Our city’s universe of bread/meat combos is ever-expanding. This week: Venezuelan and Swedish varieties.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
November 11, 2009
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 >>
On its best nights, the Bravern’s new steakhouse gives an opulent ritual its due.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
November 04, 2009
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 >>
For some restaurants, it's a promotion. For others, a way of life.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
October 28, 2009
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 >>
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 >>
When a restaurant gets a single dish right, sometimes it needn’t do anything else.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
October 14, 2009
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 >>
Likely the most talked-about restaurant on the West Coast rides the wave with ease.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
October 07, 2009
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 >>
This is one family-style restaurant where you can choose your relatives.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
September 09, 2009
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 >>
The enduring pleasures of the neighborhood Italian place.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
August 19, 2009
Part of America's enduring affection for neighborhood Italian restaurants like Cantinetta is that 95 percent of us grow up slurping down noodles... More >>
Cracking the code in Koreatown South, where seasonal dishes, and an owner’s garden, make for captivating meals.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
August 12, 2009
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 >>
The traffic’s getting pretty thick for Seattle’s newest street-food vendors.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
July 22, 2009
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 surrounding... More >>
The long and short of changes at two classic Seattle haunts.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
July 15, 2009
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 changes... More >>
The Georgetown regulars have learned to lean on the restaurant's strengths.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
July 08, 2009
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 Street.... More >>
Three more places for Seattle’s most exquisite and exotic slurps.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
July 01, 2009
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 >>
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 >>
From the owners of Pair, an ungimmicky tribute to the good old days.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
June 10, 2009
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 >>
Sour soup, salty donuts, and other Cambodian specialties at Queen’s Deli.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
June 03, 2009
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 >>
The Fremont counter knows exactly what you want, and they’re going to give it to you as sustainably as you can handle.
By Jonathan Kauffman,
May 27, 2009
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 >>
Somewhere there must be a chef and farmer who've agreed to keep their working relationship relatively discreet, but the vast majority of liaisons in the locavore era are kiss-and-tell affairs.… More >>
With the Seattle Mariners having lost more than half their games so far, it's no wonder the club wants its fans to look at something other than batting averages and… More >>
The Watering Hole: The Gerald, 5210 Ballard Ave. N.W., 432-9280, BALLARD
The Atmosphere: It's a shame that the fifth season of Mad Men has finished filming, because The Gerald would make… More >>
Assessing what remains of Randy Santel's steak, reduced from a 72-ounce slab to a collection of square-inch bites, Wedgwood Broiler manager Mike Hamman signals a server to fetch the cook… More >>
Among the Pacific Northwest's greatest joys are sunny summer days and freshly shucked oysters, but Seattle eaters rarely have the opportunity to experience them simultaneously. Consolidated Restaurants is looking to… More >>
The Watering Hole: Din Tai Fung, 700 Bellevue Way N.E., #280, 425-698-1095, BELLEVUE
The Atmosphere: While the dumplings at Bellevue's Din Tai Fung get all the praise, the restaurant's bar sits… More >>
George Smathers called Claude Pepper plenty of nasty names during a 1950 primary race, but the Florida senator is best remembered for a slew of epithets he never flung. Smathers… More >>
For residents of Washington, D.C., such as the writer who chronicled Uber for The Atlantic's current issue, the new on-demand sedan service is handy because its drivers are willing to… More >>
The Watering Hole: Dilettante Mocha Cafe & Chocolate Martini Bar, 538 Broadway E., 329-6463, CAPITOL HILL
The Atmosphere: One could initially be put off by this remaining pillar of smooth-jazz-playing latte… More >>
