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  • Food

    May 23, 2012

    La Boucherie's Fine Swine

    Farm to table on Vashon, minus the shameless self-promotion.

  • Food

    May 16, 2012

    Randy Santel: Show-Me Steak

    A muscular Missourian conquers the Wedgwood Broiler's 72-ounce sirloin challenge.

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2012

    Wedgwood Broiler's Steak Challenge Beaten After 47 Years By Randy Santel

    Assessing what remained of Randy Santel's steak, reduced from a 72-ounce slab to a collection of square-inch bites that might add up to what old line steakhouses would call a "queen's cut," Wedgwood Broiler manager Mike Hamman signaled a server to fetch the cook who'd grilled the Winner's Dinner sir ... More >>

  • Arts

    February 8, 2012

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Recommended Events

    Assessing what remained of Randy Santel's steak, reduced from a 72-ounce slab to a collection of square-inch bites that might add up to what old line steakhouses would call a "queen's cut," Wedgwood Broiler manager Mike Hamman signaled a server to fetch the cook who'd grilled the Winner's Dinner sir ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 1, 2012

    Anthony Bourdain

    Assessing what remained of Randy Santel's steak, reduced from a 72-ounce slab to a collection of square-inch bites that might add up to what old line steakhouses would call a "queen's cut," Wedgwood Broiler manager Mike Hamman signaled a server to fetch the cook who'd grilled the Winner's Dinner sir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Andrew Zimmern Wishes Pike Place Tourists Would Buy Carrots

    ​What galls Andrew Zimmern is how few Pike Place Market visitors pause at Oriental Mart Kitchen for a bowl of salmon collar soup. "That's one of the best bowls of soup I ever had," the Bizarre Foods host said after emerging from an impromptu visit to the diner. "When you think about Seattle, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Bizarre Foods Crew Storms Seattle This Week

    ​Eaters who dine out this week are likely to discover it's the season in Seattle for squash, heirloom tomatoes and Andrew Zimmern. The roly-poly host of Bizarre Foods, a Travel Channel production that's typically paired with No Reservations, is in town this week to capture the city's food cul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Courtney Love, Sober for Six Years, Identifies the One Drug that She Still Wants to Do (Besides Sniffing Kurt's Ashes)

    ​If one had to pick a single person to keep them informed about the latest trends in drug use, Courtney Love would certainly be a solid pick. Did you know, for example, that the the native South American drug ayahuasca will send you on a hallucinatory trip in which you'll see "a wise old black ... More >>

  • Food

    February 16, 2011

    First Call: The Rolling Log Is the Original Ghost Bar

    Paranormal beer and olives in Old Town Issaquah.

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Issaquah's Rolling Log Haunted by Rainier Beer & Olives

    Julie poses with her favorite drink, the "Rain- tini." A ghost dented the Rainier can.​The Watering Hole: Rolling Log Tavern, 50 E. Sunset Way, 425-392-2964, Issaquah. The Atmosphere: The Grand Central Hotel, next door to the Rolling Log, was built in 1903; today it's a boarding house which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Starbucks Trenta Size Brings Scorn From Health Advocates--Obviously They've Never Had a Double Gulp

    ​Starbucks' recently nationalized "Trenta"-size iced beverages hold 31 ounces of liquid. That's bigger than the human stomach, as we've noted. And this gargantuan size has tempted the wrath of some of the nation's health advocates, who say it only inspires people to get fatter by consuming eve ... More >>

  • Arts

    November 10, 2010
  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Adam Richman & Guy Fieri: Man v. Douche?

    Fieri, shown wildin' out in flavor country, where his shirt literally cooks t-bones.​Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, has come to epitomize the term "douche." The Mr. J 'do, the goatee, the louder than loud bowling/fat guy shirts, the turbo frat lingo, the shade ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Zane Lamprey

    Fieri, shown wildin' out in flavor country, where his shirt literally cooks t-bones.​Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, has come to epitomize the term "douche." The Mr. J 'do, the goatee, the louder than loud bowling/fat guy shirts, the turbo frat lingo, the shade ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Just Follow the Bouncing Bunny...Dong

    That Wascally Wabbit, Scotty The Blue Bunny. ​This week's Belly Laugh started like any other with a giant man in a blue bunny costume rapping and a trio of gentleman strumming imaginary guitars to the sound of 80s metal gold. Belly Laugh is a road journal as well as a healthy menu guide of p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Anthony Bourdain in Seattle Tomorrow Night

