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May 24, 2012
100 Favorite Dishes: Crispy Fish Skins at The Walrus and The Capenter
This series of posts is called "100 favorite dishes," and I take the adjective to mean that subjectivity and idiosyncrasy is permissible. So I'm lifting my self-imposed rule that no restaurant can be represented twice and making space for the crispy fish skins at The Walrus and the Carpenter, which ... More >>
Food
May 16, 2012
Elliott's Oysters Al Fresco
Outdoor shucking completes a surprisingly laborious trip t Downtown Seattle's waterfront.
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Seattle Gin Society Celebrates Diversity of Pacific Northwest's Craft Gins
Unlike bourbon, gin doesn't have a federally-regulated mash bill. And, unlike Scotch, it doesn't have to be distilled within prescribed national borders. So long as a spirit's made with juniper berries and bottled at the right proof, its manufacturer can call it gin. That freedom - and the relative ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Morning Music News: My Goodness, THEESatisfaction, Fly Moon Royalty, & Folklife's Grammy Grant Award
Before we shove off into the weekend, here's your weekly wrap-up of Seattle music miscellany:
Blogs
April 13, 2012
100 Favorite Dishes: Poached Halibut at The Walrus and the Carpenter
My very first meal in Seattle, taken after a final road-tripping day that started somewhere near the Idaho border, was at Canlis. Although I'd never before eaten in the Pacific Northwest, I understood that I was in salmon land, and attempted to order accordingly. My server, wise to the seasons, sugg ... More >>
Blogs
March 22, 2012
State's Cheese Makers Gather for Tasting Event
There are six beer festivals on the Washington Beer Commission's calendar, but the state's artisan cheese makers have never before gathered for a public tasting. "I thought it was really weird there was nothing to showcase them," says Lisa Miyashita, a beer industry alum. "And I was surprised, beca ... More >>
Blogs
March 8, 2012
Just How New Are The Chefs Competing For People's Best New Chef Crown?
Five area chefs are in the running for the title of People's Best New Chef in Food & Wine's online contest, but the competition raises questions about what constitutes newness in the contemporary restaurant world. According to a Food & Wine spokesperson, "nominees are all talented innovators who ha ... More >>
Food
February 29, 2012
The Demise of Free Bar Snacks
Tight margins have house nuts on the brink of extinction.
Blogs
February 29, 2012
The Summer Twins Bring Some California Sunshine to Reverb's iTunes Questionnaire
As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every so often we'll ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share w ... More >>
Calendar
February 22, 2012
Kendl Winter
As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every so often we'll ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share w ... More >>
Blogs
February 20, 2012
Vancouver Debuts the Vegetarian Bone Luge
A Vancouver bar has created a concoction to resolve the quandary currently facing vegan mixologists determined to stay ahead of trends, a fairly significant demographic in the Pacific Northwest. Uva Wine Bar, a fabulously hospitable bar with regular access to marrow bones, this week hosted a bone l ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2012
Gum Chewers Prefer Pacific Northwest Mint
Edsel LGum makers are increasingly using imported mint to flavor their gums, but new research showing consumers care about quality could help Washington mint growers lure back business. Daniel Toro-Gonzalez, a Fulbright International Student Scholar at Washington State University, designed a ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Damien Jurado
Edsel LGum makers are increasingly using imported mint to flavor their gums, but new research showing consumers care about quality could help Washington mint growers lure back business. Daniel Toro-Gonzalez, a Fulbright International Student Scholar at Washington State University, designed a ... More >>
Food
February 8, 2012
Seattle Weekly's Drinking Issue
From news to reviews, an issue saturated in booze.
