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Tom Douglas

  • Food

    March 21, 2012

    Voracious Dining Guide

    Our 2012 neighborhood snackdown!

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Bill Radke Treatment Tackles Seattle Food

    ​Silence doesn't great radio make, but the quiet that met KIRO host Bill Radke's question about how to avoid thinking of food as fuel spoke volumes about the guests he'd assembled for a culinary segment set to air this weekend. Radke this morning interviewed Tom Douglas, Ethan Stowell and me ... More >>

  • Food

    October 26, 2011

    A Little Raskin: Amtrak's Fork in the Railroad

    Tom Douglas helps the embattled train system improve its meals.

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2011

    Seattle's Most Sustainable Cocktail to be Determined--By You!--at Tini Bigs Tonight

    ​Last Monday, Tom Douglas, Tini Bigs bartender Shane Sahr and I sidled up to Sahr's bar to sample a sextet of drinks from Sahr's peers around town. We were tasked with narrowing the field to four, with the use of local liquors and ingredients factoring majorly into our assessment. We did so, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Snackdown! White Center vs. South Lake Union

    ​Our second Neighborhood Snackdown semi-final match pits White Center (which upset West Seattle to claim its second-round spot) against South Lake Union (winner of a battle with Wedgwood). Which is the better neighborhood for eating?

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Marlow & Sons Founder Weighs In on Local 360 Mercantile

    ​Local 360 formally opens its mercantile tomorrow, giving customers the opportunity to purchase wine, beer, freshly butchered meats, Local 360-branded sauces, and many of the ingredients the staunchly locavore restaurant uses in its own kitchen. It's now nearly obligatory for restaurants with ... More >>

  • Food

    May 25, 2011

    First Call: Tom Douglas' Talented Texan

    Living the High Life with a Brave Horse bartender.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Brave Hose. Brazen Barkeep. Pink Drink.

    You're looking at my girlie drink, aren't you? ​The Watering Hole: Brave Horse Tavern, 310 Terry Ave. N., 971-0717, SOUTH LAKE UNION. The Atmosphere: The converted loft space easily fits two shuffleboards, an expansive horse-shoe bar, an open kitchen turning out homemade pretzels by the hundr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Beard Watchers Predict Wins for Seattle Chefs

    ​James Beard Award handicappers (what, you thought the Kentucky Derby was the only upcoming event worth your wager?) are predicting a big win for Ethan Stowell, the subject of Nina Shapiro's cover story last week. Stowell's been nominated for the food world's equivalent of an Oscar in the cat ... More >>

  • Food

    April 27, 2011

    Ethan Stowell, Empire Builder

    The "new Tom Douglas" couldn't be more different than the vintage.

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Video: Ethan Stowell, the Empire Builder Who Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

    ​There's been an explosion of restaurants in this city, and no young chef has opened more than Ethan Stowell, the subject of this week's cover story. The 36-year-old chef now runs four acclaimed restaurants, including Ballard's Staple & Fancy, where his evolution as a chef and businessman can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Video: Ethan Stowell, the Empire Builder Who Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

    ​There's been an explosion of restaurants in this city, and no young chef has opened more than Ethan Stowell, the subject of this week's cover story. The 36-year-old chef now runs four acclaimed restaurants, including Ballard's Staple & Fancy, where his evolution as a chef and businessman can ... 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.

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Book Bindery's Patric Gabre-Kidan Sets His Sights Sky High: Venus!