    Tony, in his wilder years​Travel is something that Anthony Bourdain should be used to at this point. After the books, 100 episodes of his Travel Channel show No Reservations, all the various lectures and readings and sold-out, highly public celebrity chef gang bangs he's been a part of, the ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    For the Pork Freaks: Bacon Jam

    Photo courtesy Skillet Street Food​ Word has just come down from the guys at Skillet that their bacon jam, formerly only available by mail-order, from the truck, or at the Swinery and Snacks! in Ballard, will now be sold in stores starting in July. So what is bacon jam? Oh, I am so glad you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    Seattle's Essential Dishes: Anything From Beth's Cafe

    ​ Anything (seriously, anything) from Beth's Cafe: There are restaurants in any city where locals can honestly say, "You haven't seen nothing 'til you've eaten at Blank's." Blank's usually isn't good. Sometimes Blank's is downright frightening. But Blank's is almost always long-lived and loo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Winners at the James Beard Awards: Round 1

    ​Last night was the big night for the nominees (myself included) in the James Beard Foundation Media & Book Awards--the "Oscars of the Food World" as everyone is fond of calling it, and a serious party for gastronomy's big time movers and shakers. David Chang from Momofuku was there (nominated ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Seattle's Worst Driver Steers Using Only Her Mind

    At least that's what it looks like. Because she's most certainly not holding the wheel with her hands. Amazingly enough, Mary, our hands-free driver, was not declared Seattle's least competent when "The Travel Channel" filmed a Jet City version of its America's Worst series. That dubious honor we ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 27, 2009

    The Weekly Wire: This Week's Notable Events

    At least that's what it looks like. Because she's most certainly not holding the wheel with her hands. Amazingly enough, Mary, our hands-free driver, was not declared Seattle's least competent when "The Travel Channel" filmed a Jet City version of its America's Worst series. That dubious honor we ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2009

    Anthony Bourdain & Mario Batali

    At least that's what it looks like. Because she's most certainly not holding the wheel with her hands. Amazingly enough, Mary, our hands-free driver, was not declared Seattle's least competent when "The Travel Channel" filmed a Jet City version of its America's Worst series. That dubious honor we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Red Mill Burgers, Beth's Cafe, and the Crab Pot on Man vs. Food Tomorrow Night

    Tomorrow night's episode of the Travel Channel's Man vs. Food--the show in which host Adam Richman travels from city to city and tries to consume giant meals at local institutions--will be in Seattle. Richman will get down at Red Mill Burgers, Beth's Cafe (where he'll attempt to conquer the 12-egg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2008

    The Pro-HCFS Backlash, Thai Skilletgate, and More Food News

    Tomorrow night's episode of the Travel Channel's Man vs. Food--the show in which host Adam Richman travels from city to city and tries to consume giant meals at local institutions--will be in Seattle. Richman will get down at Red Mill Burgers, Beth's Cafe (where he'll attempt to conquer the 12-egg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2008

    Anthony Bourdain in Seattle

    Tomorrow night's episode of the Travel Channel's Man vs. Food--the show in which host Adam Richman travels from city to city and tries to consume giant meals at local institutions--will be in Seattle. Richman will get down at Red Mill Burgers, Beth's Cafe (where he'll attempt to conquer the 12-egg ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    Anthony Bourdain

    Tomorrow night's episode of the Travel Channel's Man vs. Food--the show in which host Adam Richman travels from city to city and tries to consume giant meals at local institutions--will be in Seattle. Richman will get down at Red Mill Burgers, Beth's Cafe (where he'll attempt to conquer the 12-egg ... More >>

  • News

    January 23, 2008

    What I Saw, and Ate, at the Pig “Sacrifice”

    The true story of a bloody day in Port Orchard.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2007

    Set Your Tivos Tonight

    The true story of a bloody day in Port Orchard.

  • Arts

    June 7, 2006

    The Nasty Bits

    Anthony Bourdain cooks up an unevenly-seasoned bouillabaisse of culinary pieces.

  • Diversions

    May 24, 2006

    Perfect Summer Events

    Anthony Bourdain cooks up an unevenly-seasoned bouillabaisse of culinary pieces.

  • News

    May 3, 2006

    Beavers and Giant Orange Slugs

    Events of note for the week of May 3-9, 2006.

  • Diversions

    December 14, 2005

    Well Read, Well Fed

    Our suggestions for books for cooks that aren't necessarily cookbooks.

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