Blogs
January 17, 2012
Kendl Winter's Second K Release Is Clean and Pristine
(HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) Kendl Winter The Mechanics of Hovering Flight Release Date: January 24, K Records Banjo-wielding multi-instrumentalist Kendl Winter's second release on Olympia's K Records is rich and earthy, drawing its subtle strength and strong storytelling from a love of the Pacific North ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2012
Tasting Tilth: The First Few Bites on Beet Street
The Pacific Northwest is so devoted to its rich culinary heritage, inventive cheffing, and evolving food culture that talking about being vegetarian in a city like Seattle feels taboo. Sure, omnivores and veggies can share a passion for food, but when the discussion turns to meat--and it invariably ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2011
Resurrecting the Cheese Ball for an Artisan Generation
Bettycrocker.comAlthough the region's artisan cheese makers aren't rushing to advertise it, a growing number of holiday party hosts have discovered the refined Pacific Northwest cheeses that anchor fancy cheese plates work just as well in cheese balls. Cheese balls - and cheese logs, the elo ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Cafe Flora Lets the Bon Beignet Rule
Eve M. TaiLaissez les bons temps rouler!Brunch at Cafe Flora in Madison Park features the kind of menu you might expect at a vegetarian restaurant in Seattle. Dishes team with wild foraged chanterelles, butternut squash and baby greens dripping with vitamins. But behind the homage to all t ... 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 >>
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December 7, 2011
Downright with Brady Millard-Kish
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
December 6, 2011
Wine Advocate Assigns New Critic to Washington Beat
Washington winemakers will now have to impress this guy.While Jay Miller's seemingly sudden departure from the Wine Advocate has provoked suspicion among wine bloggers, who wonder whether the decision was connected to allegations that Miller's appearance coordinator solicited payment from win ... More >>
Blogs
December 6, 2011
Fewer Halibut to Hit the Market in 2012
Pacific Northwest fishermen aren't pleased with the International Pacific Halibut Commission's staff recommendation to slash the halibut quota by 20 percent in 2012. "That's an understatement," chief scientist Steven Hare said yesterday when asked if his office had been barraged with calls. ... More >>
Blogs
November 30, 2011
Deadly Salmon-Virus Tests Kept Secret for Years by Canada, Leaked Documents Say
In mid-October, Canadian officials announced the shocking new discovery of a deadly virus that had infected sockeye salmon in British Columbia and was a threat to salmon all over the Pacific Northwest. Turns out, however, that the discovery was neither shocking nor new.
Blogs
November 29, 2011
BC Orchard Promotes Wine With Apples
Most wine sellers know the maxim "buy on an apple, sell on cheese." As Hugh Johnson explains in his memoir, A Life Uncorked, "An apple is a cold appraiser of a wine's constitution. No wine tastes best with an apple, and bad wines taste miserable." But British Columbia's largest private fruit packer ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2011
Rookies Sports Bar Opens in Rainier Valley, Beehive Bakery Closes in Central District, & More
Beehive Bakery has sadly said goodbye to the Central District.Rookies Sports Bar and Grill is now open in the former Kallaloo Caribbean space at 3820 S. Ferdinand St. #101, according to Rainier Valley Post. The family-friendly sports bar features standard American fair, including burgers and ... More >>
Blogs
November 9, 2011
New Yorker Writer Appeals to French History to Explain Supremacy of Seattle Food Scene
A lecturer so studiously sophisticated that he prefaces a quote from Voltaire by rhetorically asking his audience "do you know it?" seems an unlikely candidate to engage in a bit of culinary chauvinism. But Adam Gopnik, the New Yorker writer who's now traveling in support of his book The Tabl ... More >>
Blogs
November 1, 2011
Penninsula Daily News Sold to David Black's Media-Buying Machine--Layoffs Announced
The Peninsula Daily News, one of the last small, community newspaper to boast its own printing facility, is about to lose that unique trait, along with a handful of key staff members as part of a purchase deal with an infamous Canadian media buyer.
Blogs
October 26, 2011
Number of Threatened Northwest Animal Species Nearly Doubles in Two Years, Study Says
Since 2009 the number of animals inching toward extinction has nearly doubled in the Pacific Northwest.
Blogs
October 24, 2011
Do I Dare to Eat...?: Opening Up to Sardines
There are far more oysters in the Pacific Northwest than there are intrepid eaters who've chanced eating the bivalves raw. Despite our region's global reputation as an epicenter of oyster culture, raw oysters remain on many local eaters' never-tried lists. In this occasional series, Voracious ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2011
Get a Sneak Peek at Wing Luke's Food Exhibit
Wing Luke's exhibit chronicling Asian-Pacific-American foodways in the Pacific Northwest opens tonight, but you can get a preview on your computer monitor right this very moment. The museum earlier this year asked Voracious readers to submit photographs referencing their favorite food-relate ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2011
Prepare to Get Schooled at These Cocktail Classes
There are those of us that prefer to learn a new hobby or craft on our own--reading books, practicing and making mistakes. Then there are those who learn best in the classroom, preferring a hands-on approach in the presence of an expert or professional. When it comes to making cocktails, you can stu ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
New Field Guide Helps Foragers Identify Local Mushrooms
Sea-slug fans and beach-pebble collectors can consult fold-out field guides when making identifications, but mushroom hunters have long been forced to drag heavy books into the woods or risk wasting basket space on unpalatable fungi. Yet with the release of Daniel Winkler's A Field Guide to Edible M ... More >>
Film
September 28, 2011
Local Sightings Film Festival
Notable nonfiction includes true crime and mobile gardens.
