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Delicious Secrets Revealed In Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts

It's no secret that we love doughnuts, and less of a secret that at Voracious, we are downright mad for Top Pot Doughnuts. From Laura Onstot's column about doughnuts to Julien Perry's interview with Top Pot owner Mark Klebeck, our passion for fried dough knows no bounds. And for me, a cookbook that ... More >>

Mark Klebeck: From Mr. Rags to Top Pot Riches

​In a city where most folks are hyper aware of locally-sourced whatnots, farm-fresh this-and-that, and organic fill-in-the-blanks, it's no wonder that a simple luxury like doughnuts can be such anxiety relief to those who just want something to remind them of the comforts of a junk food-filled ... More >>

Cruising at Sun Liquor Distillery

Happy hour of champions: A Scarlett Lady paired with fries and tartar sauce.​The place: Sun Liquor Distillery, 512 E. Pike St., 206-720-1600, CAPITOL HILL The hours: 5-7pm daily. The digs: Best known for being the first (legal) bar in Seattle to distill and serve its own liquor, there's much ... More >>

Drinking Made Easy is NOT Easy Without Alcohol

I went to the filming of a drinking show and all I got was this fake cocktail. ​Zane Lamprey drank his way around Seattle this week, filming for the second season of his cable-TV drinking show Drinking Made Easy, which airs on HDNet Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. He visited Pike Brewing, Zig Zag CafĂ ... More >>

Fritter Fiasco Nearly Over; Top Pot Settles One Suit, In Mediation on Second

​Top Pot agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to Jan Johnson, owner of the Panama Hotel and one of the initial investors, last month. A second suit, filed by early investors Robert and Virginia Dickson is headed for mediation. Johnson filed suit against the company and its founders, Mark and M ... More >>

Top Pot Forges Another Batch of Angry Investors

A couple claims they haven’t seen a return since investing a decade ago.

Early Top Pot Investor Cries Foul

An artist claims she’s entitled to the spoils of the entire company’s good fortune, not just the Cap Hill location’s.

Investor Claims Top Pot Fraud

An early investor in Top Pot Doughnuts has filed suit, claiming the owners defrauded her of her stake in the company. Jan Johnson, who owns the Panama Hotel in the International District, and the well-known tea house on its ground floor, claims she gave Top Pot's founders $100,000 to open their firs ... More >>

Two More New Seattle Pizza Spots to Add to the (Long) List

You may have noticed all of Seattle's foodies standing around with their mouths agape recently. Perhaps they're astounded at the staggering number of pizza places that have opened in the past few months, or maybe they're just hoping a stray pepperoni will fly in. Either way, the phenomenon is bound ... More >>

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