You know the old saying: cold noodles, burning tongue.

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Two Days on the Seattle Restaurant Scene With No Hot Food

Nobody should be forced to live in a hot kitchen during a heat wave.

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Frites, the best frites stand I’ve found since I moved back to

Frites, the best frites stand I’ve found since I moved back to the States from Charleroi, Belgium, 18…

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So, I was poking around the Web the other day, looking up

So, I was poking around the Web the other day, looking up the origins of the word “teppanyaki,”…

Vagabond and One Pot, Not-So Underground Restaurants, Keep Diners Talking

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Vagabond and One Pot, Not-So Underground Restaurants, Keep Diners Talking

The food at these invitation-only meals may be good, but the conversation’s the real draw.

Scallop “strudels,” wrapped in phyllo.

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SAM’s TASTE Restaurant Is a Most Excellent Acquisition

Museum restaurant multitasks as a spot for takeout, multicourse dinners, and downtown's new favorite lunch spot.

SAM: Robert Frank's New York City

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SAM: Robert Frank’s New York City

Each time I’ve walked through SAM over the past month, I’ve stopped by this trio (New York City,…

Betty’s ablaze!

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Betty Is No-Frills, to the Point, Plain Done Right

Call me a Californian, but I’ll pick uncomplicated food prepared well over byzantine food prepared sloppily any day.

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A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass (NY Times): The modern

A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass (NY Times): The modern bitters obsession. You want to try…

That just looks like cubes of chicken.

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Veggie Thai at In the Bowl and Jhanjay Is Authentically Seattle

In a city where most households can pick three or four places to walk to for pad see…

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If Rules Change, Will Camembert Stay the Same? (NY Times). Two French

If Rules Change, Will Camembert Stay the Same? (NY Times). Two French companies who make the world-famous stinky…

Two piquillo peppers awaiting their demise.

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Gaudí Is Spanish Through and Through, Mostly for the Better

The paella’s as authentic as the comfortably frumpy ambience.

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The Weekly is going higher- and higher-tech in our goal to overwhelm

The Weekly is going higher- and higher-tech in our goal to overwhelm your Blackberry’s calendaring function with wine…

The Meat Is Sliding Off the Bone at Soulful Rose Petals

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The Meat Is Sliding Off the Bone at Soulful Rose Petals

Helen Coleman is a master cook. She can stew oxtails so lovingly, the memory of them will make…

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Just received my first press packet for this year’s Bite of Seattle,

Just received my first press packet for this year’s Bite of Seattle, which will take place July 20-22,…

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Make Your Own Vitamin Water!

Vitamin waters have recently appeared in every drug store and natural-foods market around town, their pastel-colored liquids promising…

Decor, mood, service: right, right, right.

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Mixed Blessing

What do you say about a restaurant that does so much right?

The Highs Battle the Lows at West Seattle's Bèato

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The Highs Battle the Lows at West Seattle’s Bèato

It's hard to average out the A-plusses, B's, and F's I tasted in my two meals at the…

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Our Favorite Outdoor Dining

Campagne Campagne’s patio doesn’t provide the same glamorous view as the dining room, but it lets you enjoy…

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I am desperately addicted to Diet Coke, despite the fact that it

I am desperately addicted to Diet Coke, despite the fact that it goes against everything I believe in.Yup,…

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Super Bowl Noodle House, the 10-year-old Ravenna shop with the great Thai

Super Bowl Noodle House, the 10-year-old Ravenna shop with the great Thai soup noodles and better menu descriptions,…