    ​Seasoned front-of-the-house guy Patric Gabre-Kidan's got a winning smile and a smart-ass sense of humor. Who else would spin a five-year plan that involves moving Book Bindery to Venus? What a card! His impressive culinary career includes many interesting chapters. He worked for Tim Kelley a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    All About the Beakers: Grant Achatz is Coming to Seattle

    ​It was pretty much Christmas on Tuesday for the Seattle Food Geek when Tom Douglas's Palace Ballroom saw the final reveal of Nathan Myhrvold's Modernist Cuisine--the cinderblock-sized uber-modern "cookbook" that the food world (and the Geek) has been slavering for for months. As Stefon might ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 2, 2011

    The Lowdown

    ​It was pretty much Christmas on Tuesday for the Seattle Food Geek when Tom Douglas's Palace Ballroom saw the final reveal of Nathan Myhrvold's Modernist Cuisine--the cinderblock-sized uber-modern "cookbook" that the food world (and the Geek) has been slavering for for months. As Stefon might ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Monday Food Porn: Snacks at Seatown

    Photo courtesy Joshua Huston​ "Next door, at the take-out counter, there is even less of a divide. It feels like you're walking straight into the kitchen, with big ovens and prep tables and even the dish station all operating while customers walk in for sandwiches and sides and meat by the po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Fish In A Hurry: On The Fly Open Now

    Christine Keff, ready to work​Yesterday, we wrote about Seatown Snackbar, the new walk-up and take-away joint opened by Tom Douglas right next door to Etta's Seafood, his well-known Pike Place outpost. And while no one doubts the genius of a casual place selling sandwiches, rotisserie meats, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2010

    Steven Raichlen is a Barbecue God, and Nobody Invented God

    Tom Douglas (L) looks on in awed amazement at the holy magical wizard light emanating from Steven Raichlen's awesome wizard head.​ Steven Raichlen is totally fucking awesome. I used to watch his show BBQ University whenever I came home drunk at midnight and it happened to be playing on PBS. W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Seattle's Essential Dishes: Where We're At

    ​So we've been working on this project for a few weeks now--this notion of being able to define and qualify the edible soul of a city simply by the foods that its people eat. And though far from finished, I figured today might be a good day to pause a moment, catch our breath and take stock of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    Dahlia Lounge Sous Chef Got His Start At Taco Del Mar

    Photo by Leslie KellyDezi Bonow's fiery kimchi is featured on several dishes at Dahlia Lounge.​Dahlia Lounge sous chef Dezi Bonow's approach to cooking is beautifully simple: "I love to cook for people. I love food." And it shows. Dezi's got his fingerprints all over the menu at Tom Douglas' f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Will Blog for Food: A Garden Party Full of T & A.

    Amy signing a copy of her book​"T" as in Tom Douglas and "A" as in Amy Pennington. Do you know Amy Pennington? For years she was Tom Douglas's assistant, radio producer and all around go-to gal. Now, not only is she the powerhouse behind Go Go Green Garden, she's an author, recently penning Ur ... More >>

  • Food

    April 7, 2010

    Our Favorite Restaurants 2010

    Amy signing a copy of her book​"T" as in Tom Douglas and "A" as in Amy Pennington. Do you know Amy Pennington? For years she was Tom Douglas's assistant, radio producer and all around go-to gal. Now, not only is she the powerhouse behind Go Go Green Garden, she's an author, recently penning Ur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    9 Seattle Restaurants that Sound Like Sex Shops

    www.ivars.net​9. Ivar's Acres of Clams Pier 54, 1001 Alaskan Wy., 624-6852 It's a tourist's favorite place to eat out. 8. TASTE 1300 First Ave., 903-5291 Any restaurant across the street from Lusty Lady with the words "taste sam" in its website should be required to sell sex toys -- or at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 30, 2009

    A Few Top New Year's Eve Options

    flickr.com/photos/orbyn/348190569/​Skillet will provide the fare for the New Year's Eve shindig that promises to be one of the best in town. A costume party entitled "As the World Falls Down" will take place in the loft-like, polished industrial space on the fourth floor of Capitol Hill's Oddf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Holiday Shopping: New Cookbooks from Local Restaurants

    ​This week, I posted a list of Seattle food writers who released holiday-present-worthy books in 2009. Three local restaurants came out with cookbooks this year, too:

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Things You Learned on Voracious This Week: Tipping, Tom Douglas, and Eating Dogs

    ​ -- 30 meals for $30 is actually a much better deal than 25 for $25. -- If Jonathan Kauffman were a boxer, he'd bite your ear, eat your children, and then go after your dog. -- Longans taste way better than they look. -- Gratuity is added for parties of six or more because you're cheap, lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Kauffman Picks Seattle's Top 5 Places for Pizza

    New York, Chicago, Neapolitan, sourdough, Indian, takeout, whatever. For some of us, pizza's not about pedigree. Hell, it's not about the toppings (well, mostly not about the toppings). The reason I eat more pizza than a man in his 30s should is because it's basically bread fresh out of the oven. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Ice Cream Social

    If ever there was a time and place to justify eating way too much ice cream, Seattle, summer of 2009, is it. We're exploding with new ice cream shops, and it's been the hottest summer anyone can remember, which means Tom Douglas is timing Tuesday's Ice Cream Social pretty perfectly. Happening at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Liquor Deregulation, Drunk Beard Nominees, and Other Food News

    Food news of the world: Bill to Loosen Wine, Beer Sales on Gov. Gregoire's Desk by Melissa Allison (Seattle Times): It's not everything that Costco sued for but it paves the way for saner regulation. Does that make me a deregulation fan? Am I going to find myself chanting "Drill, Baby, Drill!" next ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    New Restaurant Openings, Farmerettes, and Other Food News

    Once again, here are a few of the food stories that caught my attention: First off, a few restaurant openings from other sources. Nancy Leson gets the dish on te Hudson Public House, Collins Pub's new location in Maple Leaf (the old Anita's Bistro spot). And on Seattle Magazine's Eat Drink blog, Al ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    Seattle Semifinalists for the 2009 Beard Awards

    The list was just released. There are two more rounds of judging before the awards are presented May 4, but here's who made it from Seattle:

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Need Help With Your New Year's Plans?

    Nothing is worse on New Year's than fending off that inescapable pressure to have a great time even though you have no idea where you're going to go. So here's a list of great foodie-friendly destinations to help you ring in the New Year. Best to make your reservations early, so you won't be stuc ... More >>

  • Food

    July 16, 2008

    Rubbing With the Stars

    Local celebrity chefs are packaging their own branded seasonings. Are these salts worth springing for?

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2008

    Vocab Lesson: Plin

    Local celebrity chefs are packaging their own branded seasonings. Are these salts worth springing for?

  • Food

    April 23, 2008

    Love Nest

    If you can't find the romance here, you're a cold fish

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    Love, Tapas, and Ta-Ta's

    If you can't find the romance here, you're a cold fish

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2007

    Food Writers Read for Peace (or something like that)

    If you can't find the romance here, you're a cold fish

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2007

    I'm on the radio, too

    If you can't find the romance here, you're a cold fish

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    Maggie's on the Radio Saturday, October 20

    If you can't find the romance here, you're a cold fish

  • Food

    October 11, 2006

    How Do They Do It?

    Secrets of Seattle's most successful chefs.

  • Food

    May 31, 2006

    Food News for May 31-June 7

    Secrets of Seattle's most successful chefs.

  • Diversions

    October 26, 2005

    Singing for Supper

    Secrets of Seattle's most successful chefs.

  • Diversions

    August 3, 2005
  • Food

    October 22, 2003
  • Food

    April 23, 2003

    Restaurants S-Z

    From Sazerac to the Zig Zag Café.

  • Food

    February 12, 2003

    Hot Dish

    From Sazerac to the Zig Zag Café.

  • Arts

    April 10, 2002

    Send out the clowns

    Some dinner, no dreams.

  • Food

    April 25, 2001

    SideDish

    Shelf lives

  • Food

    October 27, 1999

    Diner's Bill of Rights

    . . . to accompany your bill of fare.

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