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Blogs
May 7, 2012
Matt Dillon Wins James Beard Best Chef Northwest Award
According to Matt Dillon, his mother was dubious of his chances to win the 2012 James Beard Award for Best Chef Northwest. Here's hoping she didn't bet against him. "She said, 'well, it's the year of the woman'," Dillon said in his acceptance speech at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. Dillon, n ... More >>
Food
May 2, 2012
Bar Ferd'nand: Have Mercier
You'll have what she's having.
Blogs
April 19, 2012
Rosé-Colored Glasses at Bar Ferd'nand
The Watering Hole: Bar Ferd'nand, 1531 Melrose Ave., 623-5882, CAPITOL HILL. The Atmosphere: Located inside Melrose Market, Bar Ferd'nand feels a lot like having drinks in a warehouse assembled from vendors who were too high-end to be at Pike Place Market. Shops like Rain Shadow Meats, The Calf & ... More >>
Blogs
March 29, 2012
Reviewing the Review: What to Do When You Hate the Stranger at Your Table
As much as diners like to gripe about communal seating, the arrangement apparently has staying power. First noted as a trend in 2006, new restaurants such as Belle Clementine - the subject of this week's review - are still putting strangers at the same table. Although restaurateurs have theorized t ... 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 >>
Calendar
February 15, 2012
Singles
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 >>
Blogs
September 9, 2011
Snackdown! Capitol Hill vs. Central District
Our fourth Neighborhood Snackdown semi-final match pits Capitol Hill (victorious over Queen Anne) against the Central District (survivor of a grudge match with Columbia City.) Which is the better neighborhood for eating?
Blogs
July 29, 2011
The Long Walk Provides Cannon Fodder for Critics of Public Arts Funding
We're generally fans of public arts funding here at Seattle Weekly. Really we are. But there are times when we understand why the Dori Monsons of the world get their boxers in a bunch over taxpayer money going to such a subjective discipline, and this weekend's publicly funded Long Walk, effe ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2011
Taylor Made: Raw Geoduck With Serrano Ham, Apple, Lamb's Lettuce, and Truffle
Photo by Julien PerryIf 27-year old Taylor Thornhill, the new chef de cuisine at Mistral Kitchen, could pick just three things to keep on the menu, one of them would be raw or cured fish (find out what his other two picks are in part two of Grillaxin). While geoduck isn't technically a fish, ... More >>
Food
June 1, 2011
Nettletown's Troll Cuisine
An Eastlake eatery that's a magnet for Hobbit enthusiasts.
Food
April 27, 2011
Ethan Stowell, Empire Builder
The "new Tom Douglas" couldn't be more different than the vintage.
Blogs
March 21, 2011
Awards Season: James Beard Award Finalists Announced
His James Beardiness himself, cooking what appears to be a delicious pan of sticks.We've already run down the list of semifinalists for this year's James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards. And late last week we were able to bring you word of an early win by Seattle's own FareStart as the James ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Looking Back: Capitol Hill and Ballard Ruled the Restaurant Scene in 2010
High 5 Pie on Capitol Hill.In 2010, Seattle was abuzz with restaurant closings and openings, a result of the volatile economy. Capitol Hill was the busiest of the neighborhoods, with a lengthy list of new pie shops, Thai restaurants, and bars, with closings to match. Ballard wasn't far behind ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2011
Resolution for 2011: Eat More Balls
Photo by Leslie KellyWho wouldn't want to eat more chocolate balls?No, silly. I'm not talking about Rocky Mountain Oysters or, as those tender calf testicles are called in Montana, swinging steaks. Instead I'm talking about meatballs, specifically the spectacular meatball sandwich at Salumi, ... 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 12, 2010
Tonight: Titus Andronicus at the Tractor, People Under the Stairs at Neumos, Modern English at the Triple Door, Melrose Market Street Fair
Titus Andronicus, with Free Energy, Shakes. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $12. New Jersey's Titus Andronicus likes to show off their book smarts - they named their band after a Shakespeare play, and now their second record, this year's The Monitor, is probably the f ... More >>
Calendar
September 1, 2010
Melrose Market Street Fair
Titus Andronicus, with Free Energy, Shakes. Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave. N.W., 789-3599. 9 p.m. $12. New Jersey's Titus Andronicus likes to show off their book smarts - they named their band after a Shakespeare play, and now their second record, this year's The Monitor, is probably the f ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2010
Melrose Market Is Enough to Fundamentally Alter the Orgasms of Yuppies
One of Thundering Hooves' cattle, eager to turn itself into yuppie chow for sale at Rain Shadow Meats.This time I'm not writing about an individual business; I'll be describing an entire BUILDING: the Melrose Market. Melrose Market should probably have been named "Class Warfare Allegory" be ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
Melrose Place Welcomes New Neighbor
Bar Ferdinand (1531 Melrose Ave., 682-1333) is now open in the Melrose Project on Capitol Hill. "The name was inspired by the Ferdinand story about the young bull who doesn't want to fight in the ring, but would rather chill in the field and smell the flowers," says Marc Papineau, who owns th ... More >>
Food
June 23, 2010
Versus: A Morel Dilemma
Edible ‘shrooms, two ways.
