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    November 16, 2011

    Seattle Restaurants Open For Thanksgiving

    ​Eating out on Thanksgiving was once considered an indefensible activity best left to lonely spinsters and unloved drunks. But millions of Americans have begun to appreciate - and even be thankful for - a meal that doesn't require days of shopping, prepping, cooking and cleaning. According to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Short Ribs, Long Pleasure at Crush

    ​Last year at this time, I interviewed Chef Jason Wilson for an Edible Seattle article about sex and food, exploring the idea that diners' eating preferences can predict what kind of sex lives they have. In discussing variety, he mentioned that some people come to Crush for 6-course or 12-cour ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Reviewing Local 360: What a New Menu Can Do

    ​The NBA this month named Blake Griffin its Rookie of the Year, despite Griffin having joined the Clippers in the 2009 season. Voters unanimously agreed that since a broken kneecap kept him out of every regular-season game, his 2010-11 performance should be considered his NBA debut. I thought ... 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

    December 8, 2010

    The Fearless Critic Seattle Restaurant Guide Is Ready for Battle

    ​The pool of restaurant reviews available - at online review sites, in magazines and newspapers, and on blogs - is deep and murky. User-generated review sites like Urbanspoon and Yelp, offer crowd-sourced restaurant reviews. A few bad reviews from diners miffed about wait times, ketchup brand ... More >>

  • Food

    December 1, 2010

    "Farm-to-Table" Doesn't Always Apply to Wine

    Emmer & Rye and Tilth exemplify the locavores' dilemma.

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    The Blue Glass Debuts in Ballard, Taylor Swift's Favorite FroYo Shop to Open in Queen Anne

    Taylor Swift loves Menchie's!​A new restaurant will open at 704 Northwest 65th Street in Ballard at 5 p.m. Thursday, December 2. The Blue Glass will serve "global comfort food" as well as offer a full bar and extensive wine list. In other news, Queen Anne View reports that the California-base ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Vine-To-Table: Washington Wines Make the Grade

    ​"Washington State's wine scene is now a $3 billion industry. With over 700 wineries, Washington wine is plentiful, diverse and award-winning: 469 Washington wines reviewed in Wine Advocate this year scored 90 points or higher, Columbia Crest's 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was named Wine of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Friday Food Porn: Teaching the Classics

    Photo courtesy Joshua Huston​ "Walking into a fine-dining restaurant, you feel a slowing, a calm, as you are taken into the smooth workings of a house dedicated to your pleasure. When places like that vanish, they can't ever come back. Quiet competence and respect for tradition are things tha ... More >>

  • Food

    November 3, 2010

    Il Terrazzo Carmine Still Heads the Class

    Photo courtesy Joshua Huston​ "Walking into a fine-dining restaurant, you feel a slowing, a calm, as you are taken into the smooth workings of a house dedicated to your pleasure. When places like that vanish, they can't ever come back. Quiet competence and respect for tradition are things tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Plum Bistro Hosts Thriller Party, Canlis Debuts Fall Tasting Menu

    Plum Bistro's vegan sliders​Happy Halloween, vegans!

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    7 Reasons Why Your Sommelier Hates You

    Don't be fooled by the headline. Sommeliers don't really hate you (well, maybe they do), rather, they wish they could simply tweak the way some customers behave in order to enhance their wine experience. A good sommelier is there to make your dinner date a memorable one, not to make you feel inferio ... More >>

  • Food

    April 7, 2010

    Our Favorite Restaurants 2010

    Don't be fooled by the headline. Sommeliers don't really hate you (well, maybe they do), rather, they wish they could simply tweak the way some customers behave in order to enhance their wine experience. A good sommelier is there to make your dinner date a memorable one, not to make you feel inferio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Food Porn: On the Floor at Steelhead Diner

    ​"So how long is it now? Seven days?" "Yeah. No. Uh...from today? Eight days. 17th--that'll be friends and family. Soft open on the 19th. For the public." "So eight days." "Eight days." "But really ten days." "Not for us." This was me and Kevin Davis talking. This was Tuesday night, Marc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Handicapping the James Beard Awards: Part 3

