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May 17, 2012
Salma Hayek Loves La Tarasca, Centralia's Top Mexican Restaurant
When hunger strikes next time you're heading to Portland on interstate 5, skip the Country Cousin, the Cracker Barrel knock-off whose homespun knick-knackery can be seen from outer space, and head in to downtown Centralia. There, right next to the Centralia: Hub City sign (so named Hub City for its ... More >>
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May 7, 2012
Tom Douglas Parisian Falafel Inspiration Blows Everyone's Mind
Rue de Rosiers in the Le Marais district of Paris hosts what I like to call the Falafel Thunderdome: many falafels enter, one falafel leaves in my tummy. A dreamland for the vegetarian in Paris, street boasts at least four Israeli-style falafel joints within a block of one another. This would have b ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2012
Reviewing the Review: Shedding Light on The Fat Hen
Yelp may be unsettling professional food critics and making life difficult for restaurateurs, but it's a terrifically handy tool for tracking down new restaurants. I don't much care whether anonymous eaters think highly of the soondubu at a new tofu joint in Federal Way, but I'm deeply grateful to t ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
Assessing the "Where Should I Eat?" Apps
Urbanspoon last week released a redone version of its popular app, supplementing its shake-to-suggest slot machine with interactive maps and lists of restaurants favored by Eater or helmed by James Beard-nominated chefs. Another new feature notifies registered users when they're in the vicinity of a ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2012
Restaurants Are Ripping Off Guests in Opening Weeks
The last time I was in a newly-opened restaurant, I think I was wearing a server's apron. I never visit a restaurant during its first weeks, since I fear an hour-long wait for appetizers or a never-refilled water glass could sour me on the place forever. And even if it's a restaurant I have no inte ... More >>
Blogs
March 14, 2012
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 >>
Blogs
January 12, 2012
Cliff Mass' Epic Search For His Lost Dog Leah
There is almost nothing Cliff Mass does that we don't report on. From his fight to change the way weather is forecasted, to his fight to change the way schools teach math, to his fight to change the way KUOW fires people, it's clear we're Crazy for Cliff. Which is why it might be easy to dismiss us ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Wired Loves Village Voice Media's "Best Of" App
Wired thinks our new "Best Of" app is one of the year's best travel apps. And while we're inclined to agree, we'd (modestly, of course) suggest it's a pretty good stay-at-home app, too. If you haven't yet checked out the app, it compiles eating, drinking, listening and shopping recommendatio ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2011
Village Voice Media Responds to Clergy
Today 36 clergy affixed their names to a paid ad and open letter to Village Voice and the classified ad site Backpage.com. The full page ad was published in the New York Times. The religious coalition demanded that we close down our legal, adult classifieds. Neither government officials nor God' ... More >>
Blogs
October 10, 2011
Bagel Oasis' Secrets Revealed!
The Place: Bagel Oasis, 2112 N.E. 65th, 526-0525, RAVENNA. The Hole: You may remember that Holey Shit has already visited Bagel Oasis, generally considered the most authentic of Seattle bagelries. Wanting to know more about just what gives this haven of East Coast-style boiled dough its cred, we're ... More >>
Blogs
October 5, 2011
Study Shows Seattle's Independent Restaurants Benefit From Yelp Ratings
George's Deli has a perfect five-star rating on Yelp.Restaurant owners often rail against Yelp, but a new study suggests they'd be better off working to improve their star ratings. As reported this week by the Huffington Post, Harvard Business School's Michael Luca crunched six years of numb ... More >>
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Cursing About Tom Douglas' Made-to-Order Donut Holes
The Place: Dahlia Bakery, 2001 4th Ave.; 206-441-4540. The Hole: "Ok let's get one thing straight here," wrote Yelp reviewer kim n. "Tom Douglas' Dahlia Bakery Donuts are FUCKING AWESOME!" That's how I found myself at 7:30 a.m. drooling over the display case of bite-sized coconut cream pies at the ... More >>
Blogs
September 19, 2011
What's a Girl Gotta Do For a Hole?
