A Heaven-Sent Treat for Vegan and Gluten-Free Diners

Fried Mushrooms at St. Dames

Guest Post by Karen Rosenzweig For those that follow a vegetarian or vegan or gluten free diet, it can be rough to navigate the restaurant scene, even in Seattle. But tucked away in Columbia City,  St. Dames serves as a heaven-sent treat for these diners, offering a culinary playground full of choices to fit their [...]

Seasonal Drinking (and Eating) in Seattle!

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Guest Post by Karen Rosenzweig It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for fabulous flavors! Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or Festivus or any other holiday, the signatures of the season are the special flavors worth waiting all year for. So today, we present our Season’s Eatings, available at some of our favorite Seattle-area [...]

Tailgating With the Chefs!

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Guest post by Karen Rosenzweig Now that Fall has officially arrived, it’s time for such great things as pumpkins, baking, comfort food, wine crush – and football! Yes, we are about a month into the pigskin season, and many of us enjoy our weekends with friends and cheering for the Seahawks, Huskies and Cougars – [...]

Trifecta of Tasty Treats on Orcas Island

Brunch at the idyllic Allium on Orcas

Guest post by Karen Rosenzweig If you’ve been waiting for the “perfect” time to take a weekend getaway to Orcas Island, we have a tasty trio of reasons to justify your escape for mid-September. By now you’ve read the multitude of rave reviews that continue to flow in about Lisa Nakamura’s Allium Restaurant on Orcas [...]

FareStart Adds Winemaker Dinners

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Guest post by Karen Rosenzweig By now, most everyone is familiar with FareStart, the outstanding organization in downtown Seattle that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women, and families to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry. And no doubt, many of you have enjoyed Farestart’s [...]

Grill With the Masters at U-District Farmers Market!

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It’s a long holiday weekend for everyone, and what better way to kick it off than learning some tips and tricks from the pros about grilling! On Saturday, July 2, the University District Farmers Market is hosting a series of free master chef and producer classes all day long!  The U-District Farmers Market is chock [...]

Bon Anniversaire Bastille!

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What do you have on your schedule this Wednesday? If the afternoon is looking like a big white space on your calendar, we suggest you get on over to Ballard and celebrate with Bastille Café & Bar! It’s Bastille’s second anniversary/birthday and they will be celebrating by offering $2 frites and $2 Stella Artois from 4:30pm [...]

Cooking with the Fishes

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Guest Post from Karen Rosenzweig (from original post on Good Fish, Good Cook blog; she is now 20% of the way cooking through the book!) Have you ever thought about cooking your way through an entire cookbook?  Not just the recipes that sound good, or ones with pretty pictures, but EVERY single recipe in the [...]

Craving cuisine on Capitol Hill!

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Guest post by Karen Rosenzweig If you are hosting out-of-town guests this summer, and looking for a fun thing to do about town – while avoiding the jam-packed Pike Place Market scene, we have an idea for you! Savor Seattle Food Tours, rated Seatte’s #1 attraction by Trip Advisor, has launched their fifth culinary tour of [...]

Little Water, Big View, Great Food

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Sometimes the sun and moon and stars all just align perfectly, resulting in magical things – and there it was again May 5 at Little Water Cantina. Yes, it was Cinco de Mayo, and owners Shannon and Laura Wilkinson threw open the doors to their new regional Mexican cuisine restaurant on Eastlake Avenue. Now that’s [...]