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Running Ladders with Whitehouse-Crawford's Jamie Guerin

This week we're hanging out with the crazy talented, sweetly self-effacing Jamie Guerin. Jamie is the chef and co-owner of Whitehouse-Crawford restaurant, one of the finest dining spots in Washington wine country. Visitors to Walla Walla can't help but notice Whitehouse-Crawford - also home to Seven ... More >>

Li'l Woody's Has a Case of the Quesos

With the dirty pun-inducing name, late hours, thin french-fries, and the cheapest burger coming in at under a five spot, analogies of Li'l Woodys as an upscale version of the Seattle classic Dick's Drive In are hard not to draw. The $4.50 Li'l Woody carries quite a bit more heft than a Dick's burger ... More >>

Voracious Contributors' Unmet Cravings

With so much incredible food to be had in Seattle, it doesn't seem sporting to complain about the one measly food item not available here. But once an eater's smitten with a particular dish, it's impossible to persuade him there are other boiled whitefish with new potatoes in the sea. Call it hara ... More >>

The Best Bottomfeeding of 2011

​Another year, another failure to shed an ounce of body fat, thanks in large part to this columnist's unyielding commitment to craft--if "craft" can be defined as smashing yolks in corned beef hash with reckless abandon, or wolfing down hoagies alongside pints of rare microbrew at Seattle's mo ... More >>

Peggy Sue Thomas: Drop-Dead Gorgeous

An ex-beauty queen who once wed the owner of a Kentucky Derby champ stands accused of murder.

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An ex-beauty queen who once wed the owner of a Kentucky Derby champ stands accused of murder.

Bottomfeeder: Li'l Woody's Crack Addiction

Shakes as dipping sauce and backyard burgers infiltrate Pine Street.

Chimayo's Orcas Noodling

A Tex-Mex fave slowly packs up and moves to Italy.

Li'l Woody Is Capitol Hill's Crack Dealer of Choice

Lucinda Swain​The most conspicuous item on the board at Li'l Woody's, Marcus Lalario's new Pine Street burger emporium, is a dish called Crack. Crack consists of a basket of Dick's-esque French fries accompanied by a cup of the milkshake of your choice--to be used as dipping sauce. "When I w ... More >>

Alex Trowell, Idaho World of Warcraft Player, Arrested for Fondling 12-Year-Old Girl He Met Playing Game

​Alex Trowell wouldn't take no for an answer. In December, police say he climbed in car and started driving from his house near Boise to a 12-year-old girl's house in New Mexico who he'd met online while playing World of Warcraft. He never made it to New Mexico, because police got wind of his ... More >>

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​Alex Trowell wouldn't take no for an answer. In December, police say he climbed in car and started driving from his house near Boise to a 12-year-old girl's house in New Mexico who he'd met online while playing World of Warcraft. He never made it to New Mexico, because police got wind of his ... More >>

Medical Marijuana "Patch" Is the Latest Idea in Entrepreneurial Free For All

​As evident for some time now, medical marijuana has become a multimillion industry, drawing an array of entrepreneurs and hustlers along with hippie growers and cancer survivors. The latest would be pot millionaire? Jim Alekson, a Seattleite who says he's previously worked in real estate but ... More >>

Phil Mocek: The TSA's Worst Nightmare

The Seattle frequent flyer finally gets his day in court.

Seattle Ranked Ninth Gayest City in America, Vancouver (Wash.) Sixth--Both Are Gayer Than San Francisco

​Using population-based math equations to come up with insight into the lifestyles of a city's inhabitants is doomed to inadequacy. That said, Advocate.com's list of the "Gayest Cities in America" does provide some value, in that it quantifies several queer-friendly metropolitan draws like ope ... More >>

An Incomplete History of Onry Ozzborn's No Hoax

From Oldominion to Hold on for Dear Life.

The 5-Spot Invades Your Post-Drinking Headache

​Where: 5 Spot 1502 Queen Anne Avenue N. 206.285.7768 Time of Entry: Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Level of hangover: It's the holidays! Do you know what that means? Santa, menorahs, family angst and long lines are all acceptable answers but if you're me, you're also thinking that the holidays mean y ... More >>

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​Where: 5 Spot 1502 Queen Anne Avenue N. 206.285.7768 Time of Entry: Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Level of hangover: It's the holidays! Do you know what that means? Santa, menorahs, family angst and long lines are all acceptable answers but if you're me, you're also thinking that the holidays mean y ... More >>

Joe Deal

​Where: 5 Spot 1502 Queen Anne Avenue N. 206.285.7768 Time of Entry: Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Level of hangover: It's the holidays! Do you know what that means? Santa, menorahs, family angst and long lines are all acceptable answers but if you're me, you're also thinking that the holidays mean y ... More >>

Why Mexicans Should Learn How to Dance to Tropical Music

​Where: 5 Spot 1502 Queen Anne Avenue N. 206.285.7768 Time of Entry: Saturday, 1:00 p.m. Level of hangover: It's the holidays! Do you know what that means? Santa, menorahs, family angst and long lines are all acceptable answers but if you're me, you're also thinking that the holidays mean y ... More >>

