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America may own the hamburger, the muffuletta, and the Monte Cristo, but it does not own the entire sandwich genre. For some reason, the drive to... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: November 11, 2009

Kobe, Cognac, and Crumbers

Just as the tailoring of a bespoke suit is only apparent to men rich or fashion-obsessed enough to pay for one, the details of steakhouse service... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: November 04, 2009

Seattle's Happy-Hour Hall of Fame

When I first moved here and discovered Seattle's obsession with happy hour, I immediately got worried. "What do you people do with the rest of... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: October 28, 2009

Nostalgia, Fantasy, and Questionable Taste Collide

In a city of sushi addicts and diners who think udon-tempura-gyoza combos are the ne plus ultra of Japanese cuisine, The Cutting Board's kari... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: October 21, 2009

The Seattle Food Scene’s One-Hit Wonders

For every restaurant I review in the paper, I visit at least a couple more places that don't merit full-length treatment. Some are too small and... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: October 14, 2009

Hype, Orangette, and a Pair of Meals at Delancey

I received a postcard from two San Francisco friends this week. One filled up the card's main panel with a nice thinking-of-you note; another... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: October 07, 2009

Plum Bistro: Vegan Fare That’s Too Flavorful?

Recession be damned, Makini Howell picked a good time to open Plum Bistro, her all-vegan restaurant on Capitol Hill. While veganism still... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: September 23, 2009

Sweat and Pain in Bellevue

I thought I could take the pain.The ratio of dried red chiles to meat on the plate of Chongqing chicken at Bellevue's Spiced: Truly Chinese... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: September 16, 2009

Drawing-Room Comedy at Number 1 New York Pizza

Not for the first time, you find yourself at a wine tasting where the eavesdropping is more compelling than the Washington merlot in your hand.... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: September 09, 2009

Bastille: A Winning Parisian Bistro in Ballard?

In France, traditionally "a bistro is a small neighborhood restaurant serving home-style, substantial fare," writes Patricia Wells in the... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: September 02, 2009

Pie Time for Love

For much of Seattle, late summer is the season of too much. The season of overburdened branches, yards strewn with rotting fruit, and empty... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: August 26, 2009

Cantinetta: Comfortable as an Old Boot

Part of America's enduring affection for neighborhood Italian restaurants like Cantinetta is that 95 percent of us grow up slurping down noodles... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: August 19, 2009

Feed Me Like I’m Your Grandfather

Why, my editor wearily asks, do I keep writing about Korean restaurants that require a 20-mile drive to Lynnwood or Federal Way? Because the... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: August 12, 2009

The Flip Side of Sustainable Sushi

Given that a) Seattleites are sushi-crazy, b) the city is filled with sustainability fetishists, and c) we have easy access to some of the... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: July 29, 2009

Eatin’ Good on the Sidewalk

It's hard to escape the growing fleet of street-food trucks wending their way onto the parking lots of central Seattle—or the press... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: July 22, 2009

Revisiting Matt’s and The Hunt Club

Seattle's food scene is so active that I rarely get a chance to re- review places. Two high-profile restaurants, though, pulled off chef... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: July 15, 2009

Hudson: Nowheresville's All-Purpose Diner

We got lost on my second trip to Hudson. If you're coming from downtown, it's a straight shot south—you get on 99 and turn left at Hudson... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: July 08, 2009

Noodles a Go-Go

Every week on our food blog, Voracious, I write up a local noodle dish of note in a post called The Thin Wheat Line. Here are a few of the recent... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: July 01, 2009

Plaka Estiatorio: Great for Kids, Better for Wednesday Nights

In a city with only one McDonald's Playland, has Greek become the family cuisine of choice? Half the kids in this city have grown up with... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: June 24, 2009

Beyond Bulgogi: Korean Pig Is What’s Worth Eating

Koreans believe that if you dream of a pig, you'll get rich in the morning," Dan Gray of the blog Seoul Eats recently told me. Unfortunately,... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: June 17, 2009

The New Age of Deviled Eggs

Fifteen years ago, just before the dot-com boom turned West Coast cities into havens for high-tech douchitude, we rediscovered the Swing Era.... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: June 10, 2009

The Queen of White Center

Queen's Deli may be the most attractive storefront on White Center's 14th Avenue, a street where auto-body shops and strip malls alternate with... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: June 03, 2009

Homegrown Sandwiches: Fantasies Fulfilled

Sandwiches are the haiku of the food world: No one is too daunted to get creative. The reason, I think, is that as children we're given free rein... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: May 27, 2009

Long Provincial Vietnamese Elevates the Tamarind Tree’s Legacy

Four and a half years since Tam Nguyen and his family opened Tamarind Tree, Seattleites still like to describe the Little Saigon restaurant as a... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: May 20, 2009

Moving Beyond the Burrito

Despite what most non-Latino customers order at the taco truck or taqueria, tacos and burritos are just one of a class of late-night snacks,... More>>

By Jonathan Kauffman

Published: May 13, 2009