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
June 15, 2010
Morning Food News: Matt Dillon's Bar Coming Soon to Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill lushes are getting all the good news this week. Matt Dillon's newest, wine-infused venture is set to open at the end of this month at Melrose Market, according to Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. Bar Ferdinand will serve beer, wine, and cocktails, as well as small plates like olives, ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
Versus: Morel Dilemma
The Dish The earthy flavor and spongy texture of a morel mushroom only adds to its allure. These mushrooms are only available a few weeks each Spring, becoming more elusive as the weather warms. These distinct mushrooms aren't easy to find, either. They congregate near trauma sites in the forest wh ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2010
A Little Bit More on Nettletown
Earlier today, in Morning Food News, Erika Hobart talked about the opening of Nettletown (the really, really new restaurant just opened by Christina Choi and her partner, Matt Dillon, in Dillon's old Sitka & Spruce space at 2238 Eastlake Avenue). Personally, I've been watching the blog posts ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2010
Pellegrini Dinners Back at the Corson Building
When Wylie Bush (of Joe Bar) and Matt Dillon (of Sitka & Spruce, former sous at The Herbfarm, and one of America's Best New Chefs in 2007, according to Food Wine magazine) opened the Corson Building (5609 Corson Avenue South) back in the summer of 2008, it was a radically old-fashioned kind ... 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 >>
Food
January 13, 2010
Review: Pop Start
Will “pop-up” restaurants prove enough of a force to forever alter the culinary landscape?
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
December 8, 2009
You Have Three Weeks Left to Say Goodbye to the Eastlake Sitka & Spruce
Joey AnchondoIt has been no secret: Matt Dillon is planning on moving Sitka & Spruce this spring to 1531 Melrose Ave. to become neighbors with Tamara Murphy's new Terraplata. But Dillon's just announced, via S&S's website, that the original location will shut down as of December 30 to prepare ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2009
Voracious Highlights of the Week
A short recap of what our bloggers were up to this week: Maggie gives the personal rundown on the oyster-friendly wine competition she judged at, and by "judged" I mean "ate as many oysters as she could before they noticed"; pre-tastes Kalua sliders at Seattle's upcoming Hawaiian-Korean truck; pres ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2009
Washington at the Market, California in the Kitchen
When I turned in my first draft of this week's review of Anchovies & Olives, my editor said, "It sounds like you're being overly polite about the place and weren't that enthusiastic about it." Not true! I replied. Smart food, smart formula, smart service -- he's got a winner of a restaurant. But the ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2009
Cochon555 Roundup: Fat Ruled
Should have posted this yesterday, but I got caught up making syrups for the Seattle Weekly Food Awards (more on that later). Sunday night's Cochon555 event happened in a beautiful little pocket of dramatic sunshine, right on the water at the Bell Harbor Convention Center. Five chefs, five special p ... More >>
Blogs
February 13, 2009
Seattle Semifinalists for the 2009 Beard Awards
The list was just released. There are two more rounds of judging before the awards are presented May 4, but here's who made it from Seattle:
Blogs
September 3, 2008
Interview That Didn't Make It Into Print: Corson Building's Matt Dillon
The list was just released. There are two more rounds of judging before the awards are presented May 4, but here's who made it from Seattle:
Food
September 3, 2008
Meat Beet Manifesto
Sitka & Spruce founder’s Georgetown venture is a reluctant restaurant.
Blogs
June 26, 2008
The Corson Building Finally Opens
Sitka & Spruce founder’s Georgetown venture is a reluctant restaurant.
Blogs
June 4, 2008
Moonshine, Urban Farming, and Other Food News
Sitka & Spruce founder’s Georgetown venture is a reluctant restaurant.
Music
August 15, 2007
Fischer Juggles Gigs Between OKOK and Damien Jurado
They pay the bills, so he can get his art done.
Blogs
May 15, 2007
Union Dinner Events, Done & To Do
They pay the bills, so he can get his art done.
Blogs
April 12, 2007
South Seattle Buzz
They pay the bills, so he can get his art done.
Film
August 30, 2006
Factotum
Opens at Egyptian, Fri., Sept. 1. Rated R. 94 minutes.
Film
July 19, 2006
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Opens at Metro, Fri., July 21. Rated PG-13. 97 minutes.
Film
July 12, 2006
Freeloader
You, Me and Dupree overstays its welcome.
Food
May 24, 2006
Earthly Delights
Eastlake's tiny Sitka & Spruce brings neighbors together for seasonal specialties.
Music
April 5, 2006
David Lasky
Eastlake's tiny Sitka & Spruce brings neighbors together for seasonal specialties.
Film
September 14, 2005
Crash
Lions Gate Home Ent., $28.98.
Film
May 4, 2005
Crash
Also: Don't Move, Head-On, and Twin Sisters.
Film
May 7, 2003
Travelogged
The scenery outweighs the story in Matt Dillon's directorial debut.
Music
December 26, 2001
8. Hi and goodbye
More clubs left than began, but the news isn't all bad.
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