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    Articles by Roger Downey
    Off the Vine
    Off the Vine
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    As you read these words, the first fruits of Washington’s 2002 wine grape harvest are being clipped delicately bunch by…

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    Across a crowded room: A Ponti patron gazes wistfully at diners from his bar stool.
    In love again
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    You’ll want to keep this place all to yourself.

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    Internet searches reveal some of the best, most detailed maps.
    Down to Earth
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The old and new ways to appreciate maps.

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    Follow that grape!
    Follow that grape!
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Even among Oregon winemakers, John Eliassen qualifies as an obsessive. It’s tough enough having your business depend on the fickle…

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    Bill Niman in the field.
    Meat: the good news
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Having your beef, pork, and lamb, and eating it with a clear conscience, too.

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    Varietals of religious experience
    Varietals of religious experience
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Touring Washington’s surprising wine country.

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    Richter with a ConWorks model: "There is something about creating a frame."
    The Conjurer
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Matt Richter opens his third greenhouse for the arts.

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    Psycho for Soccer
    Psycho for Soccer
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Thirty years ago in Seattle Weekly.

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    Jonathan Porretta tries "Somethin' Stupid" with Carrie Imler.
    Thanks, We Needed That
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    PNB warms the winter darkness.

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    Dulces' Carlos Kainz with a few samples from the gargantuan wine list.
    Hidden Treasure
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Dine and drink in style at Dulces—if you can find it.

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    Law and Wine (Part 1)
    Law and Wine (Part 1)
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Now that the harvest is in, the winemakers and sellers can get back to their second favorite activity: litigation. Here…

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    Don't make me use the crust: The UW's Jean-Michel Boulot (left), Gwen Bassetti of Grand Central Bakery, and former Canlis chef Greg Atkinson.
    The New Food Revolution
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Drop that tasteless corporate-grown tomato! These Seattle foodies are creating a safer, healthier, more savory food chain.

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    Bye Bye, Birdie
    Bye Bye, Birdie
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    When Bill Powers planted his first rows of grapevines back in ’78, Badger Mountain was just another lonely ridge of…

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    Eiswein
    Eiswein
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    In Central Europe, summer is a sometime thing, and as September fades into October, grape growers start praying to the…

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    Filmmakers Mark Achbar, Joel Bakan, and Jennifer Abbott (from left) contemplate a model of their subject.
    Bad Company
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Corporations are ‘persons’ under the law; a new book and film ask, What kind of people?

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    Let’s Lose the Würz
    Let’s Lose the Würz
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Corporations and ad agencies spend years and millions coming up with names for new consumer products. Nobody knows if the…

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    Produce or bust: PCC's board demands a new head.
    Food fight at PCC
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Facing fierce competition from Whole Foods, Puget Consumers Co-op fires its CEO.

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    The way we eat now
    The way we eat now
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Sasquatch’s new cookbook offers a group portrait of Seattle’s chefs.

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    Gourmet Foreplay
    Gourmet Foreplay
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    The art of packing a snack for before, during, or after

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    Time Tells
    Time Tells
    By Roger Downey • October 9, 2006 12:00 am

    Just south of the town of St. Emilion in Bordeaux, 18 acres of vines spill down the southeast-facing slope of…

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