The Chefs Pick: Up-And-Comers 2012 – Part 3

Kamala, Owner, Marination Station

So far, we’ve learned what Seattle chefs consider their best meal of 2011 as well as their favorite restaurant. Today, we find out whom they’re tapping as the next up-and-comer of 2012 and why. Here are their picks for the New Year: Kamala Saxton, Owner, Marination “Catherine Calleja who helped design our menu. She’s an absolute [...]

The Chefs Pick: Best Meals of 2011 – Part 2

Jason Franey - Executive Chef, Canlis

In part one of our Best of 2011 blog post trilogy, we asked Seattle chefs what their favorite meal was of the year with answers ranging from lobster pot pie at Michael Mina to chickpea and squid pancakes at Revel. In part two, we’ve once again cast the net wide asking local chefs what their [...]

The Chefs Pick: Best Meals of 2011 – Part 1

Brandon Kirksend

Guest Post By Julien Perry As many of us shake off the holiday hangover and begin a new year, we remember the best of what 2011 had to offer, and that includes food. Out of curiosity, we put out the call to some of Seattle’s favorite chefs and taste-makers who were happy to divulge their [...]

Seattle’s Top 5 Vegan Ice Cream Spots (guest post)

veganHEALEO

Guest post by Julien Perry You like your milk. I totally understand. I like full-fat ice cream, too. There’s really no substitute. But every now and again, it’s refreshing to have ‘healthy’ ice cream, even if it’s just to play mind games with yourself to prove you have willpower. For the sake of Seattle Weekly [...]

Bar Burger Brouhaha (guest post)

The Two Bells' Classic Burger

Guest post by Julien Perry On the heels of a weekend trip to Oktoberfest in Leavenworth, where I pounded my fare share of brats and pulled pork sandwiches (personally, I liked the pork sandwiches more than the brats this year), I hit up two Seattle pubs for a recent Versus column on burgers. Not the [...]

The Best and Wurst of Times (guest post)

Uli's Bratwurst

Guest post by Julien Perry I was having lunch last week with a good friend of mine who agreed to tag along for some bratwurst research for my Seattle Weekly Versus column. The contenders? Uli’s and Bratz. I won’t keep you in suspense – both were great. I want to eat one of each right [...]

It’s About Dining, Not Just Eating (guest post)

Julien Perry

Oh, hi there! My name is Julien Perry and I’m a food writer for Seattle Weekly. Your kind host, Jamie Peha, asked me to start submitting all sorts of food posts on the blog.  I hope you like food,  because I love to eat. Even more, I love discussing it with anyone who will listen [...]