To encourage such gluttony, we at Voracious are hereby pledging to give you more fo ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 2, 2009

    Winter Beer Festival

    ​We imagine that reading the Voracious blog on a daily basis is similar to watching the Food Network: It just makes you want more food, whether in the form of online news or through actual physical consumption. To encourage such gluttony, we at Voracious are hereby pledging to give you more fo ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 2, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: This Week’s Recommended Events

    ​We imagine that reading the Voracious blog on a daily basis is similar to watching the Food Network: It just makes you want more food, whether in the form of online news or through actual physical consumption. To encourage such gluttony, we at Voracious are hereby pledging to give you more fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2009

    In Honor of Turkey Day: The Napkin Shirt, a Personal Story

    ​You know it, that one "around the house only" beloved item of clothing that you unapologetically relax in that doubles as a wearable napkin. Salsa, onion dip, burritos, whatever. You know you do it. We all do it. Though no holiday exists specifically for the napkin shirt, nothing comes clos ... More >>

  • Diversions

    November 4, 2009

    Should I Be Flattered That I Have a Billionaire's Taste?

    ​You know it, that one "around the house only" beloved item of clothing that you unapologetically relax in that doubles as a wearable napkin. Salsa, onion dip, burritos, whatever. You know you do it. We all do it. Though no holiday exists specifically for the napkin shirt, nothing comes clos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    More Voracious in Print (and Online)

    This week's copy of Seattle Weekly contained a full-color insert titled the Voracious Menu Guide. If you put aside the insert to browse later, or normally read the paper online, you're missing a crop of articles from Voracious contributors. Here's the online flipbook, with the articles inside: Page ... More >>

  • Food

    October 28, 2009

    Seattle's Happy-Hour Hall of Fame

    For some restaurants, it's a promotion. For others, a way of life.

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    5 Things You Learned on Voracious This Week

    ​ 1. Volterra's Drawing Room is the place for swank. 2. There are five reasons the Starbucks iPhone Mobile Card is worth having (and three reasons it's not). 3. Maggie Savarino can justify taking free food. 4. Paris grocery is open. 5. You can get 32 ounces of Ivar's clam chowder for only ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Kubota Garden

    ​ 1. Volterra's Drawing Room is the place for swank. 2. There are five reasons the Starbucks iPhone Mobile Card is worth having (and three reasons it's not). 3. Maggie Savarino can justify taking free food. 4. Paris grocery is open. 5. You can get 32 ounces of Ivar's clam chowder for only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Seattle's Top Five Cupcakes

    Cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes. They're not going away, folks. Three new cupcake bakeries opened this year, and there are two more on the way (the next one on deck is Wink). You're going to be eating them at showers, birthday parties, and office functions for at least another five years. You know wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    7 Things I Learned On Voracious This Week

    -- According to Mike Seely, Beth's doesn't even rank among the city's top five diners. -- This is the same guy who voluntarily drinks Busch, the champagne of Aurora. -- Jonathan Kauffman claims he stays anonymous to preserve the integrity of his reviews. I know he does it so the restaurant establi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    10 Things I Learned in Portland 10 Things I Learned on Voracious

    Could you eat this donut in under 80 seconds?​Things I picked up last weekend in Portland: 10. Voodoo Donuts may claim to stay open 24-hour-a-day, but when they run out of donuts at midnight, they close down. 9. If you return seven hours later, you'll find a chipper staff and the biggest gl ... More >>

  • Diversions

    July 29, 2009

    Why Don't You Answer OUR Questions?

    Could you eat this donut in under 80 seconds?​Things I picked up last weekend in Portland: 10. Voodoo Donuts may claim to stay open 24-hour-a-day, but when they run out of donuts at midnight, they close down. 9. If you return seven hours later, you'll find a chipper staff and the biggest gl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Best of Seattle® Over-Stuffed With Food Coverage

    ​This year's Best of Seattle® issue is full to bursting with food and drink picks. We've got the Readers' Poll results, first off. Then we offer dozens of choices for the city's best from Jonathan Kauffman, Maggie Savarino, Mike "Bottomfeeder" Seely, and other SW expert contributors. What's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Yep, Starbucks is Stealing Derschang's Design

    Voracious' Maggie Savarino noticed Wednesday that the Sbux next door to Linda Derschang's Smiths looked awfully similar. According to today's PI, Savarino was right on the money; Sbux was apparently quite intentional about making their store look as similar as possible to Smith's. On a side note, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 15, 2009

    Kirkland Uncorked

    Voracious' Maggie Savarino noticed Wednesday that the Sbux next door to Linda Derschang's Smiths looked awfully similar. According to today's PI, Savarino was right on the money; Sbux was apparently quite intentional about making their store look as similar as possible to Smith's. On a side note, ... More >>

  • Arts

    July 15, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: The Week’s Notable Events

    Voracious' Maggie Savarino noticed Wednesday that the Sbux next door to Linda Derschang's Smiths looked awfully similar. According to today's PI, Savarino was right on the money; Sbux was apparently quite intentional about making their store look as similar as possible to Smith's. On a side note, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Those UrbanSpoon Guys as iPhone Paradigm

    As our Maggie Savarino has reported, Seattle tech startup UrbanSpoon scored such a hit with its iPhone app that it sold last month to IAC/InterActiveCorp. That company is madly acquiring other small app makers who score on the ubiquitous handheld platform. In a New York Times story, UrbanSpoon is re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2009

    Cinebarre and Marination Mobile

    Sometimes I'm amazed at how humans choose to consume food. If you think about other species or just the beta versions of our own species, every one of their meals are consumed raw and the result of a day's worth of pursuit. A couple soon to open food experiences, Cinebarre and Marination Mobile, got ... More >>

  • Food

    May 13, 2009

    Moving Beyond the Burrito

    Revive your interest in Mexican food with the lesser-known antojitos.

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