Blogs
September 14, 2011
Northwest Residents Are Driving Fewer Miles, Pumping Less Gas, But Paying More for Both than Ever Before
The good news is that Pacific Northwest drivers are spending less time in their cars and buying less gas to fill them. The bad news is that the average family of four still spends $6,200 per year on gas.
Blogs
July 6, 2011
Poll: Washington Voters Kinda Sorta Support Marijuana Legalization
Image sourceBreak out the blunt wraps and OG Kush--a recent poll of Washington voters found that 54 percent support legalizing marijuana and taxing it as are cigarettes or alcohol. That's great news for pot advocates, isn't it? It suggests that the new legalization ballot initiative being p ... More >>
Blogs
June 20, 2011
Oregon Police Claim to Have Found the Largest Outdoor-Pot-Grow Site Ever
Attention, Pacific Northwest pot connoisseurs. If your next bag is slightly harder to come by, there's a chance it may have to do with this.
Blogs
June 15, 2011
Bonneville Power Administration Says Northwest Has Too Much Energy; Orders Wind Farms Cut Off Grid
The massive amount of snow that fell in the Pacific Northwest this winter means more than skiers and snowboarders being able to ride in June. It also means that the region's electricity supply--heavily augmented by hydroelectric power--has more energy than it knows what to do with. The solu ... More >>
Blogs
May 27, 2011
Jane McCarthy, KREM 2 News Anchor, Is High on Bigfoot Video Clip
Also, The Pacific Northwest Inlander (recent winner of 12 Society of Professional Journalists Awards) apparently "has a team of 80 forensic videographers" trying to verify whether the following video is actually of Big Foot.
Blogs
May 26, 2011
Today Reverb Recommends Experiencing Anomie Belle's Trip-Hop at Chop Suey
Just because Sasquatch! is just around the bend doesn't mean there's any shortage of local music to catch in town. From this week's Short List: Piecing her name together from words meaning social unrest and a beautiful and charming woman, Seattle trip-hopper Anomie Belle has lofty aims echoing her ... More >>
Calendar
May 25, 2011
Anomie Belle
Just because Sasquatch! is just around the bend doesn't mean there's any shortage of local music to catch in town. From this week's Short List: Piecing her name together from words meaning social unrest and a beautiful and charming woman, Seattle trip-hopper Anomie Belle has lofty aims echoing her ... More >>
Music
May 25, 2011
Band of Foxes
Yarn Owl puts a Pullman spin on the Seattle sound.
Blogs
May 24, 2011
Ten Courses Go Down Smooth and Heady at Brouwer's Home Brew Chef Collaboration Dinner
Curtis CartierBrouwer's Cafe became a gourmet man cave last night.Speaking before a packed house of more than 100 thirsty brew heads last night at Brouwer's Cafe in Fremont, Firestone Walker Brewing Company Owner David Walker declared in a European accent that "the beer industry in Europe is ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2011
A Dame Worth Checking Out
Mac & Cheese It is fitting that Martin Luther King Jr. Way is situated in the Ranier Valley, a neighborhood considered the most culturally and economically diverse in the Pacific Northwest, and a reality which St. Dames serves to accentuate. During the time it took me to eat a three-course me ... More >>
Food
March 23, 2011
Our 107 Favorite Restaurants, 2011
From burgers and pizza to steak and sashimi, the Great Seattle Food Pyramid takes shape.
Food
October 24, 2007
Mixtura: You Can't Have-a the Mango!
Kirkland bar boasts mojitos, a decent happy hour, and a hot chef.
Food
October 20, 2004
Hefeweizen, Pike XXXXX Stout, Brouwer's Cafe, and Washington Cask Beer Festival
Kirkland bar boasts mojitos, a decent happy hour, and a hot chef.
Food
March 17, 2004
Hot Dish
Kirkland bar boasts mojitos, a decent happy hour, and a hot chef.
Food
November 5, 2003
Food Events Around Town
Kirkland bar boasts mojitos, a decent happy hour, and a hot chef.
Food
September 17, 2003
Here's to the 'Hook
Puget Sound's first microbrewery comes of age.
Food
October 16, 2002
Hot Dish
Puget Sound's first microbrewery comes of age.
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