    ​Last week, we got through handicapping the top of the list for this year's James Beard Restaurant Awards. In Part 1, I gave the odds on Tom Douglas taking home the prize for Outstanding Restaurateur (30-to-1 against, and I might've been being generous) and explained why, as cool as Poppy migh ... More >>

  • Food

    February 10, 2010

    Ask the Bartender: The Sommelier in You

    A plane trip may be more beneficial than a class.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    Beard Award Winner & Best-Selling Author Jason Sheehan Named New Seattle Weekly Restaurant Critic

    ​I'm pretty damn pleased -- thrilled, actually -- to announce that the Weekly has hired a new restaurant critic, and it's a writer I have been following for ages: Jason Sheehan, who has been reviewing restaurants for Denver's Westword (sister paper to the Weekly) for eight years, but will be m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    I'm Going on Vacation

    By the time you read this, I'm going to be on a plane to Korea, where I plan to spend the next week and a half prowling unfamiliar streets, surrounded by strange smells, unburdened by the need to document what I'm putting in my mouth. In my absence, we've recruited an old Weekly hand to take on a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2009

    Do Waiters Serve Young Diners Differently?

    Over on his blog this week, Michael Bauer, the San Francisco Chronicle's restaurant critic, reposts a letter sent to him by a young waiter. The guy writes that when he and his girlfriend go to upscale restaurants, they often get crappy service that the waiter suspects is due to his age. Bauer wonder ... More >>

  • Food

    December 10, 2008

    Finally, a Guide to the Wine Guide

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2008

    No, not Bon Vivant

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2008

    New for summer in Kirkland: Cru

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    $13 at Hillside Quickie's Cafe

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    Street Food Part 1: Southeast Asia Menu

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2007

    What to Nosh with Your Favorite Pint

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2007

    Restaurant Critic Wins Pulitzer

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2006

    Welcome to Voracious

    Lisa Nakamura makes a poetic science out of wine pairings at Bin Vivant.

  • Food

    November 15, 2006

    Food News

    November 15 - 22, 2006.

  • Food

    November 1, 2006

    So Long, Shayn

    Canlis's head sommelier, Shayn Bjornholm, moves on and his apprentice steps into the role.

  • Food

    March 1, 2006

    Food News for March 1-8

    This week: The third annual Women in Wine dinner.

  • Food

    February 8, 2006

    Shawn Mead

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    January 25, 2006

    Ginger Wine

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    December 28, 2005
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    December 21, 2005

    Dec. 21, 2005

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    December 14, 2005

    Dec. 14, 2005

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    September 28, 2005

    Sept. 28, 2005

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    May 4, 2005

    May 4, 2005

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    April 27, 2005

    April 27, 2005

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    April 20, 2005

    April 20, 2005

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  • Food

    April 20, 2005

    Dinner

    Wine therapist

  • Food

    December 22, 2004

    Auld Lang Dyne

    Eat, drink, eat some more, and be merry.

  • Food

    August 4, 2004

    Psych the Cellar

    Eat, drink, eat some more, and be merry.

  • Food

    July 10, 2002

    Hot Dish

    Eat, drink, eat some more, and be merry.

  • Food

    July 10, 2002

    Hidden Treasure

    Dine and drink in style at Dulces—if you can find it.

  • Food

    February 6, 2002

    ♥ Valentine's Day Eats!

    Dine and drink in style at Dulces—if you can find it.

  • Food

    May 30, 2001

    The Hot Sheet

    What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

  • Food

    March 28, 2001

    SideDish

    What's in, what's fresh, what's cooking.

  • Food

    November 10, 1999

    Dream job, nightmarish responsibility

    My life as a restaurant critic.

  • Food

    July 14, 1999

    Modern maturity

    My life as a restaurant critic.

  • Food

    April 14, 1999

    A Year in Reviews

    365 days of good eating

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