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“Is it really the chef’s prerogative to withhold dishes and drastically adjust

“Is it really the chef’s prerogative to withhold dishes and drastically adjust seasonings, much as he might refuse…

Since the start of the year, Seattle restaurants have organized a pair

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Since the start of the year, Seattle restaurants have organized a pair

Since the start of the year, Seattle restaurants have organized a pair of benefits for uninsured employees stricken…

A plate of nakji bokkeum at Shoreline's SanMaRu.

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Nakji bokkeum, the classic Korean octopus dish that’s a stated specialty of

Nakji bokkeum, the classic Korean octopus dish that’s a stated specialty of Shoreline’s SanMaRu Grill, is typically roughed…

SEATTLE, WA, THURSDAY January 10, 2013. Joule Restaurant(Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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It’s possible to string together a highly acceptableaE”perhaps even greataE”meal at Joule

It’s possible to string together a highly acceptableaE”perhaps even greataE”meal at Joule on the right night. Yet deviating…

Rachel YangaE™s reimagined Joule has a meatier focus.

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Appropriately enough for a restaurant named after a physics principle governing how

Appropriately enough for a restaurant named after a physics principle governing how work gets done, Joule doesn’t tarry.…

Chowder at Cure

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On those famously miserable winter days in Seattle that must surely keep

On those famously miserable winter days in Seattle that must surely keep the the facial tissue industry in…

This guy doesnaE™t look angry about the NHL lockout.

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The Watering Hole: The Angry Beaver, 8412 Greenwood Ave N., 782-6044, GREENWOODThe

The Watering Hole: The Angry Beaver, 8412 Greenwood Ave N., 782-6044, GREENWOODThe Atmosphere: It’s a crying shame that…

Coastal Kitchen on 15th Ave East Seattle, WA., on Saturday, December 29, 2012. (Kevin P. Casey/Seattle Weekly)

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Owner Jeremy Hardy closed Coastal Kitchen for a month-long remodel. When the

Owner Jeremy Hardy closed Coastal Kitchen for a month-long remodel. When the dust settled, most noticeable of the…

Just what your hangover ordered.

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If the food writers on your latest gift list were honest about

If the food writers on your latest gift list were honest about their holiday wishes, they’d have asked…

Sabin strains a French 75.

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The Watering Hole: The Wilde Rover, 111 Central Way, 425-822-8940, KIRKLANDThe Atmosphere: Since

The Watering Hole: The Wilde Rover, 111 Central Way, 425-822-8940, KIRKLANDThe Atmosphere: Since opening its doors in 2006, the…

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Jonathan OlleyChastain’s Maya is ever the enigma.The Dinner: Beef curry, at Krua

Jonathan OlleyChastain’s Maya is ever the enigma.The Dinner: Beef curry, at Krua (12 Mercer St.).The Movie: Zero Dark…

Seattle’s most personal biscuits.

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The Wandering Goose’s Flour Power

Heather Earnhardt gives Capitol Hill a taste of the South.

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Coat Storage Warts

Restaurants are supposed to be refuges from the world outside, but eaters in many of Seattle’s finer dining…

Fueled by tequila.

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El Borracho’s Cheap Drunk

Sampling an inexpensive margarita that's actually good.

Guided by Stenson.

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The Innkeeper’s Shark Tank

A Murray Stenson protege serves a cozy cave of Belltown regulars.

Rione XIII offers a window--literally--into The Wandering Goose.

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The Year in Food

What Seattle food trends will flourish in 2013?

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Pancocks are a thing now. Here’s a photo I grabbed from an

Pancocks are a thing now. Here’s a photo I grabbed from an ex-roommate/Facebook friend.A bigger version can be…

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Match Point

Not even legalized pot can save the restaurant matchbook.

Not your cookie-cutter Starbucks.

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Starbucks Takes Mumbai

Is the coffee behemoth too late to India's cafe party?

Brian C. Luscher's brisket, photographed in November at the Meat Fight 2012 competition in Dallas.

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Meat, meat, meat, meat. Barbecue, sausage, burgers and brisket, oh the brisket.

Meat, meat, meat, meat. Barbecue, sausage, burgers and brisket, oh the brisket. Yes, it’s the year in meat…