USA Today: Pick-Quick Drive In in Fife Has The Best Burger in Washington (According To At Least One Person)

Best Burger in Washington. No, really.​Yesterday, that absolutely impeachable culinary resource--the USA Today--named the 51 best burgers in the United States: one for each state, then an extra for the District of Columbia. In order to assemble said list, the paper turned to local experts in e ... More >>

Eating The Bomb: Atomic Cakes and High Desert Cheeseburgers

Photo courtesy Gizmodo.com​ It's weird how much food news I find while cruising around Gizmodo.com. But when I stumbled across this beauty (pictured above) a few days ago, it reminded me of all the reasons why I love the intersection of food and technology--and in particular, the crossing pat ... More >>

Are American Mexicans Stuck in the 1950’s?

Photo courtesy Gizmodo.com​ It's weird how much food news I find while cruising around Gizmodo.com. But when I stumbled across this beauty (pictured above) a few days ago, it reminded me of all the reasons why I love the intersection of food and technology--and in particular, the crossing pat ... More >>

Opening Nights: Angels Fall

The Lanford Wilson play is shaky, but the acting is never less than a pleasure.

Angels Fall

The Lanford Wilson play is shaky, but the acting is never less than a pleasure.

George Lopez to Voice Speedy Gonzalez Movie; What a Pendejo!

The Lanford Wilson play is shaky, but the acting is never less than a pleasure.

Chai the Elephant Is Probably Not Going to Enjoy What Happens Next

Photo by Ric Brewer, Woodland Park Zoo.Thankfully, no one at the zoo has yet figured out how to work the zoom button.​Or maybe she will. I can honestly say I have no idea what it feels like to be an elephant, let alone one that's gotten artificially inseminated with bull semen from Albequerque ... More >>

Ask the Critic: Going Green

Hatch chiles, the pride of New Mexico​There are a few things--regional food things--which, once they become a part of your life, can never be shook. Like a childhood love for Jesus or heroin addiction, they stick with you no matter where you travel. Former Kansas City residents will never be ... More >>

Big-Ass Burrito Blues: Taqueria La Venadita

​This week's review of Taqueria La Venadita (and the five meals I ate their in preparation for it) went a long way toward convincing me that I might just be able to survive in these Northwestern climes. Good tacos, tortas, a place to sit and watch Mexican telenovellas or the occasional episode ... More >>

Sweat and Pain in Bellevue

Test your spice mettle at a new Chinese haven near Crossroads.

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Test your spice mettle at a new Chinese haven near Crossroads.

The Slutty Eye: Inward Urge

Test your spice mettle at a new Chinese haven near Crossroads.

Wind Cradle

Test your spice mettle at a new Chinese haven near Crossroads.

I Saw This: Over and Over-Exposed

Claudia X. Valdes at Lawrimore Project.

Bill! I Love You So, I Always Will

As a cub reporter in Northern New Mexico, I got stuck with the job of rooting through the flight logs for the state planes, looking for trips by Bill Richardson. He loved taking those planes--to San Francisco, opening day at the racetrack, and a personal favorite, Los Alamos--which is about the same ... More >>

Richardson as VP?

As a cub reporter in Northern New Mexico, I got stuck with the job of rooting through the flight logs for the state planes, looking for trips by Bill Richardson. He loved taking those planes--to San Francisco, opening day at the racetrack, and a personal favorite, Los Alamos--which is about the same ... More >>

Swing Vote: Kevin Costner fixes our busted democracy

As a cub reporter in Northern New Mexico, I got stuck with the job of rooting through the flight logs for the state planes, looking for trips by Bill Richardson. He loved taking those planes--to San Francisco, opening day at the racetrack, and a personal favorite, Los Alamos--which is about the same ... More >>

I Ate This: Frito Pie, or, Back from Vacation

As a cub reporter in Northern New Mexico, I got stuck with the job of rooting through the flight logs for the state planes, looking for trips by Bill Richardson. He loved taking those planes--to San Francisco, opening day at the racetrack, and a personal favorite, Los Alamos--which is about the same ... More >>

DJ Julia

Sunday, May 4

Rollin' In West Seattle

Sunday, May 4

No Country for Old Men

My two brushes with cinematic greatness

Patrick F. McManus

Wry stories of the great outdoors

New on DVD: Billy Wilder Invents the Media Circus. And more!

Wry stories of the great outdoors

America Wheezing

That's the sound of our electoral process, and it's panic inducing.

MARK INSLEY, IAN McCULLOCH, and NICK LUCA TRIO

That's the sound of our electoral process, and it's panic inducing.

Material Man

That's the sound of our electoral process, and it's panic inducing.

How To Write an Annoying Holiday Card

35 surefire tips for maximizing seasonal irritation to friends and family.

Chili nights

It's all in the family at a real Mexican joint in Belltown.

Two times the fiesta

A tapas bar that serves nachos—or is it the other way around?

Paradice

Arctic Ice Cream Novelties has been defining Seattle summers for more than 50 years.