Last stop for carbs.The Place: It's not like there is a dearth of donut and bagel makers in Seattle. Finding a wheel-shaped carb shouldn't be a problem. But somehow, there I was staring into the darkness of the Dahlia Bakery in South Lake Union on a Saturday morning, salivating at the thought ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2011
Dave Poletti & Associates, Seattle Property-Management Company, Tries to Sue Man Over Bad Yelp Review
Dave Poletti"JT" isn't the only one to leave a piss-poor review on the Yelp page for local property-management company Dave Poletti & Associates. But he is the only one to get sued for it.
Blogs
June 15, 2011
Game of Thrones and Jak's Grill Offer More Than Blood and Gristle
Sarah Anne Lloyd, 2011. The Night-In: Prime Top Sirloin ("Jak's Size," cooked rare) with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, House Salad and Mixed Vegetables from Jak's Grill to be eaten in front of HBO's Game of Thrones. The Restaurant: Due to Seattle's noticable lack of Medieval Times or really any s ... More >>
Blogs
May 10, 2011
Sampling Pho With the Seattle Pho-Natics
"What people don't understand is different phos are so different," Tracy Wellington, vice president of Seattle's Pho-Natics club, told me. To prove the point, Wellington and club president Sean Hoops yesterday led me on a tour of five pho joints in Pioneer Square and the International Distri ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Tacoma Is The Most Romantic City In America (According to Yelp)
Love Town, USAYeah, you'd think I was kidding about that, wouldn't you? But no. I am absolutely serious. Over on the Daily Weekly, the mere mention of this bizarre "fact" got commenters in an uproar--mostly stepping to the defense of Tacoma and waxing lyrical about its manifold romantic attr ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2011
Tacoma is the Most Romantic City in the Country According to Yelp
Tacoma, aka "Tacompton" is a city less known for cupids shooting arrows than for Crips shooting handguns. Nonetheless, Grit City is apparently the "most romantic city in America" according to that most reputable of troll-run websites, Yelp.
Blogs
December 27, 2010
Is The Anonymous Critic An Outdated Relic?
Anton Ego was completely fine with being out there as a food critic.You might have heard about the shit storm that kicked up just before Christmas when a restaurateur outed the L.A. Times critic S. Irene Virblia. The guy kicked her out of his place, took her photo and posted it for all to see ... 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 >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Top 5 Seattle Restaurants We Want Back
We have spent many grueling hours trying to come up with a list of Seattle restaurants we wish were still in business. After reaching the 50 mark, we decided that narrowing down the list to a single hand was not only an impossible task, but a rather absurd one, as 'missing' a restaurant is pretty r ... More >>
Blogs
August 18, 2010
Anchovies & Olives Makes Bon Appetit's Ten Best List
Hot on the heels of the opening of his newest restaurant, Staple & Fancy, and not long after the closure of what was probably his best known outpost, Union, comes word that one of chef Ethan Stowell's other properties is one of the best new restaurants in the country. At least according to An ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Comment of the Day: Suck It, Foodies
The best a parent can hope for is that their child ends up healthy, happy and slightly more well-off than they are. The best most environmentalists can hope for is to leave the world slightly less fucked up than when they came into it. A politician hopes for change (for the better or the wors ... More >>
Blogs
July 29, 2010
Small Plates in a Small Space: Hunger Opens in Fremont
The perfect name for a restaurantOkay, so this is the kind of thing that makes me happy to be a food writer--a sort of food-world elegant equation where tiny space good neighborhood blooded chefs a screw-you-we're-doing-it-our-way kind of menu = one very happy restaurant critic. I'm ta ... More >>
Blogs
June 17, 2010
Speaking of Endangered Species, Restaurant Critics Sound Off on Yelp, Food Blogs, Free Speech, Groucho Marx and Taiwanese Teenagers
Yesterday, Andrew Knowlton, restaurant editor at Bon Appetit magazine and writer of the BA Foodist blog had a few words to say to a frustrated restaurateur dealing with reviews from knuckleheads on Yelp. His advice? Don't get into fights with anonymous online posters, remember that food is a ... More >>
Food
June 16, 2010
Like Moths to a Flame
Late-night orbiters flock to Beth’s Café.
Blogs
June 9, 2010
Full Tilt's Famous For Its Flavors, Skeeball
Photo by Leslie KellyJustin Cline's flavors at Full Tilt reflect the diverse tastes of the neighborhood.Justin Cline, owner of Full Tilt, went to the Culinary Institute of America (briefly), cooked at Spago and was one of the first employees at Salumi. A couple summers ago, he joined the loca ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2010
Openings & Closings: Brasa Bids Adieu, Squid & Ink Closes, Roanoke Loses Its Lease, Plus More
A bittersweet goodbye to supersweet Curio Confections...It's been quite a week in Seattle restaurant-related news; we have more closings than openings to cover in this recap. (If it's any comfort, free pie is involved in the mix, too!) First off, Belltown lost beloved Spanish-French bistro B ... More >>
Diversions
May 5, 2010
The Best From 10 Years of Dategirl
A bittersweet goodbye to supersweet Curio Confections...It's been quite a week in Seattle restaurant-related news; we have more closings than openings to cover in this recap. (If it's any comfort, free pie is involved in the mix, too!) First off, Belltown lost beloved Spanish-French bistro B ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2010
Portland Has Food Trucks, Donut Burgers and Now, Cutting Edge Anti-Hipster Technology
I know there is this kind of perennial, low-wattage war of coolness going on between Seattle and Portland. Who has the best restaurants, who has the best chefs, who has the better places to eat, drink and be merry--it's been going on for years, from what I understand, and isn't likely to be s ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2010
Yelp Lawsuit Update: Yelp Changes the Game
For those of you keeping track, we've been following (mostly via SFoodie) the opening-round fencing between massive customer review website Yelp and the class action lawsuit being leveled against them by a bunch of retailers and restaurant owners who claim to have been strong-armed by the com ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2010
Another Gadget For Helping Me Find Tacos After Midnight
I am something of a gadget freak. Not necessarily when it comes to computers or high-end home electronics. Certainly not when it involves building, repairing or disassembling anything. I couldn't care less about stereos or home theater installations or faster web surfing or immersive video g ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2010
Yelp Lawsuit Grows to Include Sofa Outlet, Some Actual Restaurants
Now with 50% more lawyers!Yelp, the online review site that lets any old jackass with fingers and an internet connection say whatever they want about all sorts of businesses (restaurants in particular), is back in the news again as the coming class action lawsuit against it continues to grow. ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2010
Foodspotting: One More Reason Why I Really Need a F#@&ing iPhone
Lee Harvey...I wanna party with you, cowboyWhat are these two fellas doing? Well, they're eating. And I happen to know exactly what they're eating (fried calamari), where (Shiro's at 2401 2nd Avenue) and more or less when they were there (yesterday, around noon) all thanks to the cool new app ... More >>
Blogs
February 19, 2010
Dinner & a Movie: Wolf, Two Ways
Benicio! You look starved!The Dinner: Sliced baguette with Sicilian olive oil, skate with capers and lemon, semolina gnocchi with a crisp parmesan crust, bourbon-caramel bread pudding and a glass of oatmeal stout at How to Cook a Wolf (2208 Queen Anne Ave. N.) The Movie: The Wolfman, at down ... More >>
Blogs
February 12, 2010
Cook's Shelf: A Little Weekend Reading
Craig Claiborne, the man who started it all. Kinda.For those of you out there in Blog-O-Land who actually care about the form and function of restaurant criticism and food writing (and if the lively back-and-forth in the various comments sections is any indication, there are a lot of you), I ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2010
Wanted: Non-Godly to Rate Churches
This man was docked two points for being "too preachy."The only thing worse than trying to find a job is trying to find a job during a recession. To that end, we present Wanted: A weekly look at the weirdest ways to pay the bills in Twenty-Ten. The Job Undercover parishioner for ChurchRater, ... More >>
Blogs
January 26, 2010
Trophy Cupcakes: How You Know You've Made It Big
Late last week, while still trying to get my bearings and desperately in need of a sugar fix, I sent my wife, Laura, out to Trophy Cupcakes in Bellevue to score us some of the good stuff. Now honestly, I'm generally not much of a cupcake guy. My tastes run more towards weird Japanese candie ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2009
This Week's Food Debate: Things Waiters Can Do
Yesterday, on the NY Times' small-business blog, restaurateur Bruce Buschel posted items 1-50 in his list of "One Hundred Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do." The post (the next installment comes next week) is now ricocheting around the food blogs. At first glance, it seems like an overwhe ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2009
Happy Hour: Aster Coffee Lounge (Now! With Wii Bowling!)
Aster Coffee Lounge opened one-and-a-half years ago on 24th Ave. in Ballard as an all-day hangout for the neighborhood. In the morning, it serves coffee (with a Clover machine, FYI), pastries, and a selection of delightfully plump waffles. Later in the day, they offer a ploughman's platter al ... More >>
Blogs
August 11, 2009
Why This Critic's Staying Anonymous
Every 10-12 months, the argument restarts itself, roiling across food blogs, newspapers, and now Twitter feeds: Should restaurant critics be anonymous? Today, Nancy Leson, formerly the anonymous critic for the Seattle Times and now a public restaurant-scene chronicler, has launched a discuss ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2009
How to Survive White River Amphitheatre Without Going Postal
The general consensus on Auburn's outdoor music venue is that it sucks. (Its average score on Yelp: 2 out of 5 stars.) Getting there, parking there, and getting out of there are all a huge pain in the ass. But hey, White River brings in some major acts that are worth seeing. So you can either ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2009
Ask the Bartender: When All the World's a Reviewer
It's that time of week when we answer the questions you're too drunk or shy to ask...This question comes from me: There's no secret about the hate/love/hate relationship within the restaurant community for reader review sites like Yelp and instant emotifests like Twitter (really, is there?). Chefs ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2009
Super Secret First Call at Knee High Stocking Co.
About a minute after ringing a bell near a barely marked door at the corner of Olive and Bellevue, Jack Valko pokes his head out. "Table for one?" he asks. "Is the bar okay?" I assure him it is and he turns around as though he plans to leave me outside while he checks on the seating at the bar. "O ... More >>
Blogs
February 18, 2009
Yelping, Pain, and Other Food News
A couple of news stories from around the Internet: There's an interesting Yelp backlash developing in the news right now. David Lazarus at the LA Times and Kathleen Richards at the East Bay Express both have features about Yelp's advertising policies, which are being questioned by a number of busin ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2009
Not Everyone Stays Away From Facebook
After yesterday's post about Seattle chefs and YouTube, I got this email from Travis Stanley-Jones, who was responding to my aside that few local restaurants have Facebook pages:I own Mulleadys Irish Pub & Restaurant (think Quinn's bastard child, not a divey Irish pub), and was dared to start a ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2008
On Ice Cream and Nervous Nellies
After yesterday's post about Seattle chefs and YouTube, I got this email from Travis Stanley-Jones, who was responding to my aside that few local restaurants have Facebook pages:I own Mulleadys Irish Pub & Restaurant (think Quinn's bastard child, not a divey Irish pub), and was dared to start a ... More >>
Food
January 30, 2008
Your Guide to Whining About Your Beverage
Hate something? Say something!
Blogs
February 21, 2007
NY Restauranteur/Critic